How To Dance In The Rain

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80's, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.

I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would to able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.

On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound.

While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. I inquired as to her health. He told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's Disease. As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now. I was surprised, and asked him, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?"

He smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is." I had to hold back tears as he left, I had goose bumps on my arm, and thought, 'That is the kind of love I want in my life.' True love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.

With all the jokes and fun that is in e-mails, sometimes there is one that comes along that has an important message. This one I thought I could share with you. The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.

New/Old Building

About a week ago my husband and a friend of his purchased an old building in Topeka Kansas. I'm told by some of the locals in the area that it has been a bar for many years. The building needs some work done to it so we have been spending a lot of time there. The electric lines on the outside of the building were stolen for the copper so that is a must to take care of first. It will be nice to have some lights to see with so I'm looking forward to them getting that done. I hope the heating will be next because it's VERY cold in there even when your working hard.

In the front section where the bar is there was a drop ceiling. I had to take a peek up top so I stood on the bar and moved a tile out of the way so I could look around. To my suprise above the bar was painted one thing... "Jenny's". My husband says I can't have the building for a studio even though it has my name on it... boo, hiss, pout. Anyway, I told them my thoughts on removing the ceiling tiles and an office area up front. They liked the idea so I earned myself a job and got to remove the ceiling tiles. YEAH! 8| The ceiling is covered in tin that we are going to paint black. This is going to be tricky because the ceiling is about 18' up. Yikes!

There is a wall upstairs that I absolutely loved looking at the instant I saw it. It's made of native stone that is stacked and painted white. It's absolutely beautiful!

It's going to be a while before it's finished but it's going to be a fun to see it transformed.

Here is a picture of the front of the building.

Tiffany and Daniel

On February 28 Tiffany and Daniel got married in a private ceremony that was attended by close family and friends. Everything moved quickly from the announcement that they were engaged to the actual wedding. Daniel will be shipping out for basic training in the United States Marine Corps very soon and Tiffany hopes that the time without Daniel passes quickly. Congratulations you two and enjoy your time wherever the Corps takes you!

Here are a few shots of them before the ceremony.