June 20, 2012 - Summer Begins!!! (YUKKKKKKK!!!!)
Like most with MS, summer is NOT my favorite time of year. I spend most of the time inside trying to stay as close to the a/c as possible.
Like most with MS, summer is NOT my favorite time of year. I spend most of the time inside trying to stay as close to the a/c as possible.
I
have the cooling vest, hat and wrist bands, but they only help if I am in the
shade. Being out in the direct sunlight
is a no-no. Nothing seems to help when
the temperature starts staying above 70 degrees.
I
have learned, though, that there is still a lot of things to enjoy in the “house
bound” world. I love reading, spending
time on my computer and getting a Sunday Bible lesson together. Buffy enjoys sitting on my lap and watching
TV with me. Puttering around the kitchen has always been one of my all time
favorite activities. All of these things
I can still enjoy and stay out of the heat.
Since
my husband built our little room on the back of the house, I can sit there and
enjoy watching the garden grow (we have some huge tomato plants with big
tomatoes on them!) and the little critters playing in the backyard.
I
was looking out this morning watching the baby rabbit. He is so cute and is getting a little braver
about getting away from the shed where he was born. I laughed as I watched him chase a bird, who
was not in the least afraid of him. He
would hop all around the bird and come at it from different angles. The bird would turn in circles watching him,
but didn’t fly away. I could almost see
the confusion on the rabbit’s face wondering why he was not intimidating the
bird and it was just standing there watching him. It really was a funny sight.
It
is wonderful, if you think about, how God made us so that we can adapt to whatever
situation we are in if we want to. Most
of us with MS have had to drastically change our lifestyle from what it once
was. It is up to us how we accept
this.
Although
life may not be what we had once envisioned it would be, we can still have a
fulfilling one and share love and happiness with those around us……….just look
out the window……….there is so much to see!!
4 comments:
A good reminder, Janie. Thanks! Our heat is also soaring for a few days. Seventies and low eighties don't bother me that much, but it's 98 today. Just walking to and from the car exhausts me in this heat.
Peace,
Muff
Anything above 65 or so seems to beat me in the ground. Thank the Good Lord for A/C!!! :)
Oh I hear you about this summer heat. I live in Arkansas and the temps have been climbing since May. The hotter it gets, the worse I feel. It is so easy to get really down about it, so thanks for your dose of positive energy. I needed it this week. :)
Do you mind if I add your blog as a link from mine? I typically write a mom blog, with a few posts about my struggle with MS.
I would be honored for you to add my blog, Yavonda! I am thrilled to read and share MS ups and downs.......no two of us are alike, but we usually have several things in common that we can all realate to....
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