Thanks to those who prayed for the luncheon and my leg!

Everything went really well with the luncheon — everything came together nicely with all the scores of little details involved. The only glitch was the air conditioner. Only a few people are authorized to and have the knowledge to set it, and one of those was supposed to have pre-programmed it for our event, but it wasn’t working and none of us could figure out how to reset it. It was too warm, but not sweltering, so overall we were ok. Our speaker was great and brought out some meaty points to meditate on, the food was great and there was plenty of it, there was plenty of help for setting up and taking down, and as far as I know everyone seemed to enjoy it.

And I am glad and thankful to the Lord — and also glad it’s done for another year!! It’s one of those things I love, but there are aspects of it I dread. This one was not at all as labor intensive as others we have had, but there is still just a feeling of pressure til it is all successfully done.

We had decorated Friday night, then I had a few things to finish up when I got home (making the schedule, getting the checks ready, copying a few more programs, etc.), then I crashed on the couch, leaving the dinner dishes. Saturday morning I had to keep one eye on the clock but I do like to allow for a leisurely morning and plenty of time to get ready so I am not frantic and stressed before I begin. When I got home, hot and tired, I found my husband had cleaned up the kitchen, had the dishwasher running, and was out at the grocery store. Isn’t he a sweetie? It was so nice to have that stuff done. I did some laundry but otherwise just took the rest of the day easy, with Papa John’s pizza for dinner.

The last few days my leg has shown a marked improvement, and I know it is due to the Lord’s grace and your prayers. There is still a bit of redness, but it is not as bad and seems to fade more quickly when I get my feet back up.

I had an interesting experience Friday afternoon…I hadn’t gotten my spring and summer clothes out yet, and there was one dress in particular I wanted to wear for the luncheon. I didn’t have time to do the whole closet changeover from winter to summer, but I went up to the attic just to pull out a few things. Our attic ladder has always scared me because it has never seemed terribly sturdy. I never go up into the attic when I am home alone and always put my cell phone in my pocket ever since a neighbor fell through her attic and became paralyzed. I went up and gathered a few items of clothing and dropped them down the steps to the floor, then began climbing down. All of a sudden the bottom part of the ladder broke. Looking down, a nail had come mostly loose that held the second rung from the bottom into the sides. I was three rungs from the bottom, and though the ladder was still touching the floor, I didn’t think it had enough support to hold me, and it was a little too high for me to just jump. Even though it wasn’t that far, the balance and footing problems I still have as a result of the TM made it disorienting. I held on with one hand and dug my cell phone out, but everyone was outside doing some yard work…without their cell phones. After a short while I called for Jesse – his dad had asked him to do something outside and I figured he was probably done and had come back inside, and, thankfully, he was inside and heard me and went out to get Jim, who helped me down. Unfortunately as he checked around all the pre-made attic ladders were not the size we had, so he had to rebuild the bottom part. But I am still distrustful of the rest of it!!!

Then Jim had some kind of little bug this past week, with a fever, sore throat, congestion, headache, and nausea. He was trying not to pass it on to me, but Thursday I began having a sore throat and headaches. I thought, “Oh, no, please, not until after the banquet!” I realized I had been thinking that about my leg and other little issues, too, an thought, “Wait a minutes….I don’t want everything to hit when the banquet is over!” Thank the Lord, everything didn’t hit … I still have a bit of sore throat but overall feel pretty well. He’s doing better, too, though still not completely up to par.

This week I need to work on our monthly ladies ministry newsletter/booklet, due out Sunday (but has to be ready to be copied Friday since the church office is closed on Saturday) plus do a lot of catching up. A lot of my housework has just gotten by with spot cleaning here and there the last few weeks. My bathrooms need a thorough cleaning and there are a couple of stacks of clutter and a pile of mail I need to attend to. Plus my mind has been buzzing with different projects I want to get to — pulling out things that need to be given away, working on curtains for two rooms, some ideas for opening an Etsy shop, and various other things. I probably need to jot down all of those kinds of projects so I can prioritize and plan a little bit.

So it looks like I’ve got plenty to keep me busy! How about you? Hope you have a good week.