This has been one of those weeks when I am hesitant to close the day for sleep at night, not wanting the day to end. This past week has been so pleasant. I have been able to accomplish and complete a long list of "things to do!" Lee has rebounded with renewed strength and vigor! I guess you could say that I took advantage of that. For example: I have needed to clean the basement for the past year! (amazing how things no longer used get moved to the basement for storage) So it was, this past Tuesday that I declared a cleaning, organizing day. Lee jumped right in and by the early part of the afternoon, we were able to load his truck with enough "stuff" to fill the entire bed of the truck. Lee left for the convenience site while I stayed behind to tidy up a bit. He hired Mel to come on Wednesday to do some thorough cleaning.
I must admit, there was an incentive for all the cleaning. On Sunday, November 2 0, Lee will be hosting his football party and it will be held in his "Man's Cave" in the basement. So, with that in mind, we were both anxious to be able to present a cleaner and less cluttered environment. Lee is ready for his company, and I am thrilled to be rid of some junk stuff that caused all the clutter!
Don't know if you heard or not, but we had some really strange and scary weather on Wednesday! I was busy downstairs ironing when I noticed extreme darkness outside at only 4:00 p.m. I turned on the T.V. and sure enough, there were tornado warnings. As I continued to monitor the weather, it became more ominous and threatening. Realizing that Lee was outside visiting some of the neighbors, I called and reminded him of the bad weather. Fortunately, we escaped a bad storm. There was a tornado in Shelby ( about 40 miles SE of Vale). Later we learned of the devastation as the storm moved through Rock Hill and the Salisbury area.
We continue to stay in touch with our many friends who are also transplantees. We know that they will be lifetime friends with a common connection to our experiences. It is so good to share those "bumps in the road" from time to time, especially when we are able to gain hope from their renewals. All of us have learned that we must live each day fully, especially on those very good days. We try not look too far ahead and just enjoy each day as it is. After all, when you really look at all of our lives closely, that is all we really have.
We are looking forward to seeing our children, grandchildren and other family members on Thursday. We will miss those who are unable to attend the Kanipe Thanksgiving because of other family committments.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
More Later...........................Brenda
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