I got lots of sleep last night. I slept the clock around. I was woken up while in a vivid dream. In the dream I was back at the house in the country and although I was home, I had hired someone to take care of the chickens. For some reason I realized they had not shown up to take care of the chickens for over five days and it was hot outside. I got up and was putting on clothes as fast as I could when I woke up. Oops. Not sure where that came from.. It got me up and out of bed and dressed…..
The neighbor kid sent over the website via email that he has been working on. I sent a page of corrections and he made them and sent it back. Found a few more corrections and sent them to him. He hasn’t sent those corrections back yet. We are close to having a website up and running for Love in Action.
Have raised half of the needed funds to do a pizza event for the Detainees for my birthday. Trusting the other half, or at least most of it, will come in before my birthday August 21. I sent a note to the Captain asking permission to do a pizza event in August. I guess I should have done that first but since we did it before I think he will agree to it.
Ellexia sent me a text and asked if we could go shopping to get the rest of her school supplies. I am picking her up at 11:30 tomorrow. We will go to lunch and then go to Walmart and get what she needs. I have a couple things I need to get for me while I am there. It will be fun to spend time with Ellexia again.
The gastro doctor’s office called me today and scheduled my colonoscopy for August 9. That is sooner than I expected it to be. I go back to the same hospital that I was at last week. It was a competent hospital so feel comfortable going back there. Not looking forward to the prep but the doctor said he only prescribes one round of prep the night before. Crossing my fingers and toes I can tolerate it and get this done.
I got the results of the biopsy back today. I don’t have what ever bacteria infection he was looking for. I do have gastropathy which is when the stomach lining is injured. I looked up the reasons that could happen and none of them seemed to fit although it can happen when you have an autoimmune condition. I have thought for some time that I have some autoimmune problem that hasn’t been diagnosis yet. We shall she what the colonoscopy shows. Maybe we can get a definite diagnosis with a treatment that will work.
I ordered a new purse and a new backpack today. I am starting to think about my trip in November and need to try something new. My current purse doesn’t fit my phone and I tend to misplace it easily. My current backpack is too big. Trying to get something to replace both of them that will make traveling easier. We shall see if I choose well.
This day went by quickly since I slept all morning. I wonder if I will find sleep tonight. I rarely do after sleeping so long but we shall see. I still don’t feel rested but I have a severe sleep deficit.
No plans for the weekend. I will post the monthly update for Love in Action Friday or Saturday. That will keep me busy answering questions and comments. Next week I am doing a presentation at a church in Emporia on Love in Action and then I will have the colonoscopy on Friday. I still have lots of empty space on my calendar.
Still sitting in my peaceful valley. I read the news and I feel like I am observing it yet I am isolated from it somehow. I think it is too hard to allow in right now. I keep telling myself – right here, right now, all is well. I’m sure the repercussions of all that is happening will unfold and come closer. My heart hurts when I think of all in the world that can’t push all the hard news away and have to be in the middle of it.
Grateful for the funds that have come in for the pizza event, grateful for positive biopsy results, and grateful I get to spend time with Ellexia tomorrow.