Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 -- Mattie died  761 weeks ago today.

Tonight's picture was taken in April of 2007. That weekend we took Mattie to Luray Caverns. It was a special trip. Mattie was up for the adventure. Of course as soon as we got into the caves, Mattie was scared. He did not want to leave, but he insisted on one of us carrying him the entire time we were underground. Nonetheless, he loved it, and in turn, so did I. 

Quote of the day: Love is like a puzzle. When you’re in love, all the pieces fit but when your heart gets broken, it takes a while to get everything back together. ~ Unknown

Today was another blur of a day! I spent the morning on the phone. Over the weekend, I had to contact one of the domain providers of the Foundation's website. I updated our service and added other features. However, I was having trouble getting things to operate. So despite chatting with on-line help, which was useless, I decided to call back today to talk to a live human being. I was on the phone an hour. Turns out the products SOLD to me this weekend, were NOT appropriate for our website. What an ordeal! So the Foundation is getting reimbursed and the tech helped me remotely correct all issues. Thank goodness I had the where with all to call, to keep asking questions and to get things resolved. I am very grateful to Dean. He knew his products and he was super helpful. Given that I am a one woman army now, I am grateful for anyone and everyone who assists me.

I spent another portion of the day cleaning out all of the pollen on our porch. It was absolutely intense. This is my second time doing this, but when I can see layers of yellow, I know I have to go at it! I then took my parents out for frozen yogurt. I did not sit for five minutes, until my dad had to rush to the bathroom. Truthfully his IBS is a total killer. I am beginning to see a connection. My dad stopped his statin for cholesterol because he was developing terrible rashes, which caused intense scratching. Scratching until he bleed and had open sores! The doctor has taken my dad off of all statins and what I notice is this impacts his IBS. It is worse, if that is at all possible. Truthfully I fix one thing, and ten other things pop up. 

Once home, I was took anxious to be inside. So I got out the greens trash bin, and started weeding and picking up sticks. I was at it for over an hour. Being outside is my only refuge! 

I came across these two videos that Peter took in June of 2021. We had just purchased our new house and introduced Sunny to the house and then the backyard. These videos highlight a better time in my life and therefore, I wanted to post them to tonight's blog. 

 

Sunny introduced to the inside of the house..........................

Sunny explored his backyard in excitement. He went from living in a townhouse in the city, to country living. I will never forget how my boy loved this new home and took to having his own backyard like a duck to water.