From My Home to Yours: 9/16/26

 From My Home to Yours

10/16/26

~ At Least the Weather was Beautiful! ~

First, I want to thank everyone for your comments and prayers from last week's post regarding my hubby's fall.  My time is really full right now and I've simply not had the time to reply.  Please know, however that I have read every one and appreciate so much each and every one that was made.  

I am going to try to keep writing my weekly posts, the timing may get a bit off from time to time, but just know that I am doing the best I can.

(This little guy was sitting in a window at a fast food restaurant hubby and I stopped at right before we got home from our day trip last week ... the evening of the day he fell!  I just had to snap his picture.)

We knew this week would be challenging, and it was ... but the challenging parts were by far out numbered by the love, care and concern shown to us.

Hubby met with an orthopedic doctor and had confirmed what the emergency room doctor had said ...

broken wrist in two places  (the wrist splint was replaced with a cast)

broken foot ( the foot splint was replaced with a walking boot)

The hit on the head, rib cage and knee, while all related to the fall, don't  involve broken bones or structural damage, just tissue trauma.  He has some extra-large bruises and contusions, but  given time those should heal without further medical care.

Hubby's orthopedic doctor, after conferring with a podiatrist in the same practice, made the determination that the foot would not need surgery.  Both doctors felt the foot would heal on it's on ... we were and are so thankful.  Prayers were answered and we give God the glory!

Dear hubby picked up a few more bruises, when the orthopedics office let him fall when they took him to do more x-rays.  I felt so sorry for him!

I promise not to make every post about my hubby's injury, but I felt like I owed everyone an update ... you all have been so kind and supportive.

So, besides doctor's appointments, rearranging the house so that hubby could move around on his walker and caring for his needs, what else have I been up to ...

I was almost out of the nutritional smoothie mix that I add to my smoothie each morning, so I made up another batch.  Here's what I added this time ... equal parts ...

chia seeds

flax seeds (flax seed meal works too, I didn't have any on hand)

nutritional yeast

wheat germ

dried nettles (crushed)

Mix all together and store in refrigerator.  I add about a tablespoon to my morning smoothie every morning.

I also made up a batch of protein balls, these are very good!  Here's where I got the recipe and I followed it as it is written.

For the upcoming week, I need to preserve apples and my sister and I will be starting our annual Christmas sewing project that we do each year ... long distance ... via technology.  In the past we've done Christmas quilts, a fall quilt, oven door towels and this year we are doing drawstring bags that we plan to use for holiday gift giving purposes.  We plan to fill them with snacks and/or homemade goodies and gift them this holiday season.

I continued reading in book 7 of the Bregdan Chronicles, Glimmers of Change, by Ginny Dye.   Since hubby can't drive, I've had opportunity to do some sitting and waiting as I chauffeured him around to places he needed to or had to go.

Ladies, lesson 4 of our Bible study on Anna has been posted HERE!

Week #2 of our October pantry challenge has been posted HERE!  We'd love it if you'd join in!

That's it for this week, I hope you've found something in my ramblings that will help and or encourage you in the upcoming week.

Until the next time ...  

mrs. patsi @ A Working Pantry  

~ quietly holding the home front ~

Sharing 46 years' experience of frugal living and pantry building (if you include my frugal childhood, well that would add several more years to my experience!)

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