Day 289 of 365 Days of Being Thankful

         Today I am so thankful for my daughter Olivia. 
I just feel so awful and am in so much pain.  When she came home from school, she heated up leftover Chinese food for me and served me.  I usually like to do everything myself but I am totally unable to do much right now.  It's hard to believe that a few months ago I was going to the gym 2-3 times weekly and walked on the treadmill for 45 minutes. I hated going to the gym but it gave me a purpose everyday. Now my purpose is to sleep on the family room couch after I get up and shower, etc in the morning. I have a cane upstairs and a walker downstairs.  Tomorrow I have an appointment with my pain management doctor.  I think I need to go get another opinion because I am failing, not improving at all. It's nice that Olivia is around now and then to help me!The former long-haired brunette is now a red headed young woman with shoulder length hair.  She looks so much older with shoulder length hair.  I don't know if I like her looking older!!
      Olivia and Frankie carved pumpkins tonight. Both pumpkins turned out really well!! Frankie said that he had never really carved a pumpkin by himself before!  They put candles in the pumpkins and put them outside. They looked even better lit up!  They want to know which person carved a better pumpkin.  Do you like the pumpkin on the right or on the left better??



Rosie photobombed again!

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