It's Our Anniversary!

Wow, 28 years ago today in Napanee, Ontario CANADA I became Mrs. Howard P. Watson, Jr. As I look back over the years, it makes me feel tired, LOL. A lot of water has gone under the bridge, but one thing has remained! Our love for each other! Isn't it awesome after 28 years we still love each other? We don't see this a lot in our world today. In 28 years many people have several partners! Not us. We are in this together for the long haul!

I wish I was as skinny as I was then, LOL. I am posting a wedding picture. The rest all all packed away. I had to dig this out of a box to even have 1 to post.

On another note, Missie got his knot under her chin. It was sore, and by today it had grown and was going down her neck. So Jr. took her to Dr.'s care and the dr. said it was swollen lymph gland and gave her antibiotics. If it gets bigger or doesn't get any smaller in a week, she needs to have a follow up appt. for a biopsy. I think it will be ok. He said even bacteria from her acne might have gotten in there. So hopefully the antibiotics will do the trick.

Well, our house here is sold. A guy Jr. worked with at both places he has worked here in SC is getting here. He came and looked at it today. He has a daughter and granddaughter that will be living with him. It will be good for them. He has had it rough; his wife left him several years back and the daughter has given him a fit at times. Anyhow, Jr. and I are glad he is getting it.

Last night, my good friend (like a sister to me) came over and spent the night; she and her 3 children, and stayed until about 11 this a.m. We had a nice time together. I will miss them a lot. We have remained close over the years. Like I said, she is like a sister to me and I love her children so much. Her husband is in training this weekend with the National Guard, so we decided to get together for part of the weekend.

So that is the latest for now! Oh, Missie was so excited because all the paperwork from her new school came in the mail. It is so reasonable in price, and her nana is buying her some uniforms and helping buy her paces (books) too. Anyhow, she has read through the whole handbook and is very excited.

Until next time!

Wednesday

It has been so hot this week. It was 102.4 here and 82 in Frankfort. Hopefully it is a bit cooler up there. Maybe at least the humidity won't be quite as bad.

Well, Preston's side was doing sooo much better, until he took a tumble Friday evening when we had him out. He had to step down over the curb and he doesn't know what happened, but he ended up flat on his back on the concrete. He was ok except he skinned his elbow and then his rib started to hurt again. But other then a little pain now and then, it is doing much better. He is still taking zantac at this point.

We are packing!!! It is going surprising well so far! I like to have enough time to pack a little along to avoid having to rush.

Missie had to give up her puppy and she was very sad about that. We took her back to the humane society. They will not put her down unless she gets really sick. Missie worked there and knows how they deal with the animals. Hopefully she will get adopted by a nice family. We couldn't find anyone to take one. Missie misses her a lot. We could not take her to IN; the trip itself with her would have been a disaster!

Bro. Johnson called today, and they have sent out of the school information to us! So am anxious to get that and get her uniforms, etc. Missie's nana, my mom, has offered to buy her 1 uniform, so that will help a lot!

Yesterday I had my physical and tomorrow Preston goes to the dentist. We are trying to get this stuff done before we leave.

Friday is a very special day!!!! Junior and I have been happily married for 28 years! Time sure flies! I couldn't have gotten a better husband, and he is a wonderful father to our children. We have been through a lot together in these 28 years! I will try and post a wedding picture; oops, they may be already packed, so that may have to wait. We were both so skinny then; why does time put weight on people?? LOL Anyhow, our anniversary is Friday and my birthday is Monday. I would rather not have any birthdays but guess I don't have a choice, LOL

So that is the latest; found out today that 3 families are moving to Frankfort, us being 1 of them, around the same time, and we all have girls to put in the school; no boys. The new principal has 2 girls too. So it looks like the girls might outnumber the boys!

Over and out for tonight.

Friday!

Well, its Friday. And the packing has begun!!! Missie and I got a bunch of boxes last night, and we have packed several today.

The zantac seems to be really helping Preston. Yesterday he hardly had any pain at all, and hasn't said a word today about it. He feels the meds. is helping him, too. Thank the Lord for that.

My house will be tore up now until we move; but I refuse to wait till the last minute to pack. If we do some each day it will be much easier on us all.

I thought we had a stove and frig given to us; well, it turns out, my friend's husband doesn't want to give away the frig., but we can have the gas stove. So that is good we have a stove. We will just need a frig and some type of a couch for our living room; I would just like to get a futon maybe. The Lord will supply a refrigerator but it may be after we get there.

We have lots to do around here. We want to leave it looking as good as possible when we leave, and clean.

We are taking Preston on an outing this evening, but wanted to update before we left.
Thank the Lord the zantac is working!

Wednesday

Well, I have been giving Preston zantac. It seems to be helping, but he still has a pain around his rib; really a mystery to us what that could be. He is not having any nausea and not bad pain, he mainly complains about it if he is getting tired or worrying about something. If the pain gets worse, I will take him to dr. If it is the ulcer, it may take a few days for the zantac to work. It is too high to be his appendix. So! We wait, keep praying, and prepare to move.

We are still cleaning out stuff. Hoping to get boxes this weekend to start packing! Everyone pretty well knows. Jr. talked to the landlord tonight. We have been renting to own, and have paid 5 years. But he has property adjoining ours and we are just giving it back to him. Having Missie in a holiness church and youth group is more important to us than owning a home right now. We hope to buy later on again.

It is about bedtime, but wanted to update everyone on Preston!

Prayers please

for Preston. 10 years ago he was hospitalized for a bleeding ulcer and he is having the same symptoms again. I bought some stronger stomach medication this evening, over the counter, and please pray it will relieve the symptoms. We don't want him landing in the hospital again! And not before we can get moved! We are trusting the Lord to touch him. With Preston he can go in for 1 thing (in the hospital) and end up with sooo many other problems like last year. We have to leave here by Sept. 1st. As it is, Missie will be late starting school. God has opened all of the doors and the devil may try to hinder us. BUT GOD CAN DEFEAT THE DEVIL!

Where to begin?

I tell you what! God has certainly opened all of these doors for us. It is unbelievable.

Junior got a job today, in Lebanon, IN. He will be working at a place that makes counter tops; right up his alley! He went to a lot of places, and was told at one that they could almost guarantee him a job, then went to Laminque! When they saw they resume they were excited and took him out in the factory and he got to meet the production manager and he was excited too! They told him he will have a job when we arrive in IN! Isn't that awesome!

It is time to move on, away from SC. It is a little sad. We have lived in SC a total of 12 years. This last time we have lived here 8 years. Many things have transpired in these 8 years and it is not like it was when we first moved back here. But God knows what Missie needs and has granted a teenage's girl wish and has answered her prayers. What an awesome God we serve.

Now to the packing and boxing everything. But it will get done. I have already been cleaning out everything and have gotten rid of lots of stuff, and am sure I will find more to get rid of.

Just had to update everyone!

News Flash!!!

I ended up staying home with Preston and Jr. and Missie went to Indiana. They are very happy with what they are seeing! They liked the house, and it has a back yard, garage hooked onto the house, front porch, small back deck, back yard, quiet town and best of all, 3 bedrooms. They met the pastor and associate pastor (associate pastor has the house we will live in) and saw the school. Missie is soooo excited. Several children in the neighbor ride their bikes to school; the school is pretty close. That will solve the problem of not having a 2nd vehicle right now. Tomorrow all day, Jr. will be trying to get a job. He has put a lot of applications in online, so will follow up on a bunch of them. It looks very promising that we will move! Preston was excited when he found out about the front porch with a roof on it and the mailman brings the mail right to the porch! He can sit out there and wait for the mail each day.

Just had to share!

Norma