I was suppose to go to my chiropractor appointment yesterday. Time simply got away from me and I forgot my appointment. I called their office to see if I could get in today because my lower back has been continuously aching lately. My regular chiropractor was not in the office today, but the new DC was in. He is an older man. He did some different techniques of my spine doing the adjustment. I felt so much better after my adjustment, even my neck was not in pain.

As the afternoon has gone on, my back is feeling much better. I was able to do some household chores briefly before dinner time without the pain and ache. I checked my blood sugar and it was elevated to 248. I figured it was because I had been in pain and that is a stressful thing for me. My back is feeling better for now and I am grateful.

It has been an incredible busy week. With my youngest daughter’s graduation coming at the end of this month, we have been planning a party for her with a lot of friends in attendance. Yesterday, I went to my monthly Stonecroft Ministries Women’s Christian Luncheon held at the country club. What a delightful time I had. We had 2 speakers and a 3rd grade school girl and her father to sing for us. The first speaker was from the next county over and had written a book about life in his county over his life time and how God had blessed him. The 3rd grader girl singing was such a blessing to me. She sang two songs so beautifully for the Lord. She had written the songs which was another blessing to see such talents in a young girl. Her father played the guitar too. The last speaker was a woman who shared her life story and how God had changed her life. I come away feeling very thankful for the blessings I received.

My daughter and I spent time together talking, having dinner together and going shopping for some of her graduation party supplies. It is amazing how well we have been getting along. I continue to pray that our relationship continues to grow closer.

Today, I went with the OWLS group on their outing. The weather was gray and rainy, but our spirits were lively. I have been looking forward to going with the group since last week luncheon and meeting. I was surprised when the bus pulled up in the parking lot of a winery, however we were there for the beautiful restaurant. I ordered their lunch special of Seafood Newburg. It was 2 puff pastries with large shrimps in the center, scallops and covered with a lobster sauce. It was so yummy! Everyone was ordering dessert of cake and pies that the waitress brought out a tray full of them to tempt us. I ordered a piece of pecan pie which I have always loved. I knew I was going to pay for eating this no-no dessert.

After leaving the winery restaurant, we went to a unique shopping area which was connecting train cars and an old general store. I bought some Amish cheese from the general store. I bought some homemade lavender soap and a brown sugar bear from the connecting train stores. The return trip of country scenery was so relaxing. I truly enjoyed my time with the group and the company of one of Betty’s friends. Betty was not able to go because of another commitment.

Tonight, our youngest daughter received her senior honors award for having a GPA of higher than 3.5. We were delighted and proud to see our daughter get this award tonight.

All in all it has been a great day even though my blood sugar was high from the luncheon with the group and now I am very tired. I want to thank all the Mommyfest bloggers who are stopping in and saying hi. I have some major catching up to do tomorrow.

Welcome Mommys to my blog.

A little intro about myself. I am a disabled mom of 2 adult children. I spend my time on my computer and working on my blog and promoting my website and blog. I am now back to doing nursing home ministries after having broke my leg and doing a lot of rehab to walk again. The Lord has blessed me to have the desire to serve him in this way. I am becoming more active by joining more Christian woman’s organizations.

Happy Blogging and thanks for stopping by!

This rainy cold weather we have been getting lately is starting to affect my mood. The sky being gray and gloomy is causing me to have mood swings towards depression. I am trying to have good and positive thoughts. It is difficult though. I am asking the Lord to help me with my depression more.

This morning after I woke up and took my blood sugar, which was in the normal range. It was 104. My body felt cold. After I ate a hot breakfast and drank lots of coffee, I finally started to feel warmer. I really don’t want to turn the house heater back on. Since it is middle of May, it seems ridiculous to have to turn the heater back on. With the economy being so bad, we are trying to save money wherever we can. Sometimes I feel I am being extremely over caution about our budget, but it is a necessity since a family member is not going to be working much due to hours being cut at his main job for the next month and again in August.

Sat and watched a movie this morning on TV with a family member till they had to go to work. I really didn’t feel like doing much of anything today as I have not felt super well lately. The weather changes over this past week has not helped much at all. People around town are developing colds and flus again according to a lady I know that works in a doctor’s office. As a diabetic, I do not like being sick with a cold or flu since it takes so much longer to get well than an average person. I am trying harder to keep my blood sugar more under control, however when I am not well I noticed it starts to elevate more. So keep me in your prayers. Thanks!

Happy Mother’s Day to all my female readers! I got to talk to both of my daughters, my mom and my best friend today! It felt great to able to celebrate Mother’s Day speaking with them. Since my oldest daughter, mom and best friend are so far away, it is hard to get together and celebrate together personally.

I decided to look up some information about how Mother’s Day begin. In wikipedia, the first Mother’s Day was celebrated in 1907 by Anna Marie Jarvis to honor her mother, Anna Maria Reeves Jarvis, who had passed away 2 years earlier on May 9, 1905 in Grafton, West Virginia. Grafton is now known as the birthplace of Mother’s Day. The first official recognition of this holiday was in West Virginia in 1910. On May 14, 1910, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.

Poem by Nicholas Gordon
“Happy Mother’s Day” Means More

“Happy Mother’s Day” means more
Than have a happy day.
Within those words lie lots of things
We never get to say.

It means I love you first of all,
Then thanks for all you do.
It means you mean a lot to me,
And that I honor you.

But most of all, I guess it means
That I am thinking of
Your happiness on this, your day,
With pleasure and with love.

Happy Mother’s Day Mom! I love you and appreciate all you did for me.

We’re having a blog party! I learned about this from a blogging friend Connie over at Brain Foggles. This is my first blog party and I am so excited. It is a great way to meet new friends, check out their blogs and have a party right here on my own blog.

So if you’re a Mom who blogs why not take part in the MommyFest Blog Party? It takes place the week of May 12 - 16. So it starts tomorrow. There will be blogs with videos, giveaways, photos and some awesome writings. So come join us in some great fun!

Happy Mother’s Day

Today, I spent time with my daughter and her fiance. Since they both have to work tomorrow, they were delivering Mother’s Day presents to me, Cody’s mom and the grandmothers. She gave me a lovely cards and two potted petunias. It was very sweet of her to think of me that way.

This afternoon, I went to see a friend of mine, Garnet. She just moved into her brand new apartment. The building was just completed last month. The building is gorgeous. The architect that drew up that building should get an award. Anyway, I really enjoyed meeting another friend of Garnet that I have heard Garnet speak about for 3 years, Lorraina. We have a good time talking and laughing together that we talked past my dinner time.

I explained I had to leave and get home to take my shot and medications. I knew my blood sugar was dropping and I needed to get something to eat as soon as I got home. I did drink a small glass of juice after testing my blood sugar. It was 64. I put a small personal size pizza in the oven to cook. Within 10 minutes, I had my dinner cooked. I don’t like my blood sugar dropping so low.

I have noticed the increase in headaches lately, not sure if it is my diabetes or spring seasonal allergies. Dandelions are growing every where. Today, it seemed everyone was mowing yards since we have had a lot of rain lately and due to get 6 days of rain over this next week starting tomorrow. So the dandelions pollen was flying all over in the air. So I am not sure which is causing my headaches.

Yesterday, I woke not feeling well after falling asleep on the couch watching a TV show and not taking my shot of Lantus nor my prescription medications. The weather was just plain yucky. So I spent the day resting and getting my energy back up.

Today, I woke with a renewed energy. I am slowly working on redoing my bathroom. I finally got 99% of the wallpaper border all down. Used a neat spray called Diff that was great at removing the wallpaper glue. Made the job quick and easy.

I started going back to visiting at the nursing home last week Friday. Felt good to see some of the residents that I knew before I broke my leg still there. I decided to go today after the rain stopped. As soon as I walked in the door of the nursing home I received a big hug from the receptionist. She was so happy to see me come back. I told her I had missed her and the residents there.

As I walked down the halls and passed the doors of the residents’ rooms, I thought about the wonderful different residents that had lived in those rooms before when I visited a year and a half ago that have since passed on. I remember their faces, their smiles and tears. The Lord had placed those special people in my life for a short while, but they all had a direct effect on me. I will miss them. The other side is there are still about 12 of the original 33 residents that I use to visit still there. With my leg and the distance of walking on hard flooring, 12 people and 5 hours later I was content and tired. I had received lots of hugs today. I sure felt the love from my old friends. I will go back next week.

Need to get to bed soon. I must remember to take better care of myself by taking my night medications and insulin shot and not over do it.

Today was the monthly OWLS (Older Wiser Livelier Seniors) luncheon and meeting for Betty. As usual, I have become her chauffeur. We had a wonderful luncheon and I noticed that there were different kinds of apples on the tables. I knew the topic of the meeting had to do with apples. Rev. Sands  was the speaker today. He spoke about Johnny Appleseed aka John Chapman. It was interesting to listen to Rev. Sands talk about the history of Johnny Appleseed. He provided a map of the trails took, cabins he built. He said that Johnny Appleseed probably planted over 5 million apple seeds that was obtained from the apple presses where Johnny picked them out.

The OWLS group is planning another outing next week out of town. I am planning to go with them.

Betty and I had errands to do after the meeting. We are making plans for doing our errands when we have a meeting to go to, to save on gasoline since it is now $3.79 a gallon for the cheapest grade. After delivering Betty home, I knew I had to take my blood sugar from the delicious luncheon. It was 226. So I took my shot.

I have been getting concerned with our household finances and how can I get my credit card rates down. I have become a very responsible person concerning paying my credit cards due to past problems with them. I called my bank the other day to inquire what the credit card rate was there. Their rates are a lot higher than I want to have. I have been looking for a way to compare credit card companies’ interest rates.

With today’s economy, I need the best interest rate for my type of credit card. One of my present credit cards has a high balance and higher interest rate. I need one that I can transfer my balance to a lower or zero interest rate. I found a great website, Better Credit, which will help with what I am looking for. They have available a Center for free credit advice to answer questions about credit cards, fees and their services. They have online credit card applications for which is the best card for everyday purchases, for balance transfers and for people with bad credit. There are rewards cards for gasoline, airlines, hotels and cash back rewards. It is great to be able to apply online as well. This is truly a great website that has a way to answering my credit card questions.