Most of the time, I am here alone. I have the occasional phone call, and Casie drops in when she can. Yesterday was an exception to that. Tina, whom I have known since before she was born (I am dear friends with her Mother). Called on Tuesday to let me know she had Friday off work and wanted to visit me. On Wednesday, Georgia called and told me that women from the church would be bringing me meals every other day or so for the next week.
On Friday, Tina came for a nice, long, visit! It was so great! But during her visit, Caroline came with a meal for us (she did not know about what the other ladies from church were doing). The phone kept ringing for various reasons (besides the usual sales calls), and the doorbell rang several times, too. Several people were looking for Gary. (He also had the day off...although he worked around the house all day long). Then Elgene showed up with her scheduled meal, and the kids from the neighborhood came to ask to jump on our trampolene.
Tina stayed through the afternoon and we had a fabulous visit! Then I ate some of the wonderful food that was brought-in, and then got ready to meet Sandy and Nancy at Archiver's for a "Scrapbooking Madness" night out. We planned this weeks ago, and I said I would come if I was feeling up to it. Getting there was the challenge. Every small effort I make to do anything just takes everything out of me.
Thankfully, the company was uplifting, and doing creative things always gives me a mental boost. And, Oh, Yeah, I was able to sit down most of the time, so that was a lifesaver!
All that in ONE DAY!!! I got home at 10:30 pm. My all-time favorite movie was on, so I sat down to watch it, fell sound asleep immediately and woke up at 2:30 am and crawled into bed...which I should have done in the first place. I slept this morning [afternoon] until 12:30 pm without an interruption! (I think I was worn-out). But I have NO regrets about my busy day, and thinking about all the kindness shown to me.
Thank you, Georgia, Casie, Elgene, Caroline, Christy, Tina, Nancy and Sandy!!!! Your kindness really made the needle on my boredom meter go way down!
Love you ALL!
Mary
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