We made a decision about the assembly this weekend.  Seeing how I still have next to no strength, EO said it is clear that there is no way I could handle a full day of being at the assembly.  I resisted at first, but I realize he is right.  So EO will record the assembly for me.  He even has my food for the day planned so that I can just heat and eat.  I'm very disappointed that my health has not improved enough to allow me to do more.  But then, it isn't a surprise to me either. It has been declining for years. 

So yeah, I am "blue" about not being able to go, but I'm keeping myself busy with reading, so I don't dwell on negative thoughts. EO helps me so much too.  He is always making up little songs to keep me smiling.  They might be silly and only a line or two that he bellows out as he walks through a room, but I find his efforts to make me smile very sweet.  

Although he still has rough days, missing his mom -as expected- he is whistling and humming more than he has in over a year. In fact it was a few weeks ago I heard him in the kitchen cooking and he was whistling away... it had been the first time I heard him do that in a long time.  It was really "music to my ears" in so many ways. My heart just lifted knowing his heartache was easing. I thank Jehovah for that.