Another quiet day

Dear Ones,
I'm just back from a quick trip to Lincoln for a reverse mortgage appraisal. Would have said hi to Berb and Gerry Lammerding but they are still roughing it in Hawaii I think. Poor dears!
Nan asked to move to the recliner this morning, we all were very apprehensive, hoping against hope that we would not make her bleed again. We moved her very carefully and she let herself down very gently on a pillow in the wheel chair and then into the recliner. We made it without any new bleeding and were so thankful for that blessing. She has had some pains in her lower tummy and left leg but Marilyn reports she was awake a lot and watched several programs between naps. Just now she has taken her meds at 8 pm so we have the suction turned off for now. She has had some Adavan but is doing pretty well. Her voice sounds stronger this evening. The new meds have made her throat and mouth dryer than normal.

Have we told you lately how much we appreciate having you in our lives and having you read the blog and your prayers in her behalf.

Our delivery of supplies for the next 7 days arrived this afternoon and although I'm pretty tired I'll go open them and store the supplies away properly pretty soon. Last night when I went to Raleys to pick up the vege food Dana had ordered I also found a loaf of bread that looked good, high dense whole wheat bread, wow is it ever good. Fun to find something so good and actually good for you at the same time. We have enough vege food to last a very long time, 1 case of links for Nikki and 1 case of skalops for the rest of us and Nikki. nan taught Dana how to prepare them and they are really good that way. Of course I also like them right out of the can and on peanut buttered bread.

We are enjoying the cool season, nice to have PG&E bills that have dropped by 2/3. Yea. This has been a dry week for income, very few checks so far. The Lord knows our needs. At least work keeps coming in, not much but at least some is coming our way. Tomorrow I drive to Modesto to a place that sounds like a challenge, (mess). Great!

So tonight I think we are all tired, I'm tired of driving, Marilyn is probably tired of sitting and Nan is tired of hurting and being weak. Having Marilyn here is such a huge blessing and I just hope she is finding some pleasure in her visit. She is totally wonderful and professional with Nan, tender hearted and willing to rub her legs and feet for hours, amazing.

We are thankful for the move without bleeding, later this evening we will try to repeat as we put her back to bed in the same gentle manner. We hope, we pray that we can move her without breaking something lose again.

We look forward to the holidays, to Dana and Sharon coming back when they can, to seeing more of our own kids, hopefully of Pam coming to visit. I'll tell you this, our friends often come bearing good gifts. Mary came with a homemade soup last time and it was excellent, thank you Mary for your thoughtfulness.

Please keep our precious brave girl in your prayers, only God knows the future and what is in store for Nan. Our heart yearns for tumor reduction, less pain, more freedom and more mobility that is safe.
love

tim and nan and marilyn