Busy Day

The sun shone brightly on Central Indiana today...but it was colder that a witch's you-know-what! I don't know which I hate more, the snow or the cold. Guess I shouldn't complain. South Bend, IN, got "3-4 feet" of lake effect snow today. We have maybe an inch on the ground. If winter comes, can spring be far behind? *I was on WIBC radio today. On Saturdays, they have a home and garden show to answer questions about...well...home and garden questions. I called in about my ball-shaped arbor vitae shrubs on the south end of the house. I basically got no information that would help at all! Oh well! *In the wee hours of the morning, my "nightlight" television started "pixelating"...and finally froze in a scrambled format. All of the TVs were affected, but the ones on the smaller digital boxes in the bedrooms were just frozen. After TWO calls to Comcast, we got it figured out, but I'm still not happy. Even after the fix, the TVs acted up. My TV reception has never been so bad as it has been since Comcast went digital. Ugh! *My daughter has been bugging me about going out to California without the grandchildren so we can explore places together. She JUST booked flights for her and hubby to be back here for spring break, and now has booked flights for me to fly to CA for a couple of weeks in February. As much as I enjoy being out there with them, I have to FLY to get there...and it is always somewhat unnerving. So much to take on faith when you're up in the air! *I worked on reclaiming the living room today after the Christmas Chaos. Got the carpet vacuumed and spot-cleaned. Moved some dust around. My little house looks nice when it's clean. Too bad it has to be so lonely here in order to look nice! *This afternoon, I went to a rehab/nursing home to visit one of my Sunday School classmates who has had both knees replaced. I honestly think he is ready and willing to be home, but there was a meeting of minds that determined they would keep him until the insurance quits on Thursday. He and his wife are good souls. I hope all goes well for them when he does get home. *After I left the rehab center, I stopped at the grocery store...then left for Danville, IN, for a benefit supper for one of my former students who has been in critical condition since sometime early in December after the birth of her second child. Apparently she has a blood clotting disorder called Disseminating Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) which caused bleeding and blood clots that prevent blood from circulating to vital organs. When I first heard of her situation (before Christmas) she was on a ventilator, heavily medicated with organs shutting down, and not expected to make it through the day. (I think she is in her late 20s.) In any case, she has been on a lot of prayer chains and is still alive but still in critical condition! Her newborn is at home waiting for her to get well, if she can. The benefit tonight was at the American Legion Post in Danville, and it was standing room only. I saw a lot of former students, a couple of co-workers from my school days, and ate some pretty good food. I have buried a number of students through the years from automobile accidents, suicides, and drug overdoses. Never had to give one up due to complications from childbirth... *I need to hit the sack. Stayed up to watch the Colts lose in the last three seconds of the game. Season over!