Wow! What a difference since my last blog! I can do almost everything, my only hangup is walking down a steep slippery hill and I am not allowed to ride yet. I walked the neighborhood on Friday. I have lived here 2 years [Nov. 1, yea!] and this was the first time I could walk the whole neighborhood. In fact - that was the most I have walked since Disneyworld, and then I ended up in a wheelchair! Steve and I had a short hike in the desert yesterday. I didn't go that far because I was working on my posture and walking correctly. My endurance and muscle strength is low.
Fall came. There was a patch of deciduous trees on Mt. Lemmon I could see from home. I watched the leaves turn color and now they have all dropped. This last week we had snow almost down to our elevation. Not much in the way of seasons around here! It is raining today. I love the sound of the rain when I am warm, comfy, and dry in my home. :}
I am still amazed about the support I have received while I was recuperating! My friends cleaned my horse pens for 6 weeks! I had to fight Nona off - she was determined to keep going!
My Dr. is letting me experiment with my blood pressure. I am convinced the reason we can't control it is because it is due to my ADD. I am always on high alert. If I could get off high alert I think my blood pressure would come down. So we are trying Adderol[sp] We have used psych meds to control anxiety but I still quiver like jello inside. So, I take my first BP reading on Monday, we shall see if this is going to help the BP. I am pretty sure it is helping my insides.
I am reading "Inheritance", the last of the Eragon series. It didn't grab me yet. I am in a book club at church. I read "Three Swans of China". Amazing. It is a biography of three generations of women from foot binding to Mao to contact with the west. Ever since I read "The Good Earth" I have been intrigued with their culture, and those crazy hill things that they have tunneled into and made homes in.
Dad will be going out of town quite a bit for the rest of the year. Why do they schedule meetings around the holidays? I thought the fiscal year ended in July. That is when they should have all these meetings.
I have to add that we have been so blessed. I am so grateful for everything the Lord has blessed us with. Our great family, a wonderful husband, our comfort, my new knee, our health. Living the gospel, and trying to do better to follow the Savior has made an incredible difference in our lives. I just wish I had grown up more and had a better grasp of the gospel when the kids were little. I am pleased that they have chosen to be positive with their children, and that they have wonderful family bonds. Sometimes our children learn from our mistakes and are better for it. Good for you! I love my Heavenly Father. I love my Savior, Jesus Christ. I am thankful for his atoning sacrifice, and the opportunity it gives me to start over and try again. I am thankful to live in a time when the Gosple has been restored. We have a Prophet, and the Priesthood on the earth. I have seen, felt, and been a recipient of Priesthood power, and know it is because my Heavenly Father loves us that we have the opportunity to use his power to bless others.
