Woodsong
October 2, 2008
- Dear All--Late yesterday afternoon, Gerald brought me home from Barnes-Jewish Hospital after 5 days there following our combined trip for BSU reunion/cardiology appointment/stress test for Gerald//visit with daughter Mary Ellen's family in the west St. Louis area. Gerald's test results were good,, and Dr. Alan Weiss was kind enough to work me into Gerald's appointment time and send me to the ...
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September 17, 2008
- Traveling north on highways through eastern Georgia, we stopped at a roadside stand of an orchard owner for directions, a bag of apples, and a jar of sugarless Muscatine jelly, which has added the sweet grape flavor to our breakfast toast here at Woodsong. I also couldn’t resist a paper bag of horehound candies, a treat my father used to bring home from Rixlebin Pharmacy in Jonesboro and ...
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August 27, 2008
- Where last year’s garden was, Gerald planted a patch of sunflowers. He quickly acknowledged that they were much too thick. I don’t think he really knew how to thin them, and I know he has not had the time. I thought it could just be an experiment to see how well the plants bloomed planted that closely. For some weeks now, the tall plants have made a thick rectangle of green—there is ...
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August 24, 2008
- While Jeannie’s family was leaving Woodsong at 6:30 Saturday morning on their way to Nashville for Leslie to start college there, Gerry was hurriedly signing off the phone with his dad. The moving van had surprised him by arriving early in Georgia, where he and Vickie and Geri Ann had been sleeping on air mattresses in their rented house. Our family has been busy adjusting to many ...
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August 20, 2008
- We have been having delightful weather in Southern Illinois. High temperatures are so difficult on those with multiple sclerosis, so I have reason to appreciate more moderate temps for our daughter. Hearing the news folk remind us one evening that it had been over l00 degrees on the same day a year ago made me doubly appreciate the cooler weather. After he had been mowing the Conservation ...
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August 17, 2008
- Although we are long past the stage in life where we must get kids ready for a new school year, nevertheless, like most Americans, our lives are impacted by the academic calendar. Soon we will be trying to avoid being on the roads at the time we know school buses will be picking up and letting off children. We know we will have fewer visits with the grandchildren now. College towns are ...
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July 27, 2008
- Back to school supplies are out along with Halloween/Thanksgiving items at some of the stores at the mall. Everything is reminding us that summer is winding down and the school rush is about to begin. Unfortunately, summer has been a rushed season for many people. I have already marked off a number of things on the mental list I had of what I hoped to accomplish this summer. It worked out ...
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July 24, 2008
- Gerald was explaining to me this morning what glycemic index is all about. Interestingly, the desirability of some food items on the index conflicts with previous information given to us by dietitians in the past. GRRR.For someone like me, who does not like change, trying to absorb the new information is as aggravating as trying to remember what in the world our bank calls itself now. After much ...
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July 16, 2008
- “Grandma, can we make corn dogs?’ (Never mind, that we just ate supper a little after six—less than three hours ago.)Actually, I was glad that while rummaging in the freezer for ice cream that they found the corn dogs that I had bought for this week—and then forgotten about in all the excitement and busyness of the week. I suspect a corn dog is as good a snack as any. So I gave ...
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July 14, 2008
- After a weekend full of company, Trent and I finally reviewed last night our Vacation Bible School material for today. Again this year, Trent, who will be a sophomore in high school this fall, is assisting me as a helper in my classroom—except instead of a classroom, we are using an area in the back church yard as our pretend island. I was concerned about the heat out there away from the ...
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