Once again trying to chug my wonderful Shaklee Energizing Tea so that I can go to Communion at noon mass. That sure hit the spot.
I am still battling vertigo whenever I tip my head back, or when I move ever so slightly in bed. After months of physical therapy my doctor and I are guessing that it is visual in root. Time will tell. I have been patching my right, crossed eye for an hour a day since my last eye appointment. The vision therapist says the patching will increase acuity in that eye, but patching alone without any additional therapy will have no lasting effect. As soon as the patching stops, the acuity reverts back to a lower level. I am looking forward to the therapy. I am particularly hoping it will make driving more comfortable.
We had a second estimate for a deck yesterday. Minnesota Home Improvement is much more in line with what we had planned on spending. He will do a computer model of our plan so that we can tweak the details, and then go from there. We plan on going with maintenance-free decking materials. I had hoped to have a company from Glenwood come and give estimates for a concrete border for my flower bed, but that will probably be put on hold until next summer.
I was planning on going outside to do some weeding in my flower bed after mass this afternoon, but the sun has dipped behind the clouds. I can still go out. It just will not be as pleasant.
I am on a mission to get in half an hour of exercise daily, not only for weight control, but also for overall health. The heart doctor had recommended a sleep apnea test. My primary care doctor affirmed the need, saying that sleep apnea is a trigger for both stroke and heart attack. If I do indeed have sleep apnea, resolving it may also improve my depression.
I finished two easy-to-read books in the last two weeks, a book on Fatima from Tradition, Family and Property, and another on Mother Gabrielle Bitterlich, the mother of Opus Sanctorum Angelorum. While I have heard a great deal about Fatima, this book gave me an accurate time-line of the various visions of the children, and then Lucia. Timely for the 100th anniversary of the apparitions. Arthur had had a large collection of books on Fatima, so when the Catholic Singles were here for the movie, we put many of them out for people to take. Those that no one took we put out at church. So nice to have a little bit of extra room on our book shelves. Not to mention that books do no good if no one is reading them. The book on Mother Gabrielle was a good overview of the origins of Opus Sanctorum Angelorum. Now I can put that aside and work on my reading for Schoenstatt. I am very excited that our Schoenstatt Mothers group is starting again, and with a few new members. I hope my fervor will continue with renewed prayer and striving. Books must not only be read, but applied, in order for them to do any good!
Next major project is to get the basement de-junked. That will involve some ironing, and some sewing projects.
