Prayer Request.....

This is something I haven't really done unlike Bratfink who has a huge group of friends that often send in prayer requests to her and she passes that information along to them.   My bff, Carol, has a son, Randy, that lives with Hep C (which is bad enough!) but I was told that two weeks ago he was rushed to the hospital in afib.  That's atrial fibulation (sp) and it's serious as hell.  People can have afib without actually having a bad heart valve.  My girlfriend, Marilyn's husband has it and no bad heart.  It's very bad to have, however.  It has taken them two weeks to finally get his heart back into a normal rhythm.  Can you imagine how a mother feels when she watches her child suffer constantly?  Besides that, she has had to run the flower shop every day since that is the source of Randy's income.  So tonight, please say a little prayer for him.  His name is Randy.  God will know who you are praying for and I believe in the power of prayer.  Even from strangers.  

My day was awesome!  Cee and I made it to the Grand Opening.  Aldi's paid for the cart rental (it's a quarter that you get back when you return the cart) but it meant no digging in your purse for the quarter.  The employees were all friendly and helpful.  I hope that part lasts because they were more helpful than the one's at my sister-in-law's Aldi up North.  Aldi's gave everyone a free shopping bag.  It's nice.  Made of fabric and has a supported bottom.  It's actually larger than most shopping bags (the paper ones) so it's great for storing and bringing home the things you buy there.  Cee had brought three bags with her and that worked out just fine.  She needed two and I used one of hers.  The Beast normally keeps our bags out in the garage since that is how we go out to our cars usually but Cee and I went out the front door to her car so I forgot to grab one.  

I admit that all the walking damn near did me in but I made it.  The day was sunny and warm.  It's supposed to be even warmer tomorrow (it hit 83 today and is supposed to be 86 or higher tomorrow.  Isn't that great?  I forgot to check the strawberries but I'll do it tomorrow.  I made our dinner tonight and the main dish was ....STEAMED SHRIMP !  I bought the jumbo raw (frozen) and they were incredibly tasty.  I also made us some fresh cauliflower but it was a bit overcooked.  I put it on to simmer then went to check my email and forgot it was on until I smelled it.  But we ate it anyway.....LOL.  I still love it's taste with a bit of butter on it.

The Beast's tomato plants are doing great as I told you and I checked the sizes of the one that has six tomatoes already on it.  Nice big ones for so early after planting.  They fit nicely in my palm....LOL.  But they are still a bit too deep a green for fried green tomatoes.  I finally got the Beast thinking about those and, when I found little tomatoes starting on his other plants (he has six so far even tho' he said he was only planting three this year.  Told you!)  

The Beast is going to be taking pictures at a wedding soon so he is checking out his lenses and the best settings for them at different distances.  It's going to be for one of the women at his church.  Her fiance' is from Nicaragua (same church, different pew) and they are wrestling with immigration right now so they CAN get married.  He took several pictures of me while he took note of how far away he was.  He's checking to make sure he doesn't have a lens that ends up looking like it's a fish eye one at greater distances.  Some focal points are more sensitive than others and he has so many different lenses, he's forgotten which has that kind of problem.  I looked at the pictures and realized that my posture is awful.  I guess I have to wear my back brace for a while to correct that.  *Sigh*  I threw back my shoulders to the last few he took and that helped.

The Beast cleaned the floors with his steamer while I cleaned the kitchen.  I also emptied the dishwasher and put everything away.  After dinner, I cleaned up all the dishes and cookware and put them in the dishwasher.  I spent more time on my feet today, doing things than I have in a long time.  Aldi's plus making dinner and cleaning up the kitchen and I didn't even take a nap!  But I flaked out around 7pm and just woke up a half hour ago.  That's what I call a nice nap.  I'll go back to bed in about another half hour and will probably sleep the rest of the night.....LOL.  But nothing hurts and that's good.  

Love you all.  Please remember Randy in your prayers.  I hope you all have fantastic weather without the threat of tornadoes.  The poor people in the Great Plains area!  I'm saying a prayer for them that the damage is not extensive and that no one has lost their life.  I've been in a tornado and we lost everything we had back then.  It's a long time ago but I remember it vividly.  Sometimes it seems almost like it happened just a short time ago.  

Be good.  Be careful.  Be happy.  ***Hugs***