A Servant's Heart

Another day of waiting...

Well, the washer is washing, Mom is up, the cats are out and I've been making calls trying to find out if my dad will have the CT today.  The nursing home has called the dr's office again this morning.  I called the hospital and spoke to someone in x-ray that explained that an ER doc looks at the x-rays then the drs who regularly look at them, view them to give a final reading.  That is how the mass was missed on Sunday.  I'm sure the ER doc was looking primarily in the lower abdomen, as that is where the complaint was.  Since all of that turned out to be nothing serious, I am so thankful that whoever took the x-ray took it so that his chest was seen and subsequently the mass.  I just love how God works!!

I'm going to try to work on taxes until noon then if the dr hasn't called the NH, I'm going to start calling his office.  He's very nice-he has called me when I called with questions about my dad, when I was expecting a nurse to be the one to return the call.  I feel like somehow messages weren't conveyed or perhaps the seriousness of the situation wasn't given. 

I still haven't planted my corn, gourd or tomato seedlings.  I'm keeping them watered and trying to keep them alive.  I've learned in the past if I don't get the corn and gourds out when they get to a certain point they will die.  I don't know if I'm doing something wrong or what. 

I have found a new friend...vinegar.  I have to use detergent and softener with no scents-my mom and I both are hypersensitive to smells-and after a bit the towels and washrags and kitchen rags all start to get this smell.  When you use them it leaves the nasty smell on your skin.  I've started putting white vinegar into the wash and it's made all the difference in the world.  I'm going to make my own detergent as soon as the last of my Tide is gone and hopefully it will take care of the problem.  I understand it to be not a heavy scent.  I mean, I can't walk into the laundry room without sneezing or my face burning or getting an instant migraine when my dd does her laundry.  And it seems that is the new thing-let's make everything smell!!!  My dd has to go outside to put on her cologne/perfume/whatever it is she wears and then leave, not to come back in the house.  Of course, when she comes to tell me bye, she has the shampoo smell, bodywash smell, hair something-else smell, lotion smell...and they all get together and wow.  I generally hold my breath and kiss her bye.  She's trying to do better with it, since it seems here lately I'm getting worse about being affected by it.  Am I just weird or does this seem to be a growing problem?  I've heard a few other people talk about sensitivities

 Well, off to make phone calls.  Have a great day in the Lord!!

amy