Okay, I've got to be totally honest with you from the beginning, today did not start out to be that good of a day. I woke up with an unpleasant surprise. I'd had a bad dream,and then as I got up, realized my waterbed has a leak. Well,that is not a big deal, I have known I had a small, slow leak somewhere for several months, but now it's getting worse, and one of my pillows was soaked, the comforter on the bottom had to be stripped off the bed,and the whole thing dried,and packed with towels,and all the bedding washed. But then as the morning progressed, the sun was out and the temperature was up to 78 degrees, with low humidity, so for once we were able to open the windows and doors,and watch the first pale yellow and golden leaves swirling in the breeze,as we had our coffee and cooked breakfast of raisin/cinnamon english muffins with cheese omelets,and watched some video tapes of old television shows, with Carol Burnette and Lucy Ball,and John Wayne. Once I had eaten and taken my pills, I got all sleepy, because I hadn't had much sleep, with the bad dreams, so about noonish we closed the doors and went back to bed,and when I got back up about three, I felt much better, even though the dreams still preyed on my mind. So strange, because I was dreaming about people I didn't even know! But then we opened the kitchen door,and the garden had turned into this magical place with a golden shower of leaves in a soft warm wind, and the flowers were at their absolute peak,and as we spoke of all the blessings we have been given, I tried to call Sherry, and what do you know? She was there, and she actually answered the phone! What a treat! We haven't spoken for at least three weeks,and it was such a nice time to sit and enjoy the wonderful temperatures, and catch up with all her goings-on,compare notes on a certain person, and to get misunderstandings cleared up. Then after that, Yon son cooked the most amazing dinner for us. Baked chicken,(done with golden dipt,really the best coating mix for home cooked chicken there is) peaches and cream sweet corn on the cob,and fresh little wonderful tomatoes out of the garden, grands biscuits,baked to perfection, fresh hand cut baked french fries, and iced tea, and for dessert, the most juicy orange I have ever had! I know that sounds like a lot of carbohydrates,but considering my blood sugar was unusually low, it was just about perfect. Besides that, when it comes down to it, even though the menu sounds bad, it's in portion sizes, and preparation that makes the difference between a healthy meal and a not so healthy one. For instance, the "French fries" weren't fried at all, but were cut like fries, and then baked, from one whole, huge potato,so there was no added fat. The sweet corn was one half of a normal ear of corn, and that was more than enough for me...and the" butter" was smart balance margerine,which is just scrumptious, so I used that not only on the corn, but also on the half a grand biscuit that I had. And I only had one piece of chicken..or, what added up to one piece, which was a back, and a very small drumstick. And, I called the orange my dessert, but in actuality, I had that first, which served a triple purpose of staving off hunger pangs until the meal was done, kept my blood sugar from bottoming out and therefore sending me into a reaction, and fulfilled one of my fruit &vegetable requirements for the day,as well as helping to "spoil " my appetite, so when the meal was on the table and we said the blessing, I wasn't drooling and ready to dive into my plate, and therefore, I was able to eat slowly, and not overeat. And because of the orange, I didn't need seconds. In fact, I could barely get away with a serving of each thing. And while we ate, we watched an old movie we both love,"the Matrix" which had sat in the video room just long enough so we had forgotten some of the best parts. It was like seeing it for the first time, Again!
And, because we ate early, by the time the movie was over, our food was settled, my pills kicked in, and we were able to watch "Heroes",the encore performance, which we both enjoyed, and then took our naps so Yon son wouldn't get tired overnight, because he dispatched the 11-7 shift.All in all, it was a wonderful day,and we both had a very productive evening as well.
Now all I have to do, is to start searching for a replacement water bed mattress. Oh, bother! It seems there is always something else to do....Praise God! At least he knows how to keep me busy!
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