Here we are at Saturday AM awaiting the risen Christ tomorrow

 Terry

I would say Terry is SAME today.  She woke before me and looked at her phone until I, sleepy head, woke up.  Here we are at 8:40 and she is reading the paper.

YES YES YES YES YES

• Yes I did the ultimate thing this morning and had oatmeal!!!  With each bite I could see and hear the ploop of oatmeal hitting my dish at Grandma Lee's place.  I often slept over after a late BB game and breakfast was always oatmeal.  After the very first time when I made the mistake and told her it was very good (another ploop of course) I always remembered to say I was just not all that hungry!  But today it was really not too bad.  Well I cheated a bit and put berries in it but I do think they are healthy.
• YES I proudly drove to the post office yesterday PM to drop off our taxes!  AND again we will be getting a refund but it felt so so good to put things in the mailbox and say "until 2023".
• YES as I walk around this morning my calves are very sore.  I am guessing my body is telling me that I had been in bed for several days and yesterday, for the first time, I was up and about a lot.  For sure I will continue to be lazy and take it easy for several days BUT I do need to finish one job.  Yesterday the dining room table was almost piled high with papers.  I worked on it for some time and today will finish it off.  I thought one can just NOT have such a mess on Easter Sunday as we celebrate our risen Christ.
• YES I drove over to the tennis courts yesterday and arrived just as some friends were walking off the courts.  At this time I am NOT getting on the bike for a few days just to be safe.  It was great to see them again and we did talk for a time.

Well I have been very good about taking meds but really that is a nasty job.  I have 6 bottles of pills on the pass through from the kitchen and they are organized so wonderfully.  But really give me a break and just reduce some of them, please!  I need to make a Dr. appointment and maybe she can help me with that.

Growing up the kids loved to color Easter eggs and here is Aaron to prove it!

I need to double check to make sure I have things for tomorrow.  Well I say that but really how simply can a meal get when the menu is cream potatoes, ham and peas??  I debated about putting a glaze on the hame.  I have never done that so I consulted Terry and she said not to worry about it.  Oh I did buy good bread for ham sandwiches as that is often our favorite meal.  I still hold it against Gail when she sent leftover ham and homemade buns with our Easter guests as they left!  Well I guess not really but there was a time or two that I held back in my comments.

Well here it is almost 9:00 and the day, so far, has been almost like pre-stroke.  It has been get up, get the papers from the driveway, make hot water for FP and then eat.  Well the oatmeal was not the OLD normal but I am afraid it may need to be the NEW normal and I am sure I can live with that.  Well I had better be able to LIVE with that.

I am going to close for the day and get working on the rest of the table.  Terry has said she would really like a salad with iceberg lettuce today so will need to get to the store for some things.  Other than that I will spend some time with the Bible and prayer on this Holy Saturday in preparation for celebrating tomorrow.  I will add, as I sign off, that it is GREAT to be home, feeling pretty good and being with Terry.  Thank you Lord.