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I can't believe tomorrow is Turkey day. Tom and I feel we lost a few weeks in November from being sick. April and her husband are hosting it this year. April offered when I was ill and didn't want me to do it. I am better now but excited about going to our daughter's house. Hope everyone has a great time celebrating and are staying healthy. I celebrated my 72nd birthday last Sunday. On Friday, we had a girls' movie night. Christina brough delicious pizza and ice cream, April brought a veggie tray with dip and Amanda and I made brownies. April gave me the beautiful arrangement of orange flowers with a green vase and a gift card. Love it! Then Sunday, Emily ordered a Bob Evans pot roast dinner and she had it delivered to our house! That is one of my favorite dinners so it was wonderful to have it on my birthday. Bart and Kelly brought a vase of flowers on Sunday and a gift card. Tom got me red roses. Amanda and Sara gave me a gift card to Frisch's. I received lovely birthday cards too! I'm thankful for everything!  5 STARS!!! I loved the main character, KatieAnn Mast, in Susan Lantz Simpson’s book, Plain Truth. It’s Book 3 in her Plainly Maryland series, but it was the first book I have read by this author. I was impressed how KatieAnn didn’t fold when her family, especially her mother wants her to confess to something she never did. She’d been accused as a thief where she worked as a baker. KatieAnn is not going to lie about it when she is innocent of the crime. I was disappointed in her mother’s lack of support, so when KatieAnn goes to visit her sister Rebecca to avoid shunning, it is for the best. I couldn’t stop reading this book because it is well-written and loved how supportive Rebecca is. KatieAnn bonds with Grossmammi Sallie, a lovely and spunky woman. Learning not to judge someone on gossip is an important theme. I highly recommend Plain Truth!  A great read with so much happening throughout the story. I loved catching up with the memorable characters Samantha Price has created in her Amish Bonnet Sisters series! The dialogue is refreshing and fun to read as always. I like how Cherish causes trouble when she tries to help. When she realizes that trouble exists because of her interference, Cherish works to solve the problems. It was nice to read about the more positive relationship developing between Cherish and her mother Wilma. 5 stars!  Available on Amazon!
I haven't been here because I tested positive for COVID and I had pneumonia in both lungs. I had to go to ER for EKG and CT scan. The pain was awful in my chest and my legs hurt a lot. I had no appetite and lost my sense of taste. I was sent home with an oxygen meter. Because I was in a high risk group, I went to hospital for the monoclonial treatment. It helped some. I'm glad my daughters told me to see if I could get the treatment infusion. I hope I never get this again. I also have an extremely low white blood count - even lower than usual. I am still weak and lightedheaded. Tom didn't test positive but I think he had it too. Thankfully, Sara and Amanda didn't get it but a few others in the family did. We might have gotten it after a family Halloween party, but maybe not.
My daughter April came over and fixed us a wonderful dinner. My sister-in-law Denise made us delicious chicken nooddle soup. Another sister-in-law Mary made us yummy vegetable soup. Emily waited on me a lot because she was concerned how I didn't look well. Even though she had COVID, it was a milder case. I am thankful to God for all of us feeling more normal again. |
AuthorI write Amish fiction, Christian fiction, Historical Christian fiction, Contemporary Romances, and Chick-Lit Mystery. I am a wife, mother, and grandmother. I have 6 wonderful children and 6 adorable grandchildren. I give thanks to God for being a cancer survivor! |
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