A Good Day

The other day I had to take time to pause. You see I had a good day. I mean a day when things just went my way. I stop and say that for all the bad things that happen there is a plausible reason for them, without the bad experiences of life we can in no way enjoy the elation of the good things of life. Doesn't it feel good, say when you win at something, someone has to lose, hopefully not you.
I had a day a while back that make me feel so good it was just one of those good days. I relate to you the events. I was scheduled to go to the hospital for blood work and various x-rays. My body is slowly falling a part, you see I keep falling down. I have damaged my shoulder, elbow, wrist and back. I can't tell you why I fall I just do. I always get nervous when I have to go the the hospital or doctor. You know they are going to ask questions you don't know the answers to especially since I have no memory, due to the lithium overdose years ago, so I prepare for my day to be BAD. I arise early and decide I would go down to the hospital early, maybe I could be one of the first people for blood work and then it happened. I pulled into the hospital parking lot. I got the first parking stall just inside the lot. Boy, that put a smile on my face. I rushed into the hospital over to the area where they sign you in. It happened again-I was first. I dread the interview, I handed her my insurance cards and zip no questions. It was almost like she new better than to ask questions. She said take this copy over to the lab. so I hurried over to the lab. Yup, it happened again, I was first. They took my blood in five minutes, even the arm sample was a breeze to produce. Then they gave me my orders to go to x-ray. By now my smile was beginning to broaden. I showed up at x-ray, you guessed it, I was 1st again! They took the x-rays of my shoulder, lungs, and knee. They were all so nice, no insurance questions. I went back and thanked them for treating me so well. All together I was at the hospital one hour. I had thoughts of a half a day. I can't tell you how good that felt.
Later that day I checked the mail and got money in the mail I wasn't expecting. All in all its nice to have the really good experience but had I not experienced negative experiences in the past I couldn't have experienced those good feelings of he day.
I thank the Lord looks out for us through our service to him and to our brothers and sisters of this world. I can't express what it is like to give lots of service, thinking that you can somehow payback the Lord for blessing He gives you there is no winning because He blesses you even more. There is no winning this race God is never going to let you pay him back in full He is a much too loving God.
Well I don't have any cute pictures of little kids to put on the blog, even at that I am extremely blessed by your blogs. I am extremely blessed by your love. It was so nice just recently to have a visit from Rob, Emma and family and Janet and 3 kids. I can't believe life could be any better than it is.
Anyway thanks for reading about my good day.
P.S.
I got a double complement at the cannery today. An old man I knew waned to work with me. Sperling (the Foreman) told the man he couldn't work with me. The job requires 2 but Ken works alone. Stering said," I sorry He does the work of 2 people." At age 64 I still got some of it. Nice to be recognized.

Family Letter from Dad

Dear Family,

I sit here in the house and have to respond, the pant job looks so good. Darlene has finished up on the bathroom and she has make some nice curtains to go in the window. Whats next?
I say your pictures of your five pit Rob. I'm impressed with what you did. It was so nice to see the pictures of your very dirty kids camping. Lots of fun all around.
Tate's new look"The Bald Head" Should get you an extra $20,000. a year when school starts.
I have an offer from Mandi to build a chicken coop. There is talk of letting them walk around the yard (the chickens I mean). We would split the eggs she gets the chicken manure no charge. I get to take care of them. This looks like the closest i"ll get to having my own chickens. maybe we could throw in a couple of ducks too.
Darlene is back to another year of school. I have finished my second week at the cannery. Two days ago I was just standing next to a rail, I went to go o my job. I twisted my foot turned and fell 2 feet to a grate. It took 4 guys to pick me up from the grate once on my feet a brother said did it hurt? I said HELL yes it hurt now you will have to excuse me I've got to go to work. I previously fell the day after Mother's Day at the Temple where I had every plan about getting all the tulip bulbs I could haul away. Well that's a whole other story.
We have dad record rain fall here for 3 days. It's the same 3 days I had planned to catch up on the yard work cause the weather was forecast to be cooler. The weather for the whole month was in the high 90's to 104. Well I guess we will be catching up later.
I want you to all know how much I appreciate all the blogs from each of you. I love the blogs of the children and everything they do. Keep it up. It warms my very soul, and makes me want to get up and do what I do.
Tate, Janet and the rest of you who would like to help next year, a good project at our house would be to put a new roof on our patio. Let me know what you think.
I am still not opposed to helping another family.
Well that is all from here. I wish I had pictures of small children to share with you.
Love,
Dad