Don't you just love Autumn??

The trees this year are just especially beautiful. On the way to Ally's therapy this morning I noticed that some trees are mixed with gold, yellow, and orange. Now that is glorious! Some were purplish with red, and I liked that, too. See? God never worries about mixing colors like I do. I would never put purple with red in the same place. But on a tree, it's really beautiful. Why do some trees turn yellow, and some turn red? I've always wondered that. Our neighbor has a maple tree that has turned orange, red, and yellow while our maple is just green and yellow. Two maple trees but different colors. It's interesting, and really pretty at the same time.

My health insurance has changed, so I've had to change my primary care doctor. I've had the same doctor for 25 years. Anyway, I saw the new doctor yesterday. She was very thorough, and easy to talk to. I felt like she was listening to me, and I need that reassurance. I have a lot of scary health issues, and I want to be sure any doctor I see is listening. The nurse called this morning with results of lab work done yesterday. My choleserol is up (again), and the triglycerides are over 500. (not good). My A1C is 7.1, which isn't too bad. It should be below 7. Considering that in April 2008 it was over 17, I'll take 7.1.

Ally is continuing with asthma problems. She is needing more assistance from her inhaler and nebulizer than she has needed in a long time. We all had the seasonal shot in September. The H1N1 vaccine has not arrived at the Health Dept as of this date, so we have decided that by the time it makes it here, we have all be exposed anyway. I do have a huge concern about Ally, her asthma, and the H1N1 flu. But I trust God. He has shown me that when the Isrealites were preparing to leave Eygpt, they were told to kill a lamb and dip a hysop in the blood and put the blood on the door posts so that the angel of death would see the blood and pass by that house. Well, God says Jesus is the lamb, and His blood covers our home. I am not to worry about flu or any other pestilance because by His blood we are healed.

Therapy was really good today. I feel like it was very educational for me. The therapist went to class last week to learn about the brain, and she brought that learning to us today. She showed us some brain excercises to "wake up" the brain. I sure need that! She told us better ways to defuse breakdowns before they become full blown. Words make a huge difference! Instead of saying "no", say "I need to think about that and get back to you. If you continue to ask me, the answer will be NO". I like that. That puts the responsibilty of action on Ally instead of on me. She will learn that there are consequences and she is the one that has to make the choice. Ally wants to go play at a friend's house every day after school, and I want homework done first. There is a power of wills going on every day because of this. Joan (the therapist) says tell Ally "I need to think about that. If you mention it again, then my answer will be no". It'll be hard at first, but she will learn. (and so will I)

Am I the only one who thinks that Facebook is a hurtful place? It hurts to be "unfriended" by someone, especially if that someone is a family member. And you have no idea what you said or did..... I thought that Facebook would be a great way to keep in touch with my family (who all live in other states). But it hasn't turned out that way at all.