Hope all who read this are doing well! This seems to be the cheapest way to keep everyone informed on what’s going on with the family. The price of gas is about $0.30 higher than it was last Monday! Thanks Ike - we needed that! As I go through Lavalette towards Huntington, I start watching for the cheapest station – it’s hard to find one! I think Bill and I will find us a horse and buggy and start using it!
Mom had a doctor’s appointment today! Her blood pressure was up a little – but she tends to have elevated BP when she goes to the doctor – white coat syndrome! The doctor said it was better than her last visit which was good! However, her weight seems to keep going down! She weighs a whopping 111 pounds! The doctor suggested that she eat some “soup beans,” fried “taters,” and corn bread!! Mom thought that was hilarious! She told the doctor she had that meal at least once a week!!! We will just have to “fatten” her up a little!
Last Monday she went bowling with Billy and his girl friend, Jamie. Mom stopped bowling after having surgery on her right arm. She had not bowled in four years! Her eyesight is leaving her and she was afraid bowling would hurt her arm! Well, she decided to go with Billy and Jamie just to watch them! Billy coaxed her into bowling with them. Her first two balls rolled into the gutter! I’m sure she thought “Oh No!” On the next frame she made some adjustments and bingo – she hit the pins! She called when she got back home to tell me that she had beaten both Billy and Jamie!!! She thought this was great! She bowled two games over 100! This is not bad for an 88 year old lady who is losing her eyesight! Billy just shakes his head; grins; and lets everyone tease him – especially his dad, Dink!!! I have a question for my cousin, Michael Joe – “were you ever beaten by Mom when you bowled with her?”
Saturday was a day Mom and I visited Dink and Rhonda. We had a really great visit. Mom and Dink sat downstairs watching football games and talking while Rhonda and I were upstairs trying to get her mp3 player working! We had a great time talking, laughing, and reminiscing. We have all been down in the dumps since John’s passing and it felt good to laugh! I’m sure John and Dad were watching us and laughing with us! They were probably having a good laugh listening to us and all our laughter. Sometimes I feel guilty being able to laugh when others have nothing to help them laugh. God does provide us all with a means of relief; we just need to be able to recognize it and trust that He will help us all get through the sad times.
Rhonda also fixed us a $9.00 fried tomato sandwich!!!! Doesn’t sound good?? Well, you’re wrong – it was delicious! It was her and Dink’s version of the same type of sandwich found being sold at Tamarack. I haven’t tasted that one, but I can’t believe it could be any better than the one we had on Saturday. I would pass on the recipe, but Dink would probably charge me for giving away his version of the “fried tomato” sandwich!
David was in Wisconsin last week for a conference. He made it home safely. We were a little concerned that Ike might throw some of the inclement weather (mainly rain) towards him as he traveled back to Michigan. Jeni didn’t go with David on this trip. She went to work and was visited by her parents for a few days. I’m sure they had a nice visit and made the week go by faster for Jeni and Molly. Jeni is still feeling a sick. We pray that she will soon be over this “morning” sickness that seems to last most of the day.
I heard from a cousin of mine – Michael Joe – saying he really enjoyed reading the blog. That was so gratifying to hear. We also had a reader leave a positive note about the review we had written about the Bob Dylan concert. We are trying to write positive and uplifting postings. Granted some are sad, but they are written with the hope that they will help someone who is going through what our family has gone through. My father, Elmer J. Layne was a very positive person. Life had thrown a few curves at him, but he was never bitter – at least he didn’t let us see that bitterness. He was wounded while serving his country during WWII. He could have sat back on his laurels and held his hand out for someone else to take care of him. He was not that type of person. Once he was fitted with an artificial leg, he went to trade school and became a radio/TV repairman. He worked for over 34 years repairing and installing short wave radios, repairing TV’s and radios, and even putting up the “old time aerials” used for TV receptions. He is one of the reasons we want to be positive and optimistic about all we say and do.
The following pictures are of Mom taken this summer.
Mom watching the "Gaither's Show" on Saturday night.
Mom ready for church.
Mom and speedy - ready for church!!!!!! Sorry Speedy, you have to stay home!
The following pictures are just for you Michael Joe!
First picture are of Donetta, Sandy and me! oops - Sandy you've made the blog now!:)
Second picture is "old'Papaw (as you called him) and John putting up the post for the mailbox in front of Uncle Pete's.
Third picture is of Aunt Maltie, Aunt Delma, and Aunt Junia.
Fourth picture - you're right - your Papaw - Uncle Pete! If you look on the right you can see Kay!
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