Today I woke long before the crew and the additional state licensed plumbers got here. I ask God to help me to deal better with all the stress I have been under. They all arrived a little later than they told me but still early in the morning, 8 AM. It was okay as I was calmer than I have been in days.

It was a cold and long day. The state licensed plumbers fixed the gas line and installed the new meter outside of my home to meet the latest State Code for natural gas to my home. The other crew is another matter. The main guy leaned on a shovel or on his cell phone talking personal business. He brought two other people with him, but only one did any work. She did paint the wall with cement, yes paint! Then after it started setting up good on the wall. She painted the wall after lunch with a black tar sealant. Notice I bolded the word she, there is a reason. The young 22 year old woman, mother of 3 children, was down in a trench painting my wall while two adult men stood leaning on shovels, talking on cell phones or to each other while she did all the painting of a very long wall. It would have taken half the time if one of the men grabbed the other paint brush and climbed in the trench to help her paint. She is also 3 1/2 months pregnant. I asked her why she was doing this kind of work. She told me her dad taught her how to make extra money doing construction labor work. She wants her kids to have a nice Christmas. I liked the strong and admirable qualities about her. Caring about her children that way, yet being careful she said with her pregnancy.

It was 36º F. outside. The wind was not as bad as yesterday, but it was still cold. My Raynaud’s Phenomenon was not as bad as yesterday, but it is still affecting my fingers turning them very white and lose the sense of feeling on my nose when I am outside. I did have two family members awake not feeling good today, but that was okay and understandable. The Christmas lights are up outside my house, for how long I am not sure as the new gutters are to be installed if the weather holds up. My old ones are leaking and are corroded at the seams. More work to be done to the inside of my house.

I did manage to get more decorating on the inside of my house along with one of the family members. It is starting to look more like Christmas around my house and my tree is all decorated. Need to finish writing my Christmas card and monthly bills over the weekend. Thankful that my blood sugar stayed more closer to the normal range today and I felt better. There is power in prayer.