This Blog Keeps Changing on Me.

It has been crazy trying to keep up with this blog as it seems every time I open it up it is a different set up. Oh well, I guess that is technology advancement.

I have had a scare the last few days. I had a terrible burning sensation in my stomach and right side that felt like it was in the skin when I pushed one way and deeper when I pushed another way. It started Sunday night and I also had a real deep pain in my lower back. Well, you can imagine all the things that went thru my mind. Turns out, I hope, that I was wearing a new dress shirt that Patti had sent to the cleaners to have starched to get out all of the wrinkles from being embroidered with our company name and logo. Somehow I have become allergic to the starch or their cleaning soap or something. I took off my shirt and undershirt last night after plowing snow all day to find what looked like poison ivy in the areas that were burning and itching all day. Today it was even worse, but mentally I could pass it off. I have never had poison ivy as I am not allergic to it. I think it is a trade off with my bee allergy. Hopefully it will do away soon.

I was able to plow most of my neighbors drives, my sons drive, the office twice, Clarence and Barb's and my own drive (three times). I count it a blessing because last year at this time we were in the middle of the radiation treatments and wondering how long I had and if I would ever see another year. Funny how little things like shoveling and plowing snow can be a blessing. The grandson's helped to riding in the truck and shoveling with me. We got to my house at about 8:30 so we could all have some ice cream. I cannot tell you the wonderful feelings I had just sitting there with the four boys eating an M&M ice cream bar. A year ago I never would have thought something so small could be so precious. I remember thinking not to get so close to my granddaughter because she would never have remember me if I didn't make it. Well now, I have it in my heart, mind and body to be there when she graduates school, get married and makes me a great-grandfather. (not that I want to rush things) (oh yeah, the boys already think I am a great-grandfather and that is more than enough reason to stay around) Thank you God for a second chance.