Good morning from Red Lion

Good morning to everyone,

We have another beautiful fall day here in York County. Yesterday the temps went into the high 70's which was a welcomed change from the cold and rain we have had for weeks. Today appears to be a carbon copy.

I quickly got my housework done yesterday so I could spend the bulk of the day outside. I managed to trim and weed about a 1/4 of my largest flowerbed. I have a huge stack of trimmings that I will box up and put out for the garbage over the course of the next several months. Today I hope to finish another quarter of the bed. I want to have the entire bed finished within the next two weeks. That flowerbed, being the largest and having the most plants and trees was neglected all summer. Now I am paying the price with sore muscles and an aching back. However, it felt so good to be outdoors working that I will gladly pay the price.

This week is a busy one for me. I have a doctor appointment on Tuesday, Wednesday is "Nana" night and Thursday evening I have an appointment to take all of my "too big" clothes to the consignment shop.

I am officially a size 16 now. I haven't been a size 16 since I was 14 years old. I find myself laughing over the fact that I don't recognize my own image in the reflection of a window or mirror. I also find myself checking to see what I am sitting on only to find that I am sitting on nothing but am feeling the bones in my butt...LOL.

Next week I have my CT scan and then see the cancer specialist the following Monday for the report. I am holding fast to the belief that he is going to tell me that I am still in remission.

This coming Saturday I am speaking to a large group of lay ministers and pastors at a conference on healing. I have been asked to share my personal experiences with not one but two encounters with cancer. I was also asked not to prepare too much because they would like me to just tell my story. This should be interesting. Thank God I had a high school English teacher who taught me NOT to say ummmmm.....between my speaking my thoughts.

I was glad to be able to make the trip to Greensburg last weekend. The ride up was beautiful. Our picnic got rained on but not rained out. Thanks to Holly, Justin and Dalton for hosting our gathering. Not even rain could dampen the spirits of those gathered for our family gathering.

LaDonna, Emily and I took our umbrellas and went for a walk in the rain around the lake behind Justin's home. Even in the rain it was beautiful and I managed to take some pictures that are worthy of framing. I hope to get them printed and hung on my wall within the coming weeks. I will post a few later.

I had better get a move on and do what needs to be done inside so I can get back to my flowerbed.

Have a great week everyone!

Doris