A Rough Time

It’s been a rough time for Renea and Kevin.  Renea’s mother had to be taken to the hospital by ambulance.  She is not doing well at all.  We are asking for prayers at this time.  Janet is on life support.  Not sure where all of this is going.  She can barely breathe on her own.  Also, her dad has been diagnosed with cancer, and the prognosis is not good.  Please keep him in your prayers also.

I have not accomplished a lot.  I have been taking care of the dogs when needed.  Renea’s brother, Mark, and his wife, Sandy, came down from Cincinnati.  I am not sure how long they will be here. 

Kevin had to go out of town for a few days regarding work, but now he has taken a few days off to spend with Renea and her family.  He has been trying to get a few outside chores accomplished, but it hasn’t been easy.

Meanwhile, I am still working on my embroidery.  I still have not finished the first placemat. 

I haven’t done any outside work as yet.  It has either been raining or very windy.  The wind is really cold.  I have a lot to do outside, and since I am so much better (healthier) than last year I plan to get everything accomplished.  It is almost grass mowing season, so one of my first chores will be getting all the branches picked up that have come off the trees.

Kevin and I have both ordered quite a few trees, so we need to get some of this work done because they should be arriving soon.  I think all totaled we have ordered about 25 trees.  Not all the same.  Some of them are flowering trees for the bees J

I am also in the process of getting rid of my mini blinds.  Penny likes to play with the cords, and I have heard where cats have hung themselves on the cords.  I would be devastated if that happened to her. I would feel it was my fault.  I have changed the curtains in my dining room.  The blinds are down, and I added “half” curtains across the bottom of the windows.  I never had mini blinds in the living room.  Next ones to come down will be the kitchen and bedroom.  Kitchen one isn’t necessary and neither is the bedroom.  I have room darkening curtains in the bedroom.

I was contacted by a young man who is doing the family genealogy for the Heltman family tree.  This is my mother’s mother’s side of the family.  We have been exchanging information.  I have quite a bit for that family.  He lives in Cincinnati, so I am hoping to meet with him this summer.  I may have also mentioned in one of my earlier blogs that I have been corresponding with a lady working on the Althoefer side of my family (my dad’s side).  We also plan to get together this summer.  Both of them are distant cousins.  I am finding this very exciting.  I am learning about family ties that I didn’t know I had.  WOW!