Sunday

Life at the JJJ household has settled into a semi routine consisting mainly of eating, drinking, and pumping iron (with a nap here and there).

I have about decided that I need to start visiting at meal time because they are eating some really good stuff (stuffed cabbage aside). Nancy has brought them several meals from restaurants (Dad's less than heart healthy treat) and Jamie III and Ceal grilled filet mignon's the other night. Mom's no slouch at filling the feed bag either (never has been). He is really starting to look more and more like himself and regaining some of the lost muscle tone.

This week is doctor week again. We will see the cardiac surgeon, his PCP, pulmonologist, and maybe the cardiologist if Dad decides it's worth it. He will also have full lab work and possibly a chest xray. I will go with them on Wednesday and Jamie III is coming on Thursday. His leg has almost completely healed which means there will be one less thing his system has to devote extra attention to.

I told Dad that readership of this blog goes up when he produces a sound byte so he is supposed to be putting together some thoughts and will reluctantly go high tech since he writing to you individually is not feasible. So keep checking back, who knows, maybe he will walk the red carpet for you.

I appreciate this quote from Melody Beattie:
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”

Day after day, your lyrics of prayer, love and concern, engorge our hearts and place a lien on our gratitude. Excuse the redundancy, but we continue to be filled with gratitude and it must be exercised. Thanks to each of you!

God is good!