Just thinking

I read a dear friend's post a few minutes ago and it got me to thinking once again. His writing always does that for me. He has lived many years and is wise because of where his Life's journey has taken him. He reminds me of things that either my grandparents, my parents, or even sometimes my own travels in this journey we call living. Lots of wounds of one sort or another. Lots of Joys too. Thank goodness the Joys outdo the wounds. Why is it that the wound memories seem to remain deeper than the Joyous ones? I contemplate that as I remember happenings since my Mom left us 7 years ago. It has not been a bump free road, for sure. We have been absorbed with our Dear Ava and her life since coming to us 3.5 years ago. It has been a painful journey, for Ava physically and emotionally for us. I do try not to dwell on this, but I always do. We think about the level of her life. She is now in Blank Hospital about every month. I know it is a downhill slope as do all of our family. We ache for her. We still don't get the why. We never will. She just got home from there again this week. Tuesday Lacey went down from her work early because the Doctors dismissed her. Lacey is having job struggles because she has had to leave to go be with Ava. This is something that still happens for women no matter how much progress is made in women's rights. I still believe that a Mom should not be penalized because she has to leave work to be with a sick child. Being a Mom is the most important job in the world. My dear friend that I was talking about in the last paragraph is a gem of a man. A man anyone would love to know. He has lived his Life to the fullest, even jumping out of an Airplane when he was in his 80's. To have that zest for Life is awesome. Lately I have been having health issues again. Things have been happening that in the days past I would have gone to see the Doctor about. Now, with my Health Insurance nearly non-existent, I have been toughing it out with my injuries and pains. It really has been frustrating me because I want to be out riding my Bike with my husband, or doing other fun things with him. Now I cannot even put up my feet in my Recliner without help! Somehow, and I have yet to figure it out, I also have injured my right foot. I think some of it is Arthritis, as my husband suggested the other day. But the other pain is like no other I have dealt with before. Even the pain of Childbirth is bearable because you know it will soon pass and things will return to normal. My pain is not constant, thanks goodness. I don't think I could take it if it were. I have also been thinking about my Dad and my Brother. I should be getting together with them. I don't even want them to know how bad my limping around is now. I feel like I am a hundred years old! Still, it doesn't help me with trying to lose the weight. I have truly given up on that entirely. Oh, some days I succeed quite well. Then the next day I will give in to any and all temptations. Such has been my Life recently. With the World situation as dire as it is right now, the stress is heightened. Food becomes a soother. Heck, I was thinking back last night and realized it has always been so for me. From the time I was very little and someone would give me a cookie to "feel better now?". I try not to worry about the Government shutdown. The Republicans and Democrats will not work together to make things better. It really stinks. Those people who need the help the most are the ones who are having to do without even more! We were talking with some friends this morning and we all agreed that we all will be Vegeterians before too long because no one can afford to buy meat! It has gone through the roof. Now they are saying that Milk prices are going to double soon! It cost nearly 4.00 for 2 quarts now! I never thought we would be paying that much for it. So, we just keep on buying less and less of that sort of thing. We have been stocking up on sale foods for some time now. We could get by for a long time without buying much, if we had to. I think we might start stocking up on things like flour and other baking stuff. I can get some containers that will keep the flour and sugar good for a long, long time. We usually buy flour only when we need it. But, I think I will talk to the dear hubby about that sort of buying. It isn't a bad idea. I continue to try to look at the bright side of things when possible. For instance, gas prices have been going down for some time. But, from almost 4.00 a gallon to 3.18 is still too high! It should lower at least another dollar, more would be better. I want to end this writing on a positive note. My daughter and her two children went out to visit our other daughter and family last weekend. It was so much fun. We did not even do all that much, but it was still fun for everyone. Even my Grandsons did not seem to mind going from store to store with us. The one tried a little pout once because we had to say no to him. But it did not last long when he saw that we were not going to change our minds, no matter what. I even told him that is was okay to be mad about it, but that it was not going to change anything. He came right out of his snit pretty fast. The boys are getting older now and they really are getting better about things that we say no about. We all realized we were buying their love with "stuff" when all they really needed was to be with us and to be doing things we all loved. Like the last time I was with this particular Grandson, he and I spent a long time just putting a Dinosaur puzzle together. We could not get it to stand up as it was supposed to do. So, we got out the pipe cleaners and wrapped them around the legs and then it stayed up for a while. Long enough anyway. It is those things that Kids will remember many years from now. Not how much the toy you bought them cost. Legos are getting entirely too expensive to buy. About 40.00 is the average now. Ridiculous! Well, it is time to go spend some quality time with my dear hubby watching tv. Until next time, Goodbye