Monday

 So many things happened today and now it's late afternoon and I'll try to remember all of them.  Woo.  I just woke up from a nap which I needed. Now it's clearing the fog that sometimes goes with a good sleep.

My thanksgiving cactus is blooming on almost every place it can.  Woo woo.  I thought it was dead.                                        Not any more!  Pictures are slim tonight.  Sorry.  Toooooo busy!

So the morning started very, very early.  It was one of those no sleep nights so what would I do?  Just accept it.  Tonight  there is another chance to fix last night.  The first thing of the day was of course breakfast and around 8 I was off to I U North for my monthly blood work.  Late afternoon I had time to check the portal and all is well again.  In fact the numbers were a smidgen better then they have been for a while.  Just a tiny smidgen better but better was the word.  A good recovery from three weeks of strong cancer medicine was good.  I'm on to the next month of three weeks on and one week to recovery.  That's been a fabulous routine that has worked for sometime.  Maestatic cancer will always be with me. Medicine gives me life. I am blessed.

I headed to church for a morning of almost everything.  I started work in the Gathering Center and completed the Christmas decorations on all the window sills.  I knew what needed to happen having gathered all the things together before starting.  Organizing ahead of time accomplishes that.  Heidi and James arrived and we moved to the sanctuary to put away all that made yesterday such a success.  That took some time but we pretty much put that area to bed ready for Sunday. I freshened two places in the narthex with some new ideas for the coming season of Advent.

Heidi who heads the worship commission and Visuals Me, met with Darren for about an hour hearing the details planned for Advent and the months ahead for that.  Good planning is happening.  Questions were asked on both sides and answers were determined on both sides of the questions. It was a good time of discussion.  

We finished up the morning work with tying up the loose ends and left the church around 11:30 once again with yesterday put away and next Sunday focusing on health and healing ready visually.  Another great service that has become one with much meaning to those at North.  

I headed north and stopped at the Schillings with the goal of taking them with us to McAlister's.  Then on to home stopping for Doug.  The car was full and we were off again to have some quality time spent with other Northside North folks experiencing a monthly meal together.  

That lasted for quite a while with a whole lot to talk about.  And talk we did about many things.  After all the people were delivered back to their home, we made it to Hillsdale ourselves.  The day was pretty much gone with a lot to show for it.   

I called my friend Leslie who lives at the top of Bumble Hill near Calumet in the U P of Michigan.  We had a great chat and I'll soon be mailing the mushroom to her for her dear friend. One more thing closer to being finished all together.

Supper happened and dishes were washed and dried and the blog happened. Once again it's football night in America and I know I'll be watching the screen hoping for a good game. I hope to stay awake.  That doesn't happen very often.  Maybe another mushroom would help.