About a month ago we found out that Tom has Diabetes, type 2. In away it has been a blessing because it seems like now that we are working to keep his levels down he is feeling some better. He has even stayed up a few nights until 10:00. Before he was going to sleep after supper and getting up going to bed and sleeping till morning. Now if he does go to bed early he is up some during the night or up really early. I pray we can continue to work on it and he can get even better. He deserves to feel better. He has had a rough time for the past two and a half years.
Keep us in your prayers as we try to add the diabetes diet to the heart diet. With God's help we will do it.
I thought it was really sweet that all three girls worried about what he was to eat on Father's day. Tamara called and asked about what to do for lunch. Jennifer bought him two packs of sugar free cookies and made him a banana pudding with sweetner. Heather worries about what he does all the time and watches what he eats but not as bad as I do. I hope that I can eat the way he does and maybe we can both lose some weight. I do not see any signs of that yet.
Thanks for all the prayers and keep them up. Love to all....

Yesterday Heather and I took Tom to Cherokee for his birthday. We went last year so this was our second annual trip. We did not do as much this year because money is tighter and it was hot but we had a good time.
Tom and Heather were with Fonzie Bear as he showed off his fancy car. They wanted to ride but he was in a hurry. Ha! I really made them do it because I wanted the picture. Heather and I have always been Muppet fans. Last it it was Bert and Ernie. I am also a Tom and Jerry fan so Tom had to suffer through that. That swinging bridge gets Heather everytime. Some of the boards are starting to need repair so I hope they do it before we go back.
The mountains were beautiful as always. I drove this time so I did not get a chance to take as many pictures. I take them out the window while we are driving. Not sure why he did not feel like driving but I did not mind.
I love my husband and love to do something for him that he likes to do. So I hope you had a wonderful birthday Papa. I will love you always.

When I wrote my last blog I thought I will have lots of time to keep it up to date but as you can tell I have not done it. As always I have good intentions and do not carry through.
I have done very little so far. I can not seem to get going. Until today I have felt pretty good so I can not blame it on that. I woke up this morning with a headache and my eyes feel like they have been punched. I know it is my ole friend ALLERGIES. I have the eye mask in the freezer as I type to hopefully take the swelling down.
All I have done is clean the kitchen cabinets out and if you could see the counter tops right now you would never want to walk into the kitchen again. I know I do not and I have to so I can clean the mess. That will be my afternoon chore.
If I do not get busy and get done what I wanted the summer will be gone and I will be back at work.
Hope every other teacher,assistants and staff members everywhere are having more fun than I am or at least getting more done. Have a great one all...

It does not seem possible that it is time for school to be out but I can say I am glad it is. I will miss the kids and the people I work with but I am in need of a rest. After I have rested a day or two I have a project I am going to try to complete while I am out....My house needs cleaned. I want to do room by room and get things organized and see if I can keep it that way for awhile. I do not mean to let it get so out of sorts but it seems like I do not have the drive to do it. I am hoping to get motivated and work like crazy till it is done.
I think all of us will feel better having it cleaned. Now the big thing I need is prayer....I have so much that I need to THROW AWAY. I need strength to do this because as I said in an earlier blog...I am a pack rat.
I will keep you up on how it goes. Hope all of you have a great summer.