My Visit to the Dentist

Our nephew Randy spent the night with us. So this morning they are playing dentist and guess who had an appointment - me! They actually were very accurate - in some regards. I had to wait in the room and did not get to see the dentist until I fussed to the first assistant (Garrett) and the dentist (Randy) who kept telling me I had to wait half and hour! There were however, some things I've never experienced at the dentist. First, the second assistant (Levi) jumped on top of me! I can say that is definitely a first and I am still laughing about it. Next, I finally persuaded the dentist to take a look. The first thing he wanted to do was check my temperature and informed me that my temperature was "average at 102". After getting a shot and prescribing some vitamins, I was cleared to go by the dentist and told to stay 8 days and ten nights by the first assistant (thankfully the second assistant was not asking me to spend the night - LOL!) Well, I got out of there as quick as I could. Next time, I hope to have my teeth checked!

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What is it with me posting at this time of night? I'm fighting to get some internet time (like I need more) since I don't have to work tomorrow - at least not in the office.

My finger is still numb and gets irritated from time to time. Still can be very painful if hit just right. Thankfully that does not happen often.

I'm thankful for the time I got to spend with my Grandma before she died. We were able to go up and see her for a few days. I'll remember her responding to my voice by squeezing my hand. When I kidded with her about not hurting my fingers, she immediately let go. Her hands were very warm, and at times she would rest them for a minute, then go searching for my hand resting on the bed beside her. I had hoped to get up and see her on mothers day, but she passed about a week before. I'm glad my last memories of her were not of her suffering.

The job is going great - but you can still see signs of the economy hurting the industry. We had a company outing with a big customer and it was pretty cool - fast go carts, good food, and a live band. Of course, I had to deal with the beer that others thought was necessary - but it is nice to not need an extra buzz to have a good time. I left early but it sounds like everyone kept things under control. It seems sometimes we are taught as a church going person that we should avoid such gatherings, but if we can't be in the world but not of it, then we are in big trouble as Christians.

I finally got my storage building/workshop and am working to get my tools cleaned out of the basement and organized. There are a few of my bigger tools that were a haste to use so I just let them collect dust rather than tangle with them in the basement. Now maybe I can be a little more creative - and not have any more accidents with sharp tools. Lol

We had a great weekend. Left out Friday for the Ravenswood All Day Meeting. Stayed the night in Ripley, then went to the first service on Saturday. I originally want to go and see Bro Nathan Dieudonne, but through our email correspondence, I found out he would be going to Haiti instead. They need a lot of prayers for the conditions in Haiti. Besides the poverty within the country, there are several forces at work here in the US that are working against the people there. In some cases, it is spiritual warfare, in others it is hindering the medical outreach - how sad. Any ways, I thought it would be good to go and support Bro Cummings and the congregation. Seen a lot of people I have not seen in a long time - many I can't even remember their names, I just smile and ask how they are doing - sorry.

Well ... gotta go make a to do list for this rainy week we are suppose to have. I'd like to have some sunshine to mow and work on outside projects. But at least the garden is getting the rain!

Answered prayers

Both fingers are healing really well. I was worried about the one that had stitches. The doctor pulled them after nine days - they were in-grown and it hurt as bad as the day I cut them. It is still numb and very sensitive.

Update on the prayer requests I mentioned before. God really worked some things out for us. I got back from Guatemala on Feb 3rd and my job was terminated on February 5th. Very bad timing I thought. We were so blessed to have been able to make it through almost 2 months without any income. According to everyone I've talked to I should have been able to draw unemployment but because it was an out of state employer, there is some extra red tape to trip through. So we are still waiting for the results of that headache to come in.

Started my new job on March 30th, and am enjoying it so far. I am back in the office/plant daily, and enjoy being out of the house more. However, there are some things I miss about working from home. The boys seemed to adjust well considering they both were used to me being home all day, almost every day. At least they are excited when I come in the door each day.

New prayer request - please pray from my grandma in Ohio. They believe she had a stroke today. Not too many details are know at this time. Pray for my parents and sisters as they travel up to visit and we plan on going up for the weekend as well.

Update

It's almost been one week since my accident. The wounds are starting to heal, and I have not had much pain since last Sunday. The wounds are starting to draw up - I guess exposing them to the air and the typical healing process cause that along with a little extra pain. They're doing fine. I'm just thankful that I can still count to ten instead of 9 + some change.

Thanks to everyone for your prayers!

Mike's fingers

I was making some cuts with my circular saw - needed a table saw. I knew better than to cut the way I was. But after successfully making the most dangerous cuts in a 1X3 (cutting a notch the length of the board), I started to rip the board into a 1x1-1/2 piece. The saw grabbed the board and pulled my hand into the saw, seriously gashing two of my fingers. Kelly drove me to the ER and x-rays showed no damage to the bones. Thank God! All the way to the hospital I was thanking God because I was in a room by myself with the door closed. I could have blacked out and lay there bleeding until someone found me.

They put 6 stitches in one finger and the other one they just wrapped up - said it was not bad enough for stitches. The pics don't show it but both fingers were wrapped up the same way. I am also thankful this is not my mouse hand!

If you don't like to see cut up flesh, don't scroll down.

Levi at worship service

Here is Levi worshiping the Lord!

What did Faith get us into? Why is Casey just watching while Anthony works? LOL

I should have known that Casey would ask me to get involved in a project that was bigger than expected. Casey will have to go back tomorrow with Anthony and finish up. You would think after all the enormous furniture Casey asks me to help move that I would learn to say NO.