Update

Tom's finger is doing fine but still causing him pain..... When he has been in pain for an extended time, it seems to totally drain him.... It bothers him that he's so tired and wants to sleep so he fights it...... but admits when he is tired he can feel he wants to get angry at nothing..... So I explained that is why he must sleep if he's tired or we will all get to deal with the not so nice side of Alz.

He still listens to me more often than not .... so he his sleeping. Actually I tell him he will decline and not get it back if he doesn't sleep when he's tired. ; ) That's true in the long run. Stress = decline

We've had a couple days of rain now... The mosquitoes are the size of blood sucking bats. And they are out in full force. The grass in those few days is now up to our knees.

Funny Story:

Tom's sister and husband stopped out the other day. They are part of the "ANGELS" that help us out. We could not survive if it weren't for our "ANGELS"

We were looking at all the "yard" we mow.... and we pointed out where we extended..... "It is beautiful" But it takes us days to mow it all. So I couldn't resist telling them the story about the push mower.

For the past two years Tom has told me that the riding lawn mower is to hard for me so I can do the push. There is "lots" of push mowing to do. I don't mind as it's good exercise BUT you have to admit that this scenario IS funny! His BODY is in A-1 shape and I am not.

This spring he seemed to have "forgotten" that he had me doing the push and I told my girls.... "I Not Telling Him!" So he was doing both and I did all the hand trimming around ALL the trees and things .... with a little clippers...... and crippled hands. I have always done this part too and I have to say that I love to do it as it makes our yard...our world look beautiful. It's like the hem on the dress.

So one day Tom went out to mow and he knew I was shortly behind him.... I seen him take the blade off the push mower... I seen him sharpening it... I seen him put it back on and I seen him gas it up..... I stepped out side and he said..." I sharpened the blade and gassed it up for you" "SH*ooooT!"

Well I knew this all took place unintentionally and him totally unaware of his actions.... completely innocent on his part. So I told this story to his sister and her husband in front of Tom.....

When I finished... Tom laughed and said "oh for funny...... I didn't know that! Like I was telling a story about someone else.... He still doesn't "get it" and it's OK.....

I'm happy he does anything and encourage anything he wants to do with in reason.....these days will be gone soon enough...so I cherish what I /WE have.

THE NEXT DAY........ Tom's Sister and Husband surprised me with a weed eater!

There are no "words" to thank all that help us on this journey...... those that help make it easier for me..... Many go this journey alone and I don't know how they do it. For them I pray.....

Some days I'm sad when I can't go join my family and spend time with my grandkids. It leaves a hole in my heart.... "it hurts" Yet I am grateful for all I do have and find contentment in that.

WE STILL have much more than some..... WE have God!