You wouldn't believe the weather we are having!  It is spectacular!  I mean, totally awesome.  I have the dining room drapes open, the front door open, and we just got back from Timmy's and Walmart.  Even Mom wasn't cold or too hot!  Talk about a shocker!  It is simply gorgeous out and I hope it stays this way all month.  I need weather I can breathe in and this is it.

Yesterday, I really had a hankering for some Chinese food after a friend of mine mentioned on face book he was getting some.  Well, I should have picked something else.  I had a tummy ache for the rest of the night from it!  I was having second thoughts about it because Mom was sleeping upstairs and I really didn't want to have to get her back down and into the car, but I did.  Should have passed on it.  I tried something I haven't had in years and now I know why I don't eat that particular entree.  Will have something else next time because I love Chinese food.  We used to go out to eat about once a week until this summer when Mom really stopped eating a lot of food.  I mean, a chicken breast (and only the chicken breast) is getting to big for her and it is only 3 oz cooked.  I don't take her out to eat much because she doesn't eat enough and I end up eating it (which makes me gain the weight) or throw it away.  I miss her being able to enjoy food more.  But overall, it is to be expected with this disease and I am thankful she can still enjoy her donut and milk at Timmy's in the noon time.  She actually wanted some of the chili I got today.  I usually get bagels, but today sounded like a chili and sandwich day, so that is what I did.  She wanted some so I gave her a few spoonfuls and then she was happy.  I mean, it was weird, she really wanted some chili and was starting to get upset because she didn't have any.  I asked her if she wanted to share mine and her answer was, I thought I was getting some too.  So I shared.  I knew getting her own would have been pointless because after about 4 spoonfuls she was done and then we would have practically an entire bowl of chili to take home.

I got the adorable ones, Calli and Acer, some Timbits today.  I was going to get them on Thursday, but we need to rearrange our timings on the visiting day because of what time the kids get home from school and the fact that Heather B-T must pick up Acer from school.  I hope they like the kinds I picked.  They aren't picky eaters which is nice.

Our neighbor stopped me this afternoon.  He had received a phone call from another neighbor concerning us.  Usually, we get complaints about something from this neighbor, but it wasn't.  She wanted to be able to get a hold of me about some books she has.  Well, I thought, wow, no complaints?  Hey, I will talk to her about books.  So she may call me.  We shall see.  I didn't know she is an avid reader like I am and she now knows the situation with the little Mom so maybe she will stop being so hard on us about the yard.  I know it isn't the greatest, but the lawn is cut regularly and trimmed nicely.  Yes, we have a totally empty space in front of the house from where the bushes were, but Andrew moved before he fixed it up.  I don't have the money or energy to deal with it.  I didn't inherit the green thumb that Mom, Andrew, and Richard all have.  Mine is black.  I can kill a plant just by looking at it.  I have tried gardening, and well, I grow weeds very well.  Of course, that is what is in the gardens in the back yard, all weeds, but nobody but us can really see them, so no complaints.  I think we have 1 bush left of the carpet roses that Mom put in 9 years ago for my graduation party.  Anyways, I have 2 choices, I can either work on the yard or take care of mom, and we all know who wins in that competition, Mom.  Got to take care of the little lady, even when she says, i don't know who you are and I am not going with you.  She said that this morning when we arrived at Timmy's.  Fortunately, I knew it wouldn't last and it didn't and she finally got out of the car for us to go in.  I think perhaps it is time to have some milk and bread in the house regularly for moments like this when she won't get in the car or out of the car in this case.  Right now, we don't have any milk or bread in the house because they usually go bad before we finish them.  Hm, we shall see how the rest of the week goes.  We can get some really good bread from Panera's.  They have such yummy stuff!  i also want a bread maker to make my own bread.

Well, this turned out to be rather long.  Bob should be here in a few minutes for his lesson.  I hope your day is good too.  Ours is so far.  Oh yes, I almost forgot.  We got the septic tank cleaned.  3 years until the next cleaning!  That means I take good care of the tank!  Yeah!  I learned from Mom!  Have a great afternoon and evening!

Richard called back to talk to Mom.  He is my older brother who lives very far away.  He is the only one of us three who has children too, William and Abigail.  He is married to Jennifer.  The best part?  Mom hasn't asked for him since she spoke to him on the phone.  I talked to him a bit after Mom did and he was shocked at how out of it she sounded.  Well, that is her now.  I don't know if that will encourage him to come and see her sooner or frighten him into not coming.  Hard to say.

It has been a pretty good day today.  Mom's friend, Jose, came up to Tim Horton's while we were there and stayed and visited with Mom for a bit.  He is very nice.  We had some errands to run but Mom was getting really tired so he said he would take Mom home and watch her for me.  Wasn't that nice?  I leaped at the chance of having some alone time to run errands.  I had to go to my friend's house to pick up some stuff and then to Sam's Club to pick up some Ensure for Mom.  She was practically out of the Ensure.  I think we opened the last bottle this morning.  She is upstairs sleeping right now.  I checked on her a bit ago and she was asleep.  She sure says some funny things today, had me laughing.

Pain level is pretty okay today too, not too high.  My head is a bit high right now, but only a tiny bit.  I think I need to eat dinner and then it would be fine.  I am thinking maybe some Chinese.  We haven't had any in a long time.  I will get the dinner and share with Mom as she won't eat a full dinner anymore.  If Mom is still asleep then I will wake her up because it is getting late and I don't want her not to sleep tonight.  That would not be good for the little lady.

It is really beautiful out today, the sun is shining and the sky has white puffs of clouds.  It is just simply gorgeous.  The one thing I have noticed about this disease, is that I have slowed down, like so many have.  I have the time to look at the area around me and notice when it is beautiful out and when it isn't.  I have a great view of lots of trees when the dining room drapes are open.  My neighbor has so many trees in there backyard.  (We are a corner lot so I look into their backyard from our house)  We have a hedge of bushes that are so tall it is unbelievable.  They should be cut down, but I can't do it and neither can Mom.  I am not worried about them.  They aren't big enough to be in the electrical wires yet.  The neighbor's trees are in the wires, and that does worry me because it can cause a fire.  Overall, I have a very pretty view that a few years ago I might not have noticed as much.

Definitely a better day today than yesterday and most of the week too.  I am happy today again.  Life is good, not the one I planned, but a decent life nonetheless.  The leaves are starting to change color in my back yard already.  Wow, fall really is here!  yeah for that!  Soon will be Christmas, my favorite holiday.  I do hope we are in Seattle for it with my older brother, Richard and his family, but I don't know for sure.  We shall see.

I hope this finds you doing well and having a beautiful day too.

Here we go again, I accidentally erased the post.  I didn't mean too, but I did and of course, right after I did that, it automatically saved.

We had book club today!  At first I was afraid we wouldn't but Maggie was just late, which was fine.  We talked about so many things.  It was wonderful!  I really enjoy book club a lot.  It is fun once a month getting together and chatting.  I gave her the scoop on Debbie, Katie, and Aggie, as the three of them no longer can join us.  I miss them, but since, outside of Debbie, I see them, I don't mind too much.

One thing that has been getting to me is Mom asking for Richard.  She asks for him a lot, and I mean, a lot.  When I can't produce Richard, she cries.  When I tell her he is in Seattle, she cries.  It is really starting to upset me.  I can't help that I am not Richard.  I do the best that I can do by her and at times it doesn't seem to matter to her because I am not Richard and that upsets me.  Sometimes I make sarcastic comments to her like sorry I am not good enough which make her cry but usually I just ignore it.  It is getting harder to ignore that.  I was telling Maggie about it because Mom started to cry after she asked where Richard was this afternoon.  I called Richard and asked him to call me back to talk to Mom.  She can still talk a bit on the phone and I think if she hears his voice maybe she won't be so upset all the time.  She spoke to Andrew on the phone on Monday and she really enjoyed it.  I don't know what she remembers, what she doesn't about the phone call, but I do know she calmed down asking about him.  I am hoping the same thing happens when she talks to Richard.

Anyways, I hope he calls me back this evening.  Mom will really like talking to him and I am hoping she will stop asking me where he is because it is really bothering me.  Maggie said when she comes back from vacation she and I will go and have a chat about it.  She has some ideas.  Maggie is a great help with things like that.  I will have Carolyn come and sit with Mom while we go out.

I have read great posts about 9/11 and where people were when it happened.  All I can say is I will never forget what happened nor will I ever not be thankful and grateful to the people who serve our country in the Armed Services.  Thanks to them, we are free.  So if you or a family member serve, I thank you everyday, not just today.

It's Friday!   I don't know why that would excite me except it brings me 1 day closer to Book Club!!!  I just love book club.  Even thought it will be just Maggie and me, I haven't seen her since July and boy do I want to hear about the rest of her summer.  I am so glad summer is over.  We are doing alright now and I aim to have us stay that way!

My project of the season is going to be Mom's room.  I am going to have the room redone in some ways.  I am not going to do crazy redecorating, just some simple things that Mom will like (I think).  Now that she doesn't know what is hers and what isn't, it is finally safe to declutter her room.  One of the effects of Alzheimer's is hoarding and Mom is a pack rat to begin with, it isn't quite like the people on the hoarding shows, but it is still rather dangerous for the little person.  I want to put the bed frame in the garage for now because someday, it will go back in her room, when she is no longer mobile.  then I will put the bed back together.  It is a high bed and it will be easier to change her with a high bed so I don't want to sell her bed at all.  Not when I plan to use it again someday.  For right now though, it is in the way and I manage to step on the railings quite frequently when helping Mom in or out of bed.  Then I need to go to the storage unit and get her Mickey Mouse snow globe out.  I hope I didn't ruin it by putting it in storage.  I thought we were moving, but it turns out we weren't.  I plan to do that this weekend, I think.  I just have to find the right box it is in.  I am not sure which box it is in, and I also want to get the other snow globe (Beauty and the Beast) out too.  I do hope they are in good condition.  I would like to have her room painted pink.  She likes that color and with the white curtains, I think pink would look nice.  The boxes at the end of her bed will be removed and those clothes will go in the empty drawers and closet.  It would be nice to be able to get into her closet.  Right now, I have to move a couple of boxes in order to open her closet door and you can only open the right door because there is a big box in front of the left door.  Anyways, by Christmas, I want her room looking spiffy.  I want it to be a haven when she goes in to bed and very calming for her.  She needs calming things around her at all times because I can only imagine having Alzheimer's is NOT calming.

The winter project is my room.  I am not repainting it as I like the color of the walls.  I don't necessarily like the curtains, but I will price some to see if I can afford 2 pairs as I have 2 windows in my room.  I want them lined though because my room does get quite cold.  It is the coldest room of the upstairs, which is great for sleeping, but not for anything else.  I want to get my pictures and stuff back from storage and put them back out on my dresser again.  I also want to hang up some pictures on the walls.  I need my stuffed animal collection back out on my chest of drawers.  I want my books back in the bookcase and then my Anne of Green Gables Figurines on my dresser.  I want my room to be my haven when I go to bed instead of the empty room with piles it is right now.  I don't know what to do with some of the stuff I have, I am going to get rid of some, but not all.  I just have to decide what I really want.  I will move the rest of the Winnie the Pooh beanie babies down to the piano because that is where most of them are right now, so the collection needs to be complete.

I hope to pace myself very carefully so that I can do these projects.  I will probably need some help as I can't really lift anything that is over about 5 pounds because of the rods in my back.  I figure in the next week or two I will make a list for Mom's room and then divide and conquer!  I really want a nice looking room for her.  It has been cluttered up for too long and she has some nice pieces that are hidden.  I may move some of her paintings from other rooms into her room.  I don't know, we shall see.



My knee seems to be improving a bit.  It isn't quite back to normal yet, but I am hopeful it will soon.  I hope the knee flare up goes away soon.  Several people I know are in flare ups right now, there must be something in the weather.   Ugh, hope they all feel better soon.

I hope this finds you doing well.

We ran into Lily and her mom, Julie at Tim Horton's this afternoon.  I saw Lily enter and I thought, I must be seeing things as she is supposed to be in school.  Unfortunately, she hurt her foot and had to go to the doctors.  It was so nice to talk to them.  I haven't seen them much this summer.  We both have been busy, but mostly they have been very busy.

I am waiting for the lady to come and give Mom a bath.  She should be here any minute now.  It has been a week since she has had a good one and I want her hair washed.  It should be okay to do today because it has been over a week since she fell so I want it done well today.  It has been rather confusing getting the home aide here because our usual one is on vacation for 2 weeks.  It should be all taken care of now, I hope.  I can't wait until Angela is back and we are back on schedule.

Not much happening today because I have no lessons and we aren't visiting because of the bath and the new schedule for the young children at the B-T's house.  With the start of a new school year comes many changes to schedules as most of you know.  I am not sure what time we will be visiting, but we will get it in somewhere because I really do enjoy it and so does Mom.

I had my boring blood test again.  I missed the appointment two weeks ago and before the office calls me to tell me I forgot, I thought I better make an appointment.  The nurse found the vein right away and it went fine for a change.  My veins are very hard to find at times and they don't always behave nicely for nurses.  I can clear a room of nurses just by signing my name.

Pain level is normal for me.  It is beautiful outside, not to hot, not to cold, just perfect.  Mom is chatting away right now.  It is really cute to see her do this.  I wish that she would do this when certain people are around, but she clams up around them because they make her nervous so she doesn't speak.  Maybe I should video this.  Hm, I will think about that.

I hope this finds you doing well and having a good day.  We have had a great one so far!

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Once again it is beautiful weather outside.  I am really loving this so far this fall.  I know fall doesn't officially start for another few weeks, but hey, kids are in school so to me it is fall.

It isn't too bad of a pain day for a nice change.  The head is its normal pain level (I have a headache everyday and have had one for 6 years straight now) so I am thrilled and my knee seems to be behaving.  It isn't back to normal, but it is getting there.

Mom did wonderful at physical therapy today.  Lori came earlier than usual, but that was alright and fit great into our schedule.  She called and by the time she got here, Mom was dressed and brushing her teeth. (She is back to doing them on her own again)  I brought her downstairs, gave her her medicines, and then put her shoes on her.  After that, Lori took over and I went to get dressed.  I was so pleased that Mom did well even without me cheering her on like I usually do.  I am trying not to interfere with Lori's work, but sometimes I can get Mom to do better by cheering her on.  Lori now cheers her own the same way I do and that seems to help quite a bit.  I will miss the physical therapy when it is over next month.  I bought ankle weights that mom and I will use to give us both strength.  I just pray she doesn't go into the hospital again.

Tomorrow Mom gets her bath.  It won't be done by Angela because she is on vacation (honeymoon! how cool is that?!) but by a new worker for us.  She wanted to come at 8 to 8:30 am.  Now, we all now I am NOT a morning person, but Mom isn't either.  So I had to tell her that wouldn't work.  She said that she has 2 people in our area, Mom and another lady, but still, I am NOT getting Mom up any earlier than I usually do because she would be exhausted all day long and that would NOT be good.  So we compromised and said about 10 to 10:30 am.  I can do that.  No way I can do the other, absolutely not happening.  I like that Angela always came around 12:30 to 1:00 pm, but we can use this new time to our advantage as I will wake Mom right as soon as she arrives.  She can get ready and I will get Mom and then she will have her bath and be all ready for the day, so it will work out for us.  Mom usually sleeps until 10 to 10:30 am anyways.  I know because I check in on her.

I took a wee nap today and had some strange dreams.  Sometimes dreams are really weird when I take naps.  I wonder why?  Hm, something to ponder in the future.

Bob had his lesson and he is learning his songs quite well.  He is playing his first piano invention by J. S. Bach.  He is putting his hands together for the first time on the new part and it was really good, slow, but good.  My saying always is, if you can't play it slow, you can't play it fast.  Of course, a problem is once you learn it fast, you really can't always play it slow.  But when learning, you need to play the song slowly and then speed up as you practice more.  That has always worked for me and my students.

Acer, Calli, and Charlie all had lessons yesterday.  It was quite a busy afternoon for a bit.  I loved every minute of it.  Acer showed me his new jazz piece he composed.  He composes often and I wouldn't be surprise that when he is older he will be a composer.  Calli is doing super well on her jazz piece.  I simply love the song she is playing and the next song she will play is also a cool jazz piece.  She will be starting to sing in the next week or two too so that will be fun.  I have some of the books out now and I need to copy some songs for her and put the piano parts on a CD for her to practice.  Katie wants to have a chat with her on the virtues of going to competition and singing in the ensemble as we are one short for an ensemble this year and with Calli we would have enough.  I don't know if that will happen, but Katie is a determined teenager and I think she will just love Calli.  I also know that Acer could participate in the ensemble if he chose too.  It is entirely up to them, I will not make anyone do anything but I do understand how much Katie loves singing in an ensemble and I have some cute music for one.  Katie is a character for sure.  Charlie is also doing pretty well with his lessons.  He got a couple of exercises marked off because he sight read them perfect.  I actually expected this, but he didn't know that.  The book reviews a bit from the previous book so that is why I expected it.  Charlie also plays the drums which thrills Acer.  I told Acer that Charlie played the tenor drums in marching band, but I wasn't sure if he played the 5 (apparently it is 6) or 1 drum in the band.  We waited for Charlie for the answer.  Charlie thought it was really cool that Acer is very interested in drums.  He thinks he is a neat little man, which he is.



I hope you are enjoying the fall weather.  It is supposed to warm up a bit tomorrow and by the weekend, but I don't mind, it won't get too hot for me.

Also, I just received a phone call from a different worker (the one who called yesterday) and she is coming for Mom at about 4:30 tomorrow.  I had to call the office and let them know so this time is better for us because we won't have to wake up earlier than usual.  I hope they get this straightened out.  I missed the phone call yesterday by about 5 minutes and they were worried they wouldn't get a hold of me.  So, the bottom line is, the timing for the other woman is much better than the first so we are going with the second lady (who in fact was the first to call me).  As long as Mom gets a bath, that is all that matters to me.

Enjoy your day and have a great evening!!!

It is really beautiful out right now.  I mean, simply gorgeous!  I am really liking the nice cool weather we are having.  Mom is taking her usual nap in the living room.  I am waiting for phone calls for lesson times.  It has been a busy couple of days for us.  First we went to my Uncle's yesterday and that was a lot of fun.  Andrew couldn't be there because he was studying (as a good student should) so he called just to talk to Mom.  That was great because Mom really liked that.  We will hopefully see him a few weeks when we go back.  Tillie wasn't there either as she was working on her house, but that really was a good thing, as my cousin, her granddaughter, went into labor while we were at my uncle's!  Yup, little Esther Ruth decided to come a bit early (3 days I think) and so I have a new cousin in the world.  I am excited about that.  I can't wait to see her in a few weeks when we go over.  Another cousin.  I have so many.  Speaking of cousins, Maia is now a grandmother for the 2nd time!  Hard to believe, but true.  I did get to see Elizabeth (Danielle's daughter) briefly yesterday.  She is a little doll.

We got home rather late because we needed to take Maia to her place to drop off her stuff and then drop her and Danielle off at the hospital to see Lia.  Mom was really tired, but she went up the stairs all right, a little slower than usual, but she did great on them.  She sometimes forgets that our rooms are upstairs so I have to remind her and then she is like, oh, okay, let's go then.  I expected a bit of a rough time for her because we were out so late and the car ride was longer than normal, but she did fine.  I got her up, changed, and in bed in no time.  Now for me, well, I was really sore last night after I put her to bed for some reason, I mean sorer than usual.  My hips and lower back were just screaming with pain.  Finally, about 2 hours or so later, I fell asleep.  I woke up at the usual time though, so that was a nice surprise and i am not really extra tired right now like I would have thought.

We have a quiet week with a few lessons that I am looking forward too.  I also want to go to Joann's to get a nice fall table cloth.  I love the spring one we have had one since March, but now it is fall and I need one to reflect the season.  Mom loves picking them out with me.  I couldn't decide between two of them for spring, so she made the final decision.  She made a good choice.

This weekend I was honored to receive an award for my blog by a fellow blogger named Missy Schantz.  She is a fibro girl like so many of us.  I was very happy and thrilled to know that she likes reading my blog.  A writer likes knowing that she is read and liked or at least I do!!!  Anyways, she gave me the cutest award picture that I have absolutely no idea how to post on my blog so I am going to try to post the award in this post.  Here is my try:

It worked!!! Yeah!  I will try to post it on my blog and we shall see if it works.  Isn't this a really cute picture of an award??  I thank Missy for it.  Her blog is also very interesting.  If you get a chance, go under my followers and find Missy and then click on it and then you will get to a page where you can read her blog.

I hope everyone is having a great day like we are.

Had a great day at my Uncle's!  One little incident.  I discovered Mom does not do well with liquid Tylenol.  Yeah, it makes her literally sick to her tummy!  Thank God for Michelle who helped as I was a little green myself during the incident.  Not my best moment as a caretaker.  I will be giving Michelle all the Liquid Tylenol for her little guy, the adorable Jayson.

I will post more on this tomorrow as it is so time for bed for the little Mom and me!  Have a wonderful night!

I have 1 lesson this morning. I am excited about it because I haven't seen my Katie since June and I miss her. She should be her shortly. I can't remember exactly what we were working on, but I will find out soon! When she arrives. She is also going to (I think) help put music away. I am not sure. At this point, if it gets done, fine, if not, fine too. It doesn't bother me as much as the hospital bed in the living room does.

Mom is getting stronger with the physical therapy. I bought her ankle weights to use after physical therapy is over. She and I will be doing exercise together. I think she will like that as she always used to like exercising. She is doing much better with the cooler weather than the heat.

Katie had her lesson and surprise! I have 2 more lessons this evening. Rachel and Becca will be starting up again today. What a nice surprise! I haven't seen them since competition in February.

Katie also filed ALL the music in the living room. Yup, except for the stuff I pulled, it has been put away. I am very excited about this. I can use both benches in the living room right now! Not that I can play 2 pianos at the same time, but if I have a student who wants to, I certainly can! How exciting is that? Very in my book.

Mom is taking a wee nap. After Katie finished the filing we went to Tim Horton's for a treat for her then Mom and I headed to Walmart to pick up a few items like her medicine. I also got 4 notebooks for $.15 each! Since I thought I had bought them last week only to discover I bought graph notebooks, I needed them. I also picked up a packet of 10 pens and a magazine to read later. All in all, a good day for us.

Tomorrow we are going to my uncle's for the day. Maia is coming with us. Should be fun, I think. Tuesday I have to make an early phone call to see what I can do about this bill that I totally forgot about and it does mean disaster for me financially. Bad move on my part, I am so angry at myself for forgetting. This mess that I am in is totally my fault, but I am hoping I will be able to take care of it and now with the notebook of bills, I won't forget again. They don't send a monthly statement and that is partly why I forget. The other part is just plain forgetfulness and not being very responsible. I hope it is easy to work out because otherwise I don't know what we will do. i can't pay the entire bill right now, I just don't have the money.

I have had a bad headache for a couple of days because of the financial mistake I made and the hot weather earlier in the week. I hope by tomorrow it is gone because I don't want to have a bad headache and go to my uncle's, it just isn't fun for me then.

I love this cool weather we are getting! The sun is shining beautifully! I hope you are having a good day too!

It is so beautiful out. It is nice and cool. So cool, in fact, I had to change into sweats because it is too cold for shorts! Ahhhh, my kind of weather. Mom has 2 little jackets on to keep warm, 1 hoodie, and 1 fleece. She looks so cute all bundled up like that. Someday I will be able to post a picture of it just as soon as I find that cord! Yup, still looking!

I finished updating the piano catalogue. I need to update the voice one but that music is out so I can't right now. I now have 761 piano pieces (including books and individual sheet music) for my students to choose from. I hope to not have to buy anything new this year. I really do. My file cabinets are getting full and there is no room for a new cabinet, none whatsoever. I even remember to list the songs on the books that aren't piano courses or lesson books. This way, when I search by song, it will pop up to be found. Katie is coming to help put away all the music that is sitting out. It definitely needs it. I am keeping all the Christmas stuff out though because we will be starting that soon. There is music all over the living room, in the family room, and in the office that need to be put away. I hope she has time tomorrow after her lesson. I really do because I would love for this stuff to be put back where it belongs!

Not to exciting of a day, we had physical therapy for Mom and she did awesome! I mean, it was really good how she concentrated on her exercises. She did a fantastic job. Aggie had her lesson and then we went to the usual for an afternoon snack. Mom is napping in the living room right now. A little later than usual, but that is okay because she won't be sleeping much longer. She usually does about 2 hours a day for a nap. I try to have her nap from about 2 to 4, but today we didn't get home until after 3 so that is why she is still sleeping.

My arm is a bit sore from all that typing so I will end this now. I was able to talk to the big brother, Richard, and wish him a happy birthday! He is 46 years old today. Mom and I both got to wish him a happy birthday in our brief conversation because they were getting ready to go out and about doing stuff and errands. I sure miss that family. I know Mom does too. I can't wait until he comes! Should be soon!

Anyways, I still have a bit of a bad headache and my knee is a bit better today, at least right now it is. I am hoping it stays this way. I hope this finds you doing well and having a great day!