She's Back

 My son was right.  He told me that my head would probably explode if I didn't have a place to vent once in a while.  I realize that most of my readers have moved on.  But for the two or three who still check in, here you go!  (Thanks, Jennifer!)

I need a home nursing service to change the wraps on my lower legs three days a week.  The wraps help keep fluid from collecting.  If fluid builds up, pretty soon it will break the skin from the inside out, resulting in infection and probable hospital stays.  I avoid that outcome at all costs.

I don't always see the same nurse.  This past couple of months I have had a new to me nurse.  Nice gal.  Does a good job.  Lives in the land of unicorns and fairy dust.

One day a couple of weeks ago, I was repackaging some pasta and rice for storage when she arrived.  She wanted to know what I was going to do with so much food.  I told her that I have a large family, and the pasta and rice was to be stored so family would not go hungry in an emergency situation.  I asked what she planned to feed her family should something bad happen.  Her answer - "Oh, they can eat peanut butter sandwiches."

Last week I did some canning.  A dozen pints of chicken/veggie soup and another 16 pints of hamburger/veggie soup were the result.  Love these meals in a jar.  So many uses.

Nurse saw the jars sitting on my kitchen table, waiting to be labeled and put on the shelf.    She wanted to know what the jars contained.  I told her.  And then because I am completely out of patience with those who think that in bad times the government will take care of them, I added that while her family was scraping the bottom of the peanut butter jar, my family would be dining on homemade soup or stew or maybe pot pies.

I know.  I am bad.  Live with it.

I went on to explain that a person doesn't need to home can.  Just by buying a few extra food items when grocery shopping, one can soon build up a pantry that will be ready to keep loved ones alive when the world blows up in our faces.  And that time is close.

Take good care, friends.  Keep stacking to the rafters.  And most important, keep praying.  We need Jesus now more than ever!