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I decided I still am not ready to face the world so I stayed home from church today.  I am still moving slowly and taking pain meds every 8 hours or so.  I have weaned from two pills every six hours to one pill every eight and hope to go completely off them by the end of this next week.  The Darvocet makes me so loopy I am not sure I am remembering all the conversations I have had over the past few days. 

In staying home today I watched the last of the Anne of Green Gables series - The Continuing Story.  I love Anne Shirley!  It was a very different film from the first two, though.  Before that I had tried to lay down and snooze a bit and I woke in a coughing fit.  NOT comfortable after having your midsection cut in half and then stitched back together.  I scurried to get water and stop the fit but it took me a bit to recover from that.  At one point I was talking out loud to God to please stop this because I might faint if it continued.  That is funny now but at the time.... not so much.

My recovery is rather miraculous.  I have been told I am moving around very well to have had surgery less than a week ago.  All my bloodwork showed levels in nutrients and iron and such that would be good for pre-op but mine are post op.  I guess all the whole grains and healthier eating has played a large role in a speedy recovery.  That is cool!  I ultimately know that God is the reason any of that is possible, though.  He has done wonders with my little 40 year old milk carton of a body. 

So, I am guessing, because of the drugs, I might show up here tomorrow and not remember that I had posted this and then I will have to reread it and think something like, "when did I write this"?  LOL  I need to go before I start revealing deep dark secrets to everyone. 

Love to you all!!!

Oh, this is the second week of Advent tonight, too.  Enjoy your family!!!