Lazy - quiet Saturday

Good Morning!! It has been a really busy week.....going to be nice to have a quiet day!!

The 13Th was Nigel's birthday so Dian had us over for brunch. Poor boy was not feeling well but he didn't let that slow him down!! After brunch, we went to the casino - which I always enjoy.. I had a $5 coupon the casino had sent me and that was gone in record time....the place was packed!!! Finally found an empty machine and stuck my $20 in.,..,.thought it odd that I only had 400 credits instead of 2000....Don't know what I hit but it gave me a lot of credits so I decided I had best get out of there and cash in my ticket....low and behold, I had $101!! So I played the whole time on their money - always a nice situation...and surely rare. Come to find out it was a nickel machine, of course, and needless to say I was a lot more careful picking out my machines of choice....So..took in $60 and took out $70...not bad, huh!!

Monday was Valentine's Day and there was a party down in the social room. They sure do a nice job on these party's.... We each were to bring a valentine and that was our "ticket" to get in. Numb-nut that I am, I didn't think to wear red - everyone else did....Now that I think of it I don't think I have anything red...hmmmm. Anyhow, I went on complete sugar overload - there were a lot of sweet goodies....I survived it just fine tho'.

Tuesday, was P,.T....I have been going to PT for balance problems since I have fallen a few times in the last 6-8 months....come to find out that my right leg is weaker than the left....thus I don't pick it up and tend to trip over uneven=ness in the sidewalks.....I am not too good about at-home exercises....but, aside from that, I am learning a lot....Then, after that I go volunteer...by the time I get home, I am truly bushed!!! B y the way, Grandson Chris turned 21 this day....how in the world did that happen???????

I had calculated that I have finally hit the five year mark since the mastectomy.....so I needed to know if I could quit the medication I had been taking....so off to Dr Fer on Wednesday. I hadn't gone there for a year...Worried that I was late for the appointment - why???Once I got there I had to wait an hour anyhow! So...all is well I am now down one pill Yeah!!

Thursday was the eye doctor who had told me I would most likely need to see the retina specialist again...you may recall that I saw him a couple years ago and that resulted in an injection into my eyeball - nightmare! Well...I now have an appointment for March 4. Woe is Me! As I recall, this particular doctor wore extremely interesting - and usually awful - neckties....We'll see if his taste in ties has improved!! (Taking my mind off the injection!!)

Jocelyn is having a fine time in Germany - and she is writing a blog! Never thought that would happen!! Think she will most likely be semi-proficient in German by the time she gets back.

Well....must have some breakfast - it in 11:30 already.....Take care, everyone!

February already!!

Pretty hard to believe, isn't it! Grandson Chris turns 21 this month! Wow! He's quite a handsome young man...and a nice one too!!!

Saturday was a busy day for all of us. I set the alarm for 6:30 AM - and that was unusual in itself! I drove over the Jocelyn's house - Marcia, Dian, Brooke and Grayson were there - and they were all trying to help with the packing.,...She was allowed 70 lbs per bag - and they had the scale out and weighing the bags and shifting stuff - very busy Marcia cooked breakfast - which was yummy! Finally it was time to go to the airport...Dian said her goodbyes there and stayed home with Grayson....Jocelyn, Brooke and I piled into my van and Marcia drove it down to the airport....Finally found the Luftwansa (sp???) counter and the bags passed inspection okay...but her carryons didn't. Discovered she could have three instead of two so she shifted stuff around (again!) and it was time to say goodbye....Gosh, that was hard. Especially when it was Brooke's turn...What an adventure this is for her!! It was a 10 hour flight with another hour on the train from Frankfurt to Bonn....She e-mailed us all that she had arrived safe and sound. She was in hotel for the first couple of days and is now in her apartment - which she says is "okay" - I say that is better than a "dump"...LOL

So....after that, we came back to my place and Dian and Marcia moved stuff around my apartment to accommodate Jocelyn's smaller computer table...It is really nice but I have one major problem....since I have hi-speed Internet, there is only one telephone line that runs my Internet....and it is in the bedroom...I called and the phone company told me it would charge me to switch the outlets...so hopefully, on Saturday, Marcia will come down and we will see about stringing a longer phone wire - tacking it to the floor...and voila---it will work!!

Needless to say - I was exhausted by Saturday night! Still have to figure out what to do with the stuff I took out of the old computer table but that will come...A trip to Target is in order, I believe!

Went to Physical Therapy yesterday...because of my many falls....come to find out that my right leg is weaker than the left - thanks to the neuropathy - and that makes sense since, now that I think about it, my right foot is the one tripping me up all the time! Who knew???

Well...I had better go unplug the Internet and get busy. I will be glad when I don't have to do that any more. It does cut down on my computer time, though;....Have a good one everybody!!