Update from the Appalachian trail

Good Morning Sweet Friends,

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Hope you all had a good weekend.

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Ours was good, a bit rainy but the grass looks

great, definitely in need of mowing so hoping it rains

early and dries out before we try to mow it this evening.

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We had a long conversation with our son yesterday,

he is in a new town. It is possible he might be coming home.

He is going to see if he can find some temporary work so he can

stay in the town for a few weeks.

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Joey is on the

verge of foot problems..........

her nails on her back legs have worn down

so much it is just about to wear on the pads

of her paws, she is fine not in any pain or anything,

but he knows she will be if he continues.

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so he is thinking that maybe if he could get

work for a few weeks and she could rest up

and her nails could grow back out he might

be able to continue on for a little bit more.

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So it is up to the Lord at this point,

he sounded tired, but I think he wants to

continue on yet he is okay too, with

coming home if that is the case.

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He says he is very very hungry......

think that is his body going into the survival mode from

all the weight loss. If he is so hungry I am sure Joey

must be also.

He said he talked to some other people who have been out longer

than he has and they said it only gets worse. He was told by

many of them to start adding more protein into his evening meal

because the protein repairs muscle tissue while

you are sleeping. So he has started to do that!!

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He said he has just gotten to where he is feeling pretty good

physically now, not so sore all the time, and he said

it is really wierd when he takes his pack off, he feels like he is

walking on air or something like that. He says he actually

feels more comfortable with the pack on than off!!

Amazing how your body adjusts to things, isn't it!

an amazing machine!!

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He says he thinks even if he comes home now the trip has done

wonders for him... heart healing wise.

I am soooooo happy to hear that!!
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He has really hiked the worst part of the trail and in the

worst weather, so told him he should really be very

proud of himself for what he has accomplished. Even

if he does come home I think he will go back and do some more

at another time, maybe for vacations or something, who knows!!

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He is suppose to call us back today to let us know what he is

gonna do,

so will let you know tomorrow!!

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Of course, we all want him to come

home, cause we miss him, but we want whatever the Lord

knows is best for him.

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Thanks for dropping in,

this is what is going on in our neck

of the woods, so see ya tomorrow.

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Have a great Monday!!

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Oh Yea, Forgot to tell you, the picture above is one of

his many pictures from the trail. I happened to have

it handy cause I used it to make a Birthday card for my brother .

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Hugs and Blessings,

Nellie