A Great Day
We were up early this morning to go to Deltona (not Daytona as I originally thought) to pick up a used table and chairs. I found them on http://craigslist.com which I truly enjoy browsing. The online picture looked great but I was tad leery because the price was only $40, but when we arrived and saw them staged in the seller's open garage, we could see right away that they looked even better than the picture... brand new! They weren't new, but the seller had recovered the seats and painted the chair and table fraimeworks. the top is wood, the rest metal and the seats padded.
If the Lord permits us to buy a house, we will sell this one furnished and the new table and chairs in white and mauve look great in the dining room. Of course, if we stay here, they'll look just as great. We are quite pleased with the find and with the ceiling fan and light we got for $10. The sellers were wonderful folks and held the items for us until today when we could make it up Deltona to get them.
I also had my semiannual neurologist appointment today. He reviews my meds and checks to see if anything has changed. At this point, nothing changes and the meds are still the same as well, so the appointment lasts only about 20 minutes. Then I am home in a flash to get things ready for Richard to go to work. I like to send him with a different lunch items every day so his mealtimes are interesting and rewarding.
We bought a weather radio the other day and it's been quite interesting learning to live with it. It has a siren alarm that goes off any time there is a weather alert specific to our area. That means it goes off every day because we have sever thunder showers every afternoon! No kidding!!! The warning siren goes off every 15 minutes until there is no danger. The display flashes "SEVERE THUNDER STORM WATCH" or WARNING as the case may be. You can then hit a button to hear the broadcast and all the detailed instructions to minimize the danger of property or bodily damage. Actually, I've learned a thing or two from it.
So, it's been a great day and an interesting one. Seeing my neurologist is always an adventure. On each visit he has been a flamboyant and verbose person with definite opinions on a variety of things upon which he expounds exuberantly. Today, he told me about how addicts gleen opiates from prescription meds so they can shoot up with legally obtained drugs. Then he told me how he was sure I wasn't of that ilk. Nice that he doesn't suspect I am a dope fiend. Yep, quite an interesting doctor's visit, maybe the best one yet. Thus far I have been treated to discourses on "Butter and Egg Money," "Real Estate and Disney," and others... But "Leeching Your Own Heroin to Shoot Up" is the best so far.
I visited with my brother over the phone this evening. He is actually working at quitting smoking... boy, there's a lot of "ing" in that sentense! He's coming out in early August for a medical test, routine, but requiring someone to take him home and be with him for a little while since they will put him to sleep. It will be good to see him again.
Another telephone blessing was a long chat with our friend Sam in Colorado. Sam, who used to drive truck for us, was blinded in a motorcycle accident many years ago. When I was injured in 1988, he was a big part of my being able to accept life with a damaged brain. He is so much more than a friend, he is very much a part of our lives in many, many ways. We have each learned from the other, supported the other and been the supporter... I am so glad to know Sam.
If the Lord permits us to buy a house, we will sell this one furnished and the new table and chairs in white and mauve look great in the dining room. Of course, if we stay here, they'll look just as great. We are quite pleased with the find and with the ceiling fan and light we got for $10. The sellers were wonderful folks and held the items for us until today when we could make it up Deltona to get them.
I also had my semiannual neurologist appointment today. He reviews my meds and checks to see if anything has changed. At this point, nothing changes and the meds are still the same as well, so the appointment lasts only about 20 minutes. Then I am home in a flash to get things ready for Richard to go to work. I like to send him with a different lunch items every day so his mealtimes are interesting and rewarding.
We bought a weather radio the other day and it's been quite interesting learning to live with it. It has a siren alarm that goes off any time there is a weather alert specific to our area. That means it goes off every day because we have sever thunder showers every afternoon! No kidding!!! The warning siren goes off every 15 minutes until there is no danger. The display flashes "SEVERE THUNDER STORM WATCH" or WARNING as the case may be. You can then hit a button to hear the broadcast and all the detailed instructions to minimize the danger of property or bodily damage. Actually, I've learned a thing or two from it.
So, it's been a great day and an interesting one. Seeing my neurologist is always an adventure. On each visit he has been a flamboyant and verbose person with definite opinions on a variety of things upon which he expounds exuberantly. Today, he told me about how addicts gleen opiates from prescription meds so they can shoot up with legally obtained drugs. Then he told me how he was sure I wasn't of that ilk. Nice that he doesn't suspect I am a dope fiend. Yep, quite an interesting doctor's visit, maybe the best one yet. Thus far I have been treated to discourses on "Butter and Egg Money," "Real Estate and Disney," and others... But "Leeching Your Own Heroin to Shoot Up" is the best so far.
I visited with my brother over the phone this evening. He is actually working at quitting smoking... boy, there's a lot of "ing" in that sentense! He's coming out in early August for a medical test, routine, but requiring someone to take him home and be with him for a little while since they will put him to sleep. It will be good to see him again.
Another telephone blessing was a long chat with our friend Sam in Colorado. Sam, who used to drive truck for us, was blinded in a motorcycle accident many years ago. When I was injured in 1988, he was a big part of my being able to accept life with a damaged brain. He is so much more than a friend, he is very much a part of our lives in many, many ways. We have each learned from the other, supported the other and been the supporter... I am so glad to know Sam.
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