Monday, December 29th and still here

Well, Christmas came and went and was such a joy to spend great time with my family. It was a special time for all of us. Presents aren't the most important thing in life, it's quality time together that you can enjoy. We enjoyed spending the time together.
I ran into a couple of guys that I used to work with today. One of them, Ken, is retiring before the end of the year and this is his last week at work. Another friend, Stewart, now works for another company but still does business out there. He is there quite regularly. It was good to see both of them and we talked about some OLD times. One thing that got to me was they were both curious with how I am doing. I made a few comments about my pains everyday, but their friendship to me wanted more information. I had to explain what I can do and what I can't do, what creates pains and how I deal with it. It is a good thing to have these type of friends in my life. Stewart said when he saw me at the hospital, he thought it was over for me. I don't remember him being there, but he saw what my family was going through during this time and saw how I looked at the time. He was praying for me to recover but was not sure if I would. He was real happy that God was there with me and helped pull me through this situation. People that see me everyday know when I hurt and what causes it, but these guys only see me once in a while so they really did not know. One of them said that they could tell I still have a small limp. Most people don't see this because with time, they have just gotten used to it. I know that the limp is stronger sometimes than others. They were interested in what I was doing around the house these days. I talked about putting up sheetrock and they were curious how that was going. I do OK with higher spots, but the areas near the ground are tougher to do. I can't reach down like I use to do so I just take the time to sit down and do what I can. Problem with this is when I have to get up to get something or change the size of my piece. They understood how much this hurts and understood how hard it is on me. It never fails, those that know you the best, understand how you used to be and how hard it is to deal with these changes.
That is just part of life that seems to still be there. I smile every day and keeps my attitude moving forward. Life is good and my new name will be with us in a month or so. Megan is due the first part of February and from then on, Grandpa will be a great thing.
Love where you are and enjoy it while you can. Ask God for help when you need it. He was there for me and will help you out as much as He can.
12/29/2008 and probably my last post for this year.... 2009 is coming and all we can do is be ready for it.