Monday, March 23, 2009 Friends, Family and Fred

Love for family, friends and Fred,

As difficult as these past few weeks have been, a constant wonder for me is the support and love I’ve received from everyone. You really cannot know how deeply I am touched by your words of encouragement. I am burning them into my brain so I remember when the stressers become determined to takeover my thoughts.

I returned to work today refreshed from a little trip into the Bluegrass country of Kentucky. Fred and I visited our friends Konnie and Dave in Georgetown where we enjoyed the sites of horse country and a local winery. The weather was gorgeous. It was a bit chilly, but the sun shone like a newly bleached smile, fresh and lovely.

I got to meet Fred’s daughter, son-in-law and most precious granddaughter too. The baby is now six months old and quite a cutie. Pappaw just cooed and stared at her for the hour we visited. As soon as she got fussy, she went into her mother’s arms and dropped off to sleep quicker than if I dropped a penny to the floor. She beat the penny. Amazing. What a wonderful little girl. No wonder Fred’s pride bursts from him.

As for the food issues – they continue to plague me. They will always plague me. I probably gained more weight on this little trip, but oh how delicious was the food! Yum.

Another shake up occurred at St. Luke. The psychologist that took over for the one who left two weeks ago is now gone. She has moved to Georgetown with Dr. Sonnastein. I hate to admit it, but the nurse, Steve, who also left and this doctor are not two of my favorite people. That may make my decisions this week easier.

There is going to be an open house Thursday with the new group at St. Luke and I hope to speak with Dr. Curry too. I have a feeling I’m going move to Dr. Curry, but I’ll wait to see how I feel about these other doctors first.

Money issues continue to plague me too. I learned today that Gannett is asking employees to take another furlough in the second quarter. I’m going to have to get a second job to keep up with the loss of revenue. Goodness.

I’m trying to be creative about how I will earn extra income. I’ve got some graphic design jobs that will bring in a little bit. That’s kind of fun. I also was asked if I’d be interested in writing for the publishing company. Uh, yes! We’ll see how that plays out. I’m also tossing around the idea of helping people with genealogy research. I seem to be very good at that too. Plus I could do that on Sundays and in the evenings, keeping my Fredmeister Saturdays! YIPPEE!

So between the negatives of food and finance -blessings abound with growing love for Fred, family and and friends who warm my heart and give me hope for a better future.

Thank you all!

I love you.