Author: Sassy

Wife, Mother, G'ma, Catholic, Conservative

03.24.2023

21°F clear ESE@8mph

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

Coffee good

The man sleeps, he had a hospital run last night with “Laura”. Her seizures began again after only 1 day out of the hospital. Please pray they find the cause of them and a sustainable cure/medication.

Wonderful supper last evening, great conversation with my sisters-in-law, Terese, and her husband Pat. Pat put together a great sourdough which became the pizza crust with Terese finishing off the details. Delish!

Did I tell you I finally got to the Audiologist and the ENT. Perhaps now I will find some relief from this sinus congestion. My experiment with Bluetooth has been eye-opening. #1 you can go nowhere, it is not. #2 it is not necessary to keep it on, you can turn it off and then turn it back on when needed on most devices. Yes, it is inconvenient. #3 My headaches, joint pain, sleeplessness, and vertigo have all lessened or disappeared. I will not be Bluetoothing my home ever again. I will use Bluetooth when necessary. Fitbit, & Alexa are history. I have hardwired as many things as possible.

Here we are 4th Friday of Lent. How’s your journey going? Is Christ’s sacrifice becoming more real for you? You might find John 7:28 well, the entire book of John, an interesting read.   28 Jesus therefore cried out in the temple, teaching, and saying: You both know me, and you know whence I am: and I am not come of myself; but he that sent me, is true, whom you know not. Sometimes we make the mistake of not realizing God stands ready to welcome us instead of angrily waiting for our next misstep. Only satan rejoices in our wrongdoing so that he can use it to keep us too ashamed to run to God and drink of his mercy and grace. Don’t be fooled, nothing bad comes from God.

Jeff Nania’s 4th book, Musky Run is out. All of them are a good read. These books are set in northern WI in real places. He has quite a book signing calendar of events set up. Check him out, it’s worth your while.

Know you are prayed for.

03.23.2023

30°F cloudy NNW@8mph

Morning Offering given

Village peaceful

Coffee good

No snow showers yet, hope they miss us. Looking forward to the sunshine that’s supposed to show up later in the morning

ENT appointment 0815, hopefully, they will have some insights on this constant stuffiness, vertigo, and headaches issues. Yesterday the Audiologist confirmed my ears are fine, that I am a good candidate for hearing aids, and gave me a new audio test.

The man removed what we think was an encapsulated thorn from my foot. I had to have stepped on that last fall while doing yard work for it to look like that. Never bothered me till last evening. The human body is an amazing thing.

Hope all is well in your world, things are good in mine.

Know you are prayed for.

03.22.2023

38°F overcast SW@10mph

Morning Offering given

Village awake

coffee…meh

breakfast omelet awesome

looks wet outside, almost hazy

maple leaf buds have formed, spring is here

snow piles are melting, although the weatherman says more is coming this afternoon

my calendar is empty, I am trying to keep it that way

Birthday greetings to my nephew, Nathan Cummings, and my former brother-in-law Randy Foor. Hoping your day is awesome.

Have plans to work on a copy project, can’t seem to find the right size labels to complete it

Kyle & Amy have 9 days left till Move day. I’m excited for them.

QUESTION: Why does the DR list Psalm 145:8 as 8 The Lord enlighteneth the blind. The Lord lifteth up them that are cast down: the Lord loveth the just. and Psalm 144:8 as  8 The Lord is gracious and merciful: patient and plenteous in mercy. But the NAB list’s 145:8 as 8 The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in mercy. Was/is not the NAB a new translation of the DR and the DR a newer translation of the LV?

Once again looking for a new library book.

How goes life with you?

Know you are prayed for.

 

03.21.2023

30°F clouds ESE@12mph

Morning Offering given

Village quiet

Coffee good

Looks like we might have some rain today.

Ponder: Jesus seeks us out even when we have allowed discouragement to settle in.

Know you are prayed for.

FitBit & Google

945 am… Got an email from fitbit telling me I had till April 26th to cancel my premium account. I click the link they send me and follow instructions to cancel. They tell me they cannot cancel me, I must go thru Google pay. I follow the link given me. It says I have no subscription. I click the link given to return to Fitbit, I do a chat with Jessa Jane for eons, doing the same things over and over again with identical outcomes. Jessa apparently didn’t believe me and says. When you get this canceled let us know. She ended the session pretending I had ended it.

Tonight about 4, I chat with them again, this time with Andrea. Who put me thru the same rigamaroll Jessa did with the exact same outcome. By this time I was less than friendly. I sent them a copy of the 24 screenshots I’d done thus far. I get email telling me to convert them to jpeg they don’t accept them in about 24 other programs.

I have no clue how to make conversion. Resent the screenshots telling them this was what they asked for, here they are, if you don’t accept them that’s their problem not mine.

I wasn’t planning to call, but removed my payment info for my account there and at g pay.

If you didn’t know, fitbit sold out to Google. They are making huge changes to the way things are being done. Fitbit bit was already turning into a liberal, woke, pagan program, Google is worse.

I’m done I think. Ranting and cooperating.

03.19.2023

14°F clear WSW@15mph

Morning Offering given… prayers for those in the Ecuador earthquake zone; prayers for the 2 women/babies taken to the birthing center during the night.

Village peaceful

Coffee fantastic

It’s up and at-’em day for me this morning. I started the “loaded last night” washing machine. Showered, dressed, waiting for phone calls to pick up new babies/moms/dads to take them home. The original trip to Mayo the man will do without me. Should I write down all the questions I want him to ask our friend who is hospitalized up there? He will have company, never fear, 6 others are going with him.

Very nice day yesterday with my friend Alma, I do believe we have solved the world’s problems…if only someone would ask us how.

The temps are improving, looks like highs in the 40s for next week. I am grateful.

The experiment…slept thru the night, headache manageable, joint pain there but not near what it was, vertigo still lurking but not active yet. Onward we go.

John 9:1-41…curing the man who was born blind. Physical blindness compared to Spiritual blindness…something to ponder as your day goes on.

Here’s hoping you have an awesome day. May you spend time with your family and realize how important that is.

Know you are prayed for.

03.18.2023

7°F overcast NW@17 mph

Morning Offering given

Village quiet

Coffee good

Cold this morning, heard there might be flurries…Only 2 days till Spring. I am so very ready.

Picked up a new book at the library yesterday, one audio, and one hardcover. The audio has too much swearing in it so will be going back. Do not understand why authors fill a page with vulgar language. I didn’t get past the first chapter, and am not willing to listen to the “has no purpose swearing” to follow what I’m thinking might have been a great storyline. The hardcover is book #3 in the Abercombe Trails series, which I find to be quite interesting. The setting is Minnesota’s 1880s uprising era. I still cannot believe I wasn’t taught about this in history class, and wonder if they are teaching it now.

Off to Tomah with a friend this morning. I enjoy her company, she owns a fabric/variety store on the highway. She is the age of my eldest child. I find her refreshing.

I’m beginning a bit of an experiment. In November 2019 I purchased a Fitbit after my bout with Covid-19 (undiagnosed because no one knew what it was but later confirmed by antibodies in the blood) to monitor my oxygen levels. I have worn it religiously since then. I have also noted things going on with my health since then. Vertigo, headaches, ear/sinus issue,s, excessive joint pain, the feeling of an electric pulse running thru my body, excessive fatigue, and various other things. At almost 68 I have been putting these things down to aging and the joys of the golden years. Last week I removed my smart watch, went without hearing aids for a bit, and some of these things lessened. They returned when I returned to wearing them. I am now wondering if Bluetooth has something to do with these issues, so will be doing a little experiment for a while to find out if turning off Bluetooth changes things. I’d love to know if anyone else has experienced these issues and has the same thoughts regarding Bluetooth.

My news feed held a story about a woman (my age) being refused a kidney transplant because she didn’t and won’t get the vaxx. Sometimes the medical world is flat-out deranged in its thought process. Prayers this woman finds healing.

Please continue to pray for the Amish teen in Mayo clinic. She woke up yesterday, but there is still no diagnosis or found reason for her seizures and condition.

How’s your Lent going? My hope is you are drawing closer to Jesus and finding peace in your relationship with him.

CIAY…how goes it? We’re on Day 77. I’ve been comparing today’s Catechism to the old one. Basically, they are the same except the old one is plain, and simple, whereas the new one is not.

We are planning to take April off as much as possible to finish up some projects we have begun here at the house. I’m hoping to set up a garage sale in early June, and I’m hoping I am ready on time. Will have a couple old working vehicles for sale and hope someone who needs a 1st vehicle or cheap car/SUV comes along. I am so glad we are parring down the yard clutter.

Know you are prayed for.