I am putting my life story on hold. I felt as if I was beginning to be a little lost in the past with "My Valentine Life," so want to come into the present and might later revisit my past.
I find it's so much easier to encourage others, than ever encouraging myself. Have you ever felt that you were unworthy to life's good things, while able to encourage one who is struggling through life? Seems quite ironic to me.
Have you visited mindpower, (Hailey, Decorous) lately? Please do, even if you haven't before. She needs our prayers.
I feel a little disjointed, so this post I do believe is reflecting that feeling.
I am officially on SPRING BREAK! Hooray!!!!!!! Although the kids acted like they had already been on spring break for the last several weeks. Are there other educators out there that have had the same experience recently?
Life Change Number One:
As of February 25th, I no longer work at the video store which has been my part time job for the last 12 years. The newest owners of two years decided to move out of their location and move the video store into their existing Tanning Salon, which meant for us video store employees, all three of us, no more jobs. It was sad to see it go because the video store had been in that same location for about 25 years.
The most major change in my life is retiring from my job at school at the end of this school year in May as an Instructional Aide after 20 years. I hadn't planned on retiring this year, nor in the next several years, but it has become a necessity.
My husband's health issues are worsening and he needs my help. His arthritis is getting worse to the point it has become very hard for him to be too steady on his feet and his legs tend to give way and he has fallen several times in the house and outside. He now has a three wheel scooter and a ramp into the house. He also has a walker to help out. His hands and wrists also are arthritic, so getting harder for him to even get himself up out of a chair.
He also has congestive heart failure and has a pacemaker/defibrillator. He has also been recently experiencing post traumatic stress disorder that stems from the Viet Nam War.
It is so hard to see him in pain all the time. He only is sleeping about 2 to 3 hours in our bed at night, then spends the rest of the night here in the living room in his recliner, most of the time awake.
We are looking forward to our daughter and grandson, Charlie, fly in on Monday evening to spend the week with us. Having all three grandchildren together for a week is going to be the best spring break ever. Our other two grandchildren live in a town only 30 miles from here. We hope to go to the San Antonio Zoo one day and also visit my mom, who is anxious to see her great-grandchildren. It has been awhile since she has seen them and they have grown, now ages 5 1/2, 1 and 1. Both 1 year old grandsons are now walking and running, so they should really enjoy playing together. They didn't get too much playing time in December when our youngest daughter got married.
Well, I had better get to bed. I have a shopping date tomorrow with my daughter and two grandchildren.
Everyone have a wonderful weekend, a wonderful spring break if that applies to any of you and God's Blessings to all.
Karen
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