Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Mockingbird Hill Cottage

A Very Cold Morning

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I was feeling under the weather all day yesterday. I felt exactly like I do when I’m coming down with a cold. Thankfully, it isn’t a cold. I don’t know how I’d catch a cold when I’m always masked, but anyway, it was just a bad sinus day and I’m feeling a bit better this morning.

Don made a pie. And it’s good.

My new puzzle was supposed to arrive yesterday but it never appeared. I usually choose a puzzle based on when I can receive it. I have Amazon Prime, so I chose one that could be delivered in a day. Sure enough…no puzzle. This has been happening every once in a while with Amazon and I must admit it ticks me off.

It went down to 25 degrees last night! But it will be in the 60s during the day. This is the erratic weather of autumn in the northeast. I dragged all the plants inside again. The lows for the rest of the week will be in the 40s and 50s. In the meantime, I hope the burning bush doesn’t drop its leaves quite this early, but it very well might given last night’s freeze.

Harper in a new dress from Qiulizio, a wonderful designer in China. I have a few of her creations, which are modestly priced, but because the shipping is so expensive, I can’t order very often. I’ve had my eye on this dress for several months. It’s perfect on Harper.

I have another outfit that arrived in the same package. I’ll figure out who should model it later this morning and then I’ll take some photos.

After I drag the plants back outside.

Oh, and the catalpa has lost all of its leaves. Nothing for another six months, which is too depressing for me to ponder.

Is anyone else not getting replies to comments even if you check the box? Jeanie mentioned she wasn’t getting them.

Stay safe.

Happy Sunday.

Saturday

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This morning.

First up: Meredith is feeling a little better. She got out of bed and drove Little Z to school yesterday because he really needs his routine and he’s been very, very upset this week. His mom was away and then home sick, and he stayed with his dad, and everything was out of order. And he was worried about his mom.

It wasn’t easy driving him there, but she felt it was important.

She was also calmer yesterday and we even laughed together over the phone. Healing will take time.

Thank you for your prayers. They help a great deal.

She can’t lift anything per doctor’s orders. So she obviously can’t work for a while as a lot of her work involves lifting children and sitting on the floor working with them.

One day at a time.

I finished this puzzle yesterday.

I dropped some things off at the post office and picked up a package (Elaine, I got your package) and then I drove to a local antique shop. I haven’t done that for so long and I just wanted to shake up my daily routine. I don’t know why, but every shop I used to frequent has been disappointing of late. In this case, there’s a lot of mid-century modern and some junk, and some favorite vendors have disappeared. But I did see a couple of booths that I liked. I found a miniature stool that was very inexpensive. I thought the girls might like it.

Zoe looks a little wary, doesn’t she? I think she looks adorable there.

No apple pie yet, but I have been told that one should be on the way. Don went to see the Orthopedist yesterday and the doctor said Don’s thumb was doing much better than he had expected. So no cortisone shot! Don has to continue to exercise the thumb and stretch it. Good news!

Stay safe.

Happy Saturday.

 

Serious Stuff Today

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The sky over the back forty this morning.

Today, I’m going to update you on my sister, Meredith. Meredith had Pelvic Floor Surgery last Friday. I’m sure many of you who have had children are familiar with this. I believe my mom had some form of this surgery decades ago. Anyway, Mere has had discomfort for a long time and scheduled the surgery for last week. Originally, I was going to go down there and take care of her, but I got work and she found out it would be done on an outpatient basis and that the older boys would be there for the few first days taking care of her, along with two of her good friends so we decided my presence wasn’t necessary. She expected to be feeling better a few days after surgery.

Her good friend Cathy was with her on the day of her surgery and kept me up-to-date via text message. The surgery went well and after she got out of recovery, she expected to go home. She was bleeding a lot after the surgery. But she couldn’t urinate. A catheter was put in. Long story short, she had to spend the night until she was able to urinate the next day. Meanwhile, the nurses at the hospital tried to get hold of her surgeon, but the surgeon’s partner was on call that weekend and the partner never got back to the hospital.

And there’s been nothing but trouble ever since. She has been bleeding quite a bit, which is considered somewhat normal. She came down with a urinary tract infection from the catheter and she was in a lot of pain. She called her surgeon’s office for an antibiotic and they did not call it in for 22 hours. Almost a day. When they did call it in, it was for a drug she is allergic to. If she’d taken it, she would have been in ICU. Finally, her regular doctor called in the correct prescription.

She is very weak and she’s crying a lot. It has been much worse than she anticipated. Thankfully, she has friends who are checking on her and her oldest son was there all day on Monday and he’ll be there all day today. My brother-in-law has been watching Little Z.

She’ll come through all of this, but my god, she has had a shitty year. There’s been one thing after another, along with a soon-to-be-ex-husband who makes things more difficult on a daily basis. And that’s all I’ll say about that.

Anyway, I asked her if she would be okay with me sharing this information. I wouldn’t do it without her permission. As you can imagine, this is a moment when being separated by several states is very hard, indeed.

Please keep her in your prayers, my friends.

Stay safe.

Happy Friday.

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