Creativity… I never thought of myself as a particularly creative person. I couldn’t draw, play a musical instrument, or do anything I considered creative. I was very, very tunnel-visioned in my thinking. It wasn’t until after I retired that I realized I’d been funneling all my creativity into my teaching. I had to create bulletin …
Number #23 Honestly, I didn’t mean to skip January and thought long and hard about skipping February! But, I thought that would be a bad habit to get into, and Lord knows I have plenty of bad habits! So, I’m going to try to put in what I remember of January along with February. I …
I don’t know about you, but I have been taking way too many naps lately. I get a good eight hours of sleep almost every night. I seem to have developed this pattern of getting up around 3:00, but I quickly fall back to sleep. For some reason, though, I’m sleepy and ready for a …
I know, I know! You don’t expect to see DIY from me. I’m not just a pretty face! I’m actually pretty good at coming up with ideas (or at least I have some pretty wicked Pinterest pages) and visualizing how it will look in our space. I’m also a pretty good supervisor as well as …
A Nigel update… Nigel has been using his cane more and more frequently. One day, I kinda put on my teacher pants and lectured him about getting up and moving more. He took my words to heart and has been walking more. But, my friends, I felt awful about it. I haven’t really put myself …
Yes, I’m at it again! I’ve joined another group. You may be familiar with many of the bloggers in this group. I don’t know Christie, but I hope to gain a new friend as this goes on. Now, as you know, I’m not one to set goals. I see them as setting myself up for …
A Nigel update… Life continues, you know. Nigel’s physical therapist is very happy with the results both of them are achieving. Nigel can now raise his right leg without using his hand. It’s sad to think how happy that makes him. I keep thinking back to last Christmas when he was still on two feet. …
While this isn’t the “Hey, guys, guess what? Nigel’s walking!” post I’d like to write, the good news is we met with the surgeon today. First off, Nigel had worn his Wabash College coat. Nigel went to Purdue; our oldest (and a whole lot of our money) went to Wabash College. But, so did Nigel’s …
Happy Thanksgiving from all of my people to all of your people! Today, as well as every other day, I am thankful for you!
A Nigel update… Things are moving along wonderfully right now. Of course, Nigel hasn’t had an appointment for a few weeks. His physical therapist upped his appointments to an hour. They are working hard on strengthening those glutes and the thigh muscles that had been taking it easy. His walk is much, much better. I’m …