- Snuggle and read a book with Ally. Go for nice walks hand in hand.
- Take Ben out to Whitey’s for his favorite amazing chocolate, marshmallow, Butterfinger shake concoction.
- Go out to dinner with Gary. Just the two of us all dressed up.
- Clean the kitchen. That means the lazy Susan cupboard too!
- Buy two wardrobes for our “bedroom”. Get our clothes in there.
- Whack down the weeds in the hoop house. And clean the hoop house out.
- Plant beets, carrots, lettuce, and spinach in the hoop house for the fall and early winter.
- Whack down all the weeds around and outside the hoop house.
- Harvest the potatoes and onions, pumpkins and squash.
- Make blueberry syrup and jelly.
- Make raspberry jelly and jam.
- Make wild grape and Concord grape jelly.
- Make dinner. Monthly or weekly menu planning. Eat healthy.
- Exercise every day – 2 to 4 miles of walking (in my fashionable and comfortable new Asics 2000s).
- Get old carpeting for the blueberries and lay them in the field for mulch and weed prevention.
- Help Gary chop wood for the winter.
- Write a journal article on this breast cancer journey.
- Re-caulk the bathroom tub. Scrape and paint the ceiling.
- Clean the chicken coop (OK, I don’t want to do this but it should be done anyway).
- Clean off the front porch. Make a sitting, resting, meditating area.
- Make flower boxes for the chicken coop. One big one under all the windows and one small one by the door. Dream about cascading flowers and variegated foliage.
- Install a large fenced in chicken range attached to the chicken coop.
- Dream about flowers and vegetables for next year’s market. (What a pleasant activity!)
- Make every Friday night “Family Night” – pizza, popcorn, movie or game night with the whole family. Laugh and love more.
- Make dinners with Ben and Ally. Involved them in the kitchen. Teach them to follow and create recipes.
- Write a book. 1 Thess 5:16-18 and all that I have and am learning…. Rejoice, give thanks, pray.
- Memorize scripture. Start or join a bible study.
- Meet and love on my girlfriends – Kathy, Katy, Debi, Teri, Stacy, Terese, and more.
- See if there are professional opportunities in oncology offices.
- Ministry in the “women and child center” or…?
- Rest more, love more, reflect more, be more.
- Learn how to make a pie crust.
- Find and be thankful for one thing in everyone I meet that is praiseworthy and true.
- Make my bed.
There is a joy in the journey. There is a Light we can love on the way. There is a wonder and wildness to life and freedom for all who obey. (Michael Card)
Sunday, September 7, 2014
What I'd like to do now that radiation is done.....
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