And we have new hope!

TERRY

Alison from Preferred Home Care came this afternoon.  Her company provides home care, no medical services.  I knew, when I opened the door, that we had someone who was on the ball.  She came with flowers for Terry and we had never met!  She knows her stuff!!!  We entered into a contract with her starting next Monday.  She will show up with her employee at 8:00.  We will have someone come in 8-12 Monday-Friday.  Both Terry and I are expecting good help.  Terry's daughter Kim will be here starting tomorrow and as in the past she most likely will be here in the late afternoon and make the evening meal. Alison also gave me the name of a person who provides in home therapy.  I called him and he said he would get back to me this afternoon or tomorrow AM.  We may be on a roll!  Of course time will tell.

I did get out and played tennis this morning.  It felt good to actually play a 90 minutes match.  My partner and I fell behind 0-3 but came back to win 7-5.  Just for the fun of it we then played a 7 point tie breaker and we won that 7-4.  At our level winning and losing is not all that important but for sure it is always a bit more fun to win!  I am far from being in tennis shape but every time on the court brings it a bit closer.

Terry has a doctor appointment tomorrow for a nerve test.  Not sure why we are doing that but Dr. Vickers ordered it so it must be important.  It will be interesting as Terry does have numbness in her hands and feet.  

We did not get out for a walk again today.  I think it has been several days since we had a walk, not a good thing.  Maybe tomorrow.  

This is short but is all for today.  The FP is but a distant memory of the AM and now as the day winds down not much is happening.  

A Farm Icon

OK so one can say "how can something that looks so run down be an icon?  Well the granary was very important on the farm.  Some things that it was part of:

• That was where the kerosene was stored in 55 gallon barrels from which we pumped out 5 gallons at a time to carry to the house!
• The room on the south west was where we had a tent like device with a bulb in and that was where the 100 chicks were put when the Fritz, the mail man, delivered them in the spring!
• As you walked into the front door the bin straight ahead was where the coal was put that we burned in the cookstove in the kitchen.  That went out the window when Dad took the cookstove out and put in the propane stove and then made his darkroom.
• It was under the floor where one could see the joist that we would spot a feral Tom Cat and Dad would use his 30-06 to put a stop to Tom Cats killing our tiny babies!
• It was a haven for exploring and shooting sparrows at night.
• It was where we stored the barrels of grease that made the machinery go.
• Before the small building was there it was a great building to play anti over at night with the rubber ball.
• YES THE FARM HAD MANY MANY ICONS AND THE GRANARY WAS CERTAINLY ONE OF THEM.