Dear Betsy,
I woke up at midnight and decided to come up to the loft and read some scriptures from the D&C and Book of Mormon. Now, it is going on 2 am and Earl just came up and he is reading. Please excuse my errors. Since I have been doing so much typing, I go a lot faster and make mistakes.
Yesterday we left here at 7 AM and went to Circleville to McDonalds and got breakfast. It was good. Then we ran errands and then over to see Earl's son. He is my age and very nice. His wife sleeps late. Then we went to Lancaster to get some towels for Melissa and John for their wedding present. Then we ate lunch at Bob Evans. I had a salad and bowl of chili and cheese. It was delicious.
I went to the doctor Thursday and so did Earl. Were were there three hours. My BP was very low and I was weak. I feel better today. He is sending me to a specialist at Ohio State University Hospital to see what he can do with the Scleroderma. He says it is interesting subject as they put it. I wish I were well and had neither of these problems. My legs and feet get red, hot and swollen every day. Earl has inner ear infection and has been getting dizzy and light headed. Plus he has had some chest pain so the doctor really increased his medicine. He is better now.
I have a new book and 2 ninety minute cassette tapes to do. It is called "RN to BSN" It is a review of all of the nursing skills and should be good. Boy, butchered some words there). I am doing this study rather than try and go to college and have to do all the walking, etc. I would like a degree besides my diploma. Trouble is I can never use it unless I give up my social security disability and it is $404 a month which is not much to make. That is my only source of income and very little.
My arthritis was giving me a lot of trouble but is better now. It is very painful. Earl's son brought us a load of wood at 1:30 the other night and he put it on our wood pile. There has been 8 breaking up here so far in the last 2 weeks. We do have an alarm system that we always turn on. I wish now that I still had my dog. They can bark which is more than a cat can do. We love our cat though. I might go and get me a dog. Earl will probably say no. I am running out of news so I may have to close for now. I hope you are well. Earl is reading a 1400 page story on the Indian who led Lewis and Clark Expedition. It is really good. It is my book which I never read.
Today I will bake a cake for Earl or brownies. Then I have 3 loads of laundry to do and sweep the floors and mop them. If I don't I will get ants. I have to spray every 2 weeks. It is now 2:#0 and I am getting tired - finally. I am so glad grandma gave me this typewriter as I don't write very well any more. Since the washer and dryer are in the basement, Earl will probably do most of the work to save my legs. They get very weak now and I can only do so much. My tummy is really gurgling. Earl just got us some cheese. I am trying to talk Earl into getting a dog for protection. I think it is a good idea.
Well, at 4 AM Earl and I went to Lancaster to get some breakfast. I came home and have had diarrhea since then. He is sleeping. I made a batch of brownies and cooked some hard boiled eggs. I just swept the floors and used ant spray. Now, I have the laundry to do. I couldn't sleep because I had the runs so I am very tired. I have to make a meatloaf or have hamburger patties for supper. We will eat early today. I am already starving hungry.
I just weighed myself and I am down to 125# which is good. I would really like to go to 120# but I might look too thin. I may wear one of Kathy's long dresses for the wedding. It is 3 weeks away. Her colors are pink and burgundy. Kathy is wearing Burgundy and her dress for me is pink and she says I will blend in for all the pictures. They are being married in a Baptist church this side of Circleville. Then the reception is up by us at the lodge. It is going to be a big wedding from what I hear.
Our doctor didn't say when to come back. We had been for a long time and it was okay. Well, honey, I am out of news and it is time to wake Earl from his long sleep. I hope he stays well. Take care and stay happy. I am so proud of you. Remember we love you very much.
All our love,
Mom and Earl
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