paradise as I see it

I have to stop a minute and talk about my Mom. I have to thank God each day for Christian Parents, who saw that I was raise in church, in a Christian environment. My Mom was always there for me, and as she is sick now, and so weak she doesn't get up out of the except for meals and to go to the restroom, I feel helpless for there seems to be nothing that I can do. My Dad is taking care of her and this is running him down. I go up there to see them, and take the Grandbaby to seem them, this seems to cheer Dad up some. Which is good, it helps keep his mind off his problems for a while anyway. She has started wanting to give her things away, which is depressing for me, it makes me think she is giving up the fight. What do you do to keep your spirit high when you see this happening. It is so sad to feel this helpless. It is probably time for the Grandchildren and Great grandchildren to go see her, while they can and her mind is half way her. As each day you can see her mind slipping more and more. I go as often as I can now to be with her while I can. Alzheimers is just part of her problems, as her kidneys aren't working properly, she is in pain constantly it seems, the Doctors seem to think this is all caused by her lupus. Which went untreated for to long. Lupus is a disease that can strike so many different ways, so many different organs. There is not a single lab test that can determine if a person has lupus. You have to have several lab test run and the results analyzed, these test are used to monitor the immune system. No one knows what causes lupus. Scientists think that people are born with the genes to develop lupus and the something brings on or "triggers" the disease and symptoms. Some lupus can be brought on by drugs, others by genetics. Also each persons case is different, different people different results and symptoms. For more info on lupus go to www.lupus.org.

I have gotten another recipe to let people try out.

I have to stop and remind myself this morning how awesome my Grandchildren are even when they over step boundaries, and push buttons. I have one grandchild who is a night owl, and thought I was a night owl, but this little stinker has me beat. I would say she is a late night owl. I was in bed and trying to get to sleep and stay that way, and she was up, calling my name, and playing and calling my name, and etc. I finally had to threaten to spank her to get her to lay down and sleep, and of course once she was down, she was out. Now as I have to get up earlier, and couldn't sleep in, we are all walking on egg shells to keep from waking her up, I think once she is up she will be up until bedtime, maybe with no nap and playing with her favorite cousins she will be ready to sleep tonight. Atleast I sure hope so.

Well most people do their cleaning in the spring, but we did our big house cleaning job this month. Our 10 Grandson went through all his toys, and I can't even begin to count the number of pages of toys that went to goodwill, and the trash. He still has plenty, but they are now in toy boxes, and he is required to put the up each night or they are picked up and given to good will. I know that sounds harsh, but we are talking about grandchildren who haven't been required very often to pick toys up. Our 13 year old son went through all his books, and we separated some out for our 2 year old, and gave a box full to goodwill and a sack in the garbage, and he rearranged the ones he kept. We have two more rooms to go through to pick items for goodwill that we no longer use. I know it sounds as though we are messy people, but we have a house full of people. As of today we now have 5 adults and 2 children who live here all the time, one who is here every other weekend, and one who comes off and on whenever we want her too. We live in a 4 bedroom double-wide so we are FULL.
I know people think we are crazy, but I believe in family, and helping family. If they need something and I can help them I do. My son is moved in last night. He needs to get back up on his feet save some money to find a place to live. Yes it gets wild around here, and way to much noise, but I do it for them.
The Lord answers prayers in a multitude of ways, and I pray daily for each one of my children, and grandchildren. I recommend to parents out there who have adult children to go out and buy the book by Stormie Omartian "The Power of Praying for Adult Children". It is an amazing book. Actually she has one on husbands, wives, younger children, marriage. Who books are so good and they really teach you how to pray. The Lord has already begun to answer some of my prayer request, and I am anxiously awaiting to results of many, many more.

I have a beef......Why do parents continue to do drugs once they have children. Atleast in the house where they live. They say they love their children, but yet the constantly continue to smoke it around them. Do they not realize the neurological damage they are doing to their children. The breathing problems that are giving them. If you want to kill yourself on that stuff that is fine, but not precious children, who don't have a choice. They have to live in the house with Mom and Dad, and it isn't in the least be fair. I just don't understand this at all.

Well, after me myself having had the crud for over a month now, with my dsd having strep before that, I have I hope at pray come to the end of my illness. Cepacol, prescription cough medicine and antibiotics becoming my friends, the crud has decide it has grown tired with me and has moved on over to my husband and dgs. I pray that it tires of this household very soon, and moves some where else. I'm thinking somewhere in the desert where it is nice and warm, and no one else lives there, or wait and deserted island would be better. This is nasty stuff, wait I have it, lets send it over to the Taliban and spread over there, then no one would feel like fighting. I sure don't. I don't feel like doing anything. Unless you count, blowing my nose, hacking, taking cough medicine sleeping. Great cycle. Just great. Anyway, I was saying, I am at the end of my illness, and I do not want it again. I am actually ready to get up and clean house, wow. Shhhhh, don't tell anyone I said that. LOL. For any out there who gets that sore throat go to the drugstore and get the cepacol that is really good stuff and helps the throat a lot.