bend and stretch......

still can't decide if an angel wanted me to get some exercise, the ol bend & stretch or if it was a naughty moment sent by the dude carrying a pitchfork.....i opened the door to the garage and saw a puddle on the floor next to the bag of trash.  not fun......there were two cracked eggs in the carton that i tossed into the trash bag....usually there are NO leaks, but not this time.  the yolk had solidified like yellow gluey gunk to the concrete floor......it required a knife to scrape off the residue, cleaner and a lot of paper towels.

since that went so well i thought i'd attempt to again fix something on my tv stand.  the decorative strip along the bottom keeps coming loose, this was the third time and i asked bruce to come help me ten days ago, but since i was trying to be a good citizen i'd fix it myself.......i used gorilla glue, the instructions say to dampen the surface first then add drops of gorilla glue, so that is what i was doing when the ENTIRE strip of wood came off in my hand.  i asked outloud just how boring could it be up there or for that matter down there.......????  apparently it's not gonna be a smooth day at Sparrow Cottage......

i've been doing things in dribs and drabs, there were some odd beige stains on a pink nightie.......no clue what causes a beige stain.....i was treating it with stain remover, then put on a second stain remover, still not budging so i thought grab the bleach......see what happens next.  it's time to take it from the washer to the dryer......wonder if it will continue to be a nightie or if it just became a new rag for the rag bag? 

but the dishwasher is unloaded.....Helen called about going to the Pretty in Pink Luncheon on Friday.....I think Helen is going to be good for me......get me out of my head and back into life more.  I definitely don't have the energy or the drive i used to have....but I know that Helen is good for my spirit......prodding me with gentle kindness and inclusion.  That is GOOD.  Thank God for Helen.....

i vaccuumed the bedroom......heard from Stella....she's coming to clean on Tuesday of next week.....she usually comes the first week so when i didn't hear from her i got a little worried......she called last night to set the time and to tell me to check my emails for pictures of her daughter Stefanie with her latest college project.....something to look forward to for later.

my niece and her fiance are getting married the first week of june at gassaway mansion in Greenville, SC.  i hope my children go.....i don't see it happening in any way shape or fashion, but i can get them a gift.......find out where they are registered.  this historical home is so gorgeous, i had never heard of it......looked it up via google and thought WOW>>>>>>>>little Chelsea is marrying her handsome pilot!  a sweet and loving romance ......and they are abou to say I DO.....ahhhhhhh!

i had some sad news from home, about my sister, about my brother......still processing it.  my brother is no longer at the longterm rehab place in Grand Rapids, MI......he's now somewhere in Detroit......the whole story was upsetting and a lot to take in.......some decisions were made by my brother to his serious detriment.......it is so sad, so distressing.  prayer is needed for my brother, for our family.........it could take up to a year or longer to get him moved to another location.  right now he is in a nursing home nowhere near as nice as where he was in a city with total strangers around him......a worst case scenario.  shaking my head and praying, worried and upset.......why did they go against the strongly serious advice given by staff to NOT REMOVE him from where he was is beyond me.  Why didn't they .....any of them get that he was not able to come back home?  This is what led him to Detroit.....going against advice......very very upsetting.  a lot to think and pray about......please God let good people watch over my brother in this new environment.......i have heard some very upsetting things about his care there......worrisome indeed.  we're so far away........

prayer is key.

time to take a break.  pray you're doing alright........hang in there, don't give up and so something fun for yourself!!!!!!