Claire Olivia

Sam's co-worker from Marion W. Savage, Michelle, has a four-year-old daughter, Claire Olivia.  I have been praying for Claire and her health needs since she was born.  This past month, she has been at Gillette Children's Hospital having surgery, recovering from surgery and preparing for more surgery.  I decided, having never met Claire, that maybe I could encourage her by sending her a card every week.  This was posted on her Caring Bridge site yesterday:

That's Claire with the card I sent her this week.  What a surprise!  

If you'd like to pray for Claire along with me, here's the link to her Caring Bridge site:  https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/clairelindell/journal.

A Rockin' Order

A few weeks back, Micah and I painted rocks for our little neighbor girl and her family.  While we were giving the rocks to her, her cousin, Mac, asked if we could make him a rock, too. 

Micah made him a cool cheetah rock and I gave it to Hazel to give to him.  

This morning, Micah got a text.  "This is ______, Mac's mom.  You made him a rock.  I would like to place an order with you for his birthday on . . ."

Yup, she did put a business card in with the rock!  Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

The Other Day . . .

. . . while I was getting groceries at Cub and Micah was working, I stopped by the bakery to ask her a question.  She wasn't there, but a co-worker said she was in the break room.  She wasn't there, either, so I decided NOT to talk to her.  

About that time, she came running up to me, saying her co-worker had said someone was looking for her.  She answered my question and went back to work . . .

. . . Where her co-worker asked her who the old lady was that was looking for her!

"Ummm, my mom."    

Sheryl's Cakes!

What do you do when you have a baker in the family?  You let her bake two cakes for the party!

A flourless chocolate cake

Chocolate Oreo Cake

Happy Birthday, Sheryl!

We had an even dozen of us at a pool side birthday party for our friend, Sheryl, on Tuesday night.  Check it out:

Not quite enough candles!

Practicing social distancing

Sheryl, Ann and I

 

Thankful Thursday!

It's always a thankful day when the dentist finishes your check-up and says, "No cavities!"  Unfortunately, that line came with a "but" today . . . "but you need to call the specialist to schedule a root canal . . ."  Oh, happy day!  Two weeks from tomorrow, I will hopefully have survived my first root canal.  And I will most definitely be thankful that it is over!

Since March 13 . . .

It has been almost twenty-two weeks since I last went to work.  Life changed dramatically over the past two days!

First of all, at Sand Creek, they have a conservative Muslim women's group that is coming out next Sunday night.  Could I work it?  They say they can guarantee bilateral face mask usage, so I will be there.  If it's not happening (face masks), I'll leave.

ISD 196 called today.  They are not only guaranteeing bilateral face mask usage, but they are putting more safety steps in for me than I could have ever imagined, so yes.  I am going to teaching the water safety aide class next Monday through Thursday. 

I should be putting in at least thirty hours of paid work next week and at the end of it all, I have a PMR appointment with my doctor.  Could be interesting . . .