Bill's Nurse practitioner was here this morning and all was good. We are having a very quiet afternoon. It is an absolutely gorgeous day!

Carole - I think there are a lot of those older systems that are better off being repaired. My garage door was due to be replaced next spring anyway, so I am going to be glad to go ahead and have it done. With the gorgeous weather we are supposed to have this weekend, it is the perfect time to have it done.

Today was Bill's birthday. #87. He had such a good time at church this morning. I'm not quite sure how everyone knew his birthday, but the worship leader started the service singing Happy Birthday to him and he just beamed. The people just flocked around him after church. We were the last leaving the parking lot...people even came to the car.

I use bluetooth that go over one ear. The hook over the ear (kind of C shaped) but have a tab that goes into the ear, but not deeply. I also have a little one that just clips around the ear, but it hurts my ear. I might try it higher on the ear. I like it, but it hurts after about an hour.

They had the Thanksgiving Dinner at mom's complex tonight, but we couldn't go. I just can't get Bill in and out of the car in the dark. The parking lot there isn't large, either, so I probably couldn't get a good parking place. AND my step daughter won't drive the interstate after dark so I wouldn't even ask her to come and watch Bill for me to go. I'm sure the food was better than a turkey burger and potato salad, but it was what it was. We did have a good visit with her this morning, so that will have to do.

We have had a bit of an issue with Bill. I looked it up online and the possibilities were UTI (but we have been through that and it isn't at all how he usually presents), dehydration, and prostate (and he had prostate cancer several years ago). I was really concerned, but starting forcing him to drink more. This morning, it was better and this evening I didn't notice at all. Praying that it was the easy thing. We have doctor's appointments next Monday, so if we don't see further UTI symptoms, we will just bring it up at the appointment. When they do blood work, they can check his PSI numbers, so all will be covered.

We had friends here today and really enjoyed the visit. They brought birthday cake and ice cream for Bill and he really enjoyed the attention. I enjoyed the birthday cake.....oops.

We will keep you in prayer, Kim.

I have a couple of requests as well.
1 - my aunt fell a couple of weeks ago and had to call an ambulance to get her to the hospital. She had blood clots in her lungs and in her lower leg. Evidently the one isn't gone yet in her lower leg and she can't get in or out of bed, or turn over in bed. She is currently in rehab trying to get strengthened to be able to go home.
2 - Bill's sister has Alzheimer's and has been living with her son and daughter-in-law and their grade school aged twins. She has become a handful and is more than Sandy can handle with the kids. They were thinking about Memory Care for her, but have just been putting it off, hating to go that direction. This weekend she took a physical turn for the worse and they thought she was dying, but after they got her to the hospital, they found it was a bad UTI and sepsis. They were able to medicate her and she is much better. They have moved her to a nursing home and it appears that this will be her new home. I think it best for everyone, but pray that the kids have peace about the move and help Shirley be content. And, when the time comes for her to go home to the Lord, make it easy for her and the family.

Praying!

We had a new NP come to the house through Bill's Drs. We really liked her. I added them as my Primary physician, too. That way I can have my yearly check ups, and basic health care done from home. They mainly take people that are homebound, but they will also take their spouses. She laughed at my file...there wasn't much in it. I am thankful to be so incredibly healthy.

When she called to confirm her visit time, I told her about Bill's UTI and she went ahead and called in that script, so we got him started on it a little earlier. This one isn't causing the intestinal upsets, so that is a huge positive. She told me to have him finish the script to try to assure that it is totally gone this time. The last doctor said he could go off early when the symptoms were gone (and I did due to the diarrhea). We will see how this goes.

I just have to chat for a minute and brag on my bargain hunter ways.

I still have an Old Navy Visa. I rarely use it, but if I do, as with all credit cards, it gets paid off at the end of the month. We bought a new garage door and had it installed last week. I used Bill's debit card for the first half and thought I used it for the last half of the payment, but accidentally used the Old Navy Card instead (same color and right next to it in my wallet). When I realized it, I didn't think anything about it, except that I am a ditz! The big deal about their cards is the awards towards clothes that you get. So, the next day I was notified that I now had $50 in Old Navy Cash that I could use. Hmmmm, no hurry, but that could be fun. Then, I got a notice that if I spent $100 at Old Navy on my card, that I could get $40 off. So, I went on-line and looked through the big sales and found a few things that Bill and I could use (regular priced at $238). After my discounts, I paid $17. WooHoo. I love a good bargain!! I got 2 sweaters, 1 pair of dress pants, 2 pairs of comfy pants for me and a pair for Bill.