Note:  I originally wrote this post on Sunday night but never posted it.

I just went to put some Nyjer seed in my Finch feeder and this is what I found....

Summer Sunday and Happy Father's Day

Another hot summer day calls for ice cream.  Daniel decided to bring a bottle of sprinkles from his house to Nana's house, to top off his cone.  Along the way, he dropped the bottle next to an ant hill and half of the sprinkles fell out.  I bet those ants are so sick today.  

He was a little concerned that the ants might get cavities but, I told him that I wasn't even sure that ants have teeth.  That seemed to make him feel better.  

Catch My Breath

It's Saturday night and I'm sitting on my porch listening to the fountain below and catching my breath.  

This week has been a wonderfully busy week.

On My Couch

It's Friday night and I'm in my happy place...On the couch in my pj's with Balto and my blanket.  I turned on Netflix and picked a documentary called "Born in Syria".  It is an award winning foreign film (yes, subtitles) from the perspective of Syrian refugee children.  The movie reminded me of how blessed we are in America and to be more compassionate of everyone.  

This has been quite a week.  Last night, I walked over to visit Mom and Dad.  Dad was making supper (Vienna sausages and biscuits w/ a baked potato - seriously) and Mom was setting the table.  She asked me if there was something slippery on the floor.  I couldn't find anything.  Curious, I asked her why she thought there was something slippery on the floor and she mentioned that she fell earlier.  She seemed perfectly normal and said she was fine.  After she ate, I asked her if anything hurt.  She told me that she hit her head and there was a big knot on the back of it.  I put my hand on the back of her head and felt a very large bump.  Long story short, I made her go to the ER.  Mom is on blood thinners for A-fib so there really wasn't any choice.  Thankfully, her CT scan was clear and the doctor said there was "no brain bleed".  We got home around 10:30 p.m. 

Doctor, Doctor

When we left Urgent Care on Friday, the P.A. stressed to us that if mom's hand started to swell or turn blue, we needed to go straight to an ER.  Sunday afternoon, her hand was very swollen and blue so....

Uncertainty Is Ok

For my entire life, I've believed that uncertainty is not only not OK, it is to be feared and worried about.  I wasn't taught this belief and I didn't actually realize I held it until recently.  This is what psychologists would call one of my "core beliefs".    I'm slowly learning that uncertainty is OK.  I don't need to try to figure out every possible scenario, before it happens, so that I can be prepared.  I am working on "going with the flow".  

Speaking of things you can't plan for.... While Rana is in Syria, Mom has been walking over to Kevin's house every morning to watch Laura while Kevin takes Daniel to school. On her way home Friday morning, Mom stepped in a hole in the yard and fell (around 7:15 a.m).  She didn't tell anyone (not even Dad) until she called me at work at 4:30 p.m. to see if I would come over and look at her arm when I got home.  Long story short....

Urgent Care Center at 6:00 p.m.