Well, Dick went through his tests very well. The Sleep Therapist, Susan, was just wonderful. He does have sleep apnea. There is a solution. He does not really get any sleep at all it seems so he does not get needed REM sleep. The chart was really amazing. After she put him on the machine he actually had two episodes where he did sleep and he woke up refreshed for the first time in as long as he can remember. The Visiting Nurses will come out with the machine and instructions in the next couple of weeks after Dr. Willis has a chance to review everything and make his recommendation. We are so excited. EVERYBODY says that this will do wonders for his energy and his health. Susan said I will get my husband back. WOW.
I have to remember everything because Mother will be asking. Tomorrow we go to see the Messiah. The Sheboygan Symphony and Chorus ALWAYS do a wonderful presentation of that.
Love
Mary
Friday, December 12, 2003
Thursday, December 11, 2003
Dick has been having trouble sleeping. His doctor thinks that perhaps if his poor sleeping habits could be determined and corrected it might help control his blood pressure, so I just dropped him off at Sheboygan Memorial for tests. They will hook him up to all kind of moniters and he will be done and wants me to pick him up at 7:00AM tomorrow. So I will have to go to bed and be there when he wants me to be.
I read the neatest thing in my Cadfael Book of Days.
"In our various degrees, we are all sinners. To acknowledge and accept that load is good. Perhaps even to acknowledge and accept it and not entertain either shame or regret may also be required of us. If we find we must still say: Yes, I would do the same again, we are making a judgement others may condemn. But how do we know that God will condemn it? His judgements are incrutable."
From Brother Cadfael's Penance Chapter 16.
Sometimes maybe we are required to do something or moved to do something against the "Rules". But it may be the thing to do. An interesting concept, not to be abused.
Love
Mary
I read the neatest thing in my Cadfael Book of Days.
"In our various degrees, we are all sinners. To acknowledge and accept that load is good. Perhaps even to acknowledge and accept it and not entertain either shame or regret may also be required of us. If we find we must still say: Yes, I would do the same again, we are making a judgement others may condemn. But how do we know that God will condemn it? His judgements are incrutable."
From Brother Cadfael's Penance Chapter 16.
Sometimes maybe we are required to do something or moved to do something against the "Rules". But it may be the thing to do. An interesting concept, not to be abused.
Love
Mary
Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Yesterday, I typed out of blog and then looked for the bar to check the spelling and the bar was gone. I mean the whole thing. I was unable to edit and unable to post and publish or anything. Isn't that a fine kettle of fish.
Anyway, I had written about the day before telling you all that I am a really big sinner I guess. Earlier on Monday, I had discussed with Sy Regan that it was the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and that I would be going to Mass that evening. The next time I remembered was at 9:00. Wow, I was sure upset with myself. Dick said he was just as glad because he felt I needed the rest and I hope he is right.
Friday, the photographs replica of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be on display at St. John's in Kohler. I will stop to see it on my way home from lunch with the Plymouth ladies. It is kind of interesting that I just read a short biography of Juan Diego, the Aztec peasant to whom the Lady appeared on Monday. If you want to know more about the Our Lady of Guadalupe go to www.ourladyofguadalupe.org
We saw the Sheboygan Theatre Company's production of Peter Pan tonight. It was fun. I had forgotten many of the songs in the play and they are nice. We talked with the people around us and one gentleman also knew who Billie the Brownie was. It was fun.
Barbara gave me a picture of Christ for my desk with the quote. "I never said it would be easy... I only said it would be worth it."
It is a good thing.
Mary
Anyway, I had written about the day before telling you all that I am a really big sinner I guess. Earlier on Monday, I had discussed with Sy Regan that it was the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and that I would be going to Mass that evening. The next time I remembered was at 9:00. Wow, I was sure upset with myself. Dick said he was just as glad because he felt I needed the rest and I hope he is right.
Friday, the photographs replica of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be on display at St. John's in Kohler. I will stop to see it on my way home from lunch with the Plymouth ladies. It is kind of interesting that I just read a short biography of Juan Diego, the Aztec peasant to whom the Lady appeared on Monday. If you want to know more about the Our Lady of Guadalupe go to www.ourladyofguadalupe.org
We saw the Sheboygan Theatre Company's production of Peter Pan tonight. It was fun. I had forgotten many of the songs in the play and they are nice. We talked with the people around us and one gentleman also knew who Billie the Brownie was. It was fun.
Barbara gave me a picture of Christ for my desk with the quote. "I never said it would be easy... I only said it would be worth it."
It is a good thing.
Mary
Monday, December 08, 2003
I went to the Sheboygan County Writer's Club Christmas party today. We met at 11:30 for lunch at Arabella's. There were 21 of us there for the party, a really good turnout. Our new co officers, Jane Kocmoud and Ann Pirrung officiated at a gift exchange, the meal and the readings. I read my Billie the Brownie story and a short one from my brother Matt's book Castle Mount.
Most of you know that my brother Matt was a poet. He wrote lots and lots of poetry in a very short life. He died at 17. After his death his friends put on a music event to raise money to publish a book of his poems. We picked out our favorites and I often share and read them. We called it Castle Mount because he always said that a poet needed an estate and he called our old red house Castle Mount. He did write a poem called Castle Mount.
Funny, my brother George put a book of poems together for US (the family) and called it Old Red House. We sure were attached to our old home and each other.
Anyway, I read Matt's Christmas poem. Here it is for your enjoyment.
CHRISTMAS IS OVER
christmas if over again
it won't be back for another year
the lights have been taken down
santa clause went back to the toy factory
so we can all fight each other
with a clear conscience once more
(Matt never used capital letters. )
Most of his poems were kind of gloomy and cynical. However, Grandma Bowser commented on that and said that she wished he would write something cheerful so he wrote the following for her.
GIFT FROM THE RAINBOW
did you enjoy your gift?
i know you got one,
everyone gets one.
maybe it's very small
maybe just a kiss,
or a pat on the back,
but, nevertheless,
everyone gets one.
where should you look?
i can't say,
why not just look in the back of your mind/
that's where i found mine.
Two poems from my brother. I miss him. He could see guardian angels, you know.
Mary
Most of you know that my brother Matt was a poet. He wrote lots and lots of poetry in a very short life. He died at 17. After his death his friends put on a music event to raise money to publish a book of his poems. We picked out our favorites and I often share and read them. We called it Castle Mount because he always said that a poet needed an estate and he called our old red house Castle Mount. He did write a poem called Castle Mount.
Funny, my brother George put a book of poems together for US (the family) and called it Old Red House. We sure were attached to our old home and each other.
Anyway, I read Matt's Christmas poem. Here it is for your enjoyment.
CHRISTMAS IS OVER
christmas if over again
it won't be back for another year
the lights have been taken down
santa clause went back to the toy factory
so we can all fight each other
with a clear conscience once more
(Matt never used capital letters. )
Most of his poems were kind of gloomy and cynical. However, Grandma Bowser commented on that and said that she wished he would write something cheerful so he wrote the following for her.
GIFT FROM THE RAINBOW
did you enjoy your gift?
i know you got one,
everyone gets one.
maybe it's very small
maybe just a kiss,
or a pat on the back,
but, nevertheless,
everyone gets one.
where should you look?
i can't say,
why not just look in the back of your mind/
that's where i found mine.
Two poems from my brother. I miss him. He could see guardian angels, you know.
Mary
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