Catching Up Sunday

Today was a catch up day. Time to try and clean he house, change the sheets, and get some laundry done. I accomplished about half of this. I did get 4 more doors painted. Only 2 to go. So it's now 11 pm and the clothes are in the dryer. Misty's been walked about 4 times and she is good for the night.

This is afun layout I did of Lucas this weekend. He loves his silky. I actually got 21 layouts done. That's a great result for me.

Jim had a sports bar thing going on in his room today. On one TV he had the Bucs Game and the other TV he had the Colts game. Sorry but no Bear coverage here today. They are now doing 3 dressing changes a day on his bedsores. This is tough on him but he is holding up. He is also on 4 antiobiotics that have been ordered for 8 weeks. He has been on them 2 weeks now. Dr. Liggett told me today he is stable and that they are watching him closely for any changes. He was off the vent for an hour and a half today. Small steps they say. The infection is still in his chest and into the bone and we can only hope the antiobiotics work. They are the strongest that is available.

I have a busy week this week so I am off to bed. I am trying to figure out something special to celebrate Jim's and my anniversary on Wednesday. Any suggestions. A candlelight dinner is out so I need suggestions.

Scrap Pink

For the past two days I have been at Crop Pink. Crop Pink is a national fund raiser for Breast Cancer. We celebrate the women in our lives for who they are and what they bring to our lives. I scrapbooked a page honoring my mother. She is an amazing women and has given so much of herself to me and my sister. She is talented and a true artist. Recently she had one of her quilts on display at the Venice Art Museum and has received numerous awards for her quilts. Mom I love you and thank you for all that you have given me.

I would also like to celebrate the women that attended the K2 Scrap Pink. I am new to the area and am going through a very difficult time. You have welcomed me and become my friends. You have given me a place to hang out and just talk. This has meant so much to me and I thank everyone of you. This weekend was so much fun and I can't wait to do it again.

Jim did just fine today without me. Mom went to see him this afternoon and he was watching the Notre Dame game. I'm not sure how happy he was about the game. Purdue kicked their butts. Not a good year for the fighting Irish. According to the nurses Jim was awake most of the day and watching TV. His vital signs were normal and he was comfortable in his sand/air bed.

Misty missed me a lot this weekend so I'm going to go play with her.

Taking 2 Days Off from the Hospital

I am taking the next two days off from the Hospital. I have talked to Jim about this and he knows I will basically not be at the hospital for the next two days. I will pop in to see him for about a half hour tomorrow but them I'm off.

Tomorrow starts the Crop for the Cure to benefit breast cancer research. Scrap book stores from all over the country are sponsoring crops to raise money. I am going to be at K2 Scrapbook store. At 10:30 tomorrow is a card class and then the crop starts at 3:00 and runs to midnight. On Saturday it is 10 to 10. I plan to get a lot of pages done and have some fun at the same time. My mom will visit Jim so he will not be completely abandoned.

He is enjoying his new bed and was in pretty good spirits today. He was off the ventilator of 2 and half hours while I was there this evening. I talked to the case manager today about their case meeting yesterday and it is the consensus that they want to wein him from the ventilotor. They will be working hard on this because they need him to eat. He really needs the nutrients to get the healing process into action.

I tucked him him at 8 and he was ready to watch Ugly Betty and Grey's Anatomy tonight. I watched both tonight and they were great. Have a great weekend everyone.

Jim's New Bed

Jim's new bed was delivered today. Now I have never seen anything like it. It is what is called a sand bed. The bed is actually filled with sand. (Not from the beach) They then inflate the bed with air and this sand is moving all over the place underneath him. It feels like a waterbed but it's now. It is contantly bubbling and moving. The point of the whole bed is that his bedsores will not be continuously touching the mattress. It even feels somewhat like the pillows with the pebbles in them. Jim really seems to like the bed. It is heated like a waterbed and he seems very comfortable. Hopefully this will help the bed sores.

He was off the ventilator for half an hour today. It is the start of getting him weined again. He was very alert today and feeling pretty good. The doctors continue the antiobiotics and we continue to hope for the best. Jim is such a fighter and he really looked good tonight.

Tonight I celebrated Jackie's birthday with her. We went to Pincher's Crab Shack and had wine and shrimp. It was great. It was nice to get out and enjoy friends and family. I made a quick visit to the hospital after dinner and tucked Jim in for the night. He was ready to watch TV tonight.

Happy Birthday Jackie!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Jackie! I can't believe we are in the same city for your birthday. This has not happened since we were very much younger. I hope you have a really great day and enjoyed your surprise at work. I'll see you for dinner. It is so great to be living so close to you and just spending time together. Sometimes we were worlds apart but we have always been close. I love you.

Jim is doing about the same. A priest came to see him this morning and prayed with him and gave him communion. You could tell this really meant alot to him. He was very focused on the priest. Later in the afternoon my Luthern pastor came to visit. He also prayed with Jim and asked for all the help we can get. Both of these visits were meaningful to Jim. He was on the CPAP vent today which is better than yesterday. The Pulminary tech gave him some breathing exercises to do that may help get him back on his speaking valve. His new bed didn't come but hopefully tomorrow. I just talked to his nurse and he's being a little stuburn tonight. They want to turn him and he keeps waving them away and says he's comfortable the way his is. That's my Jim.

As for me I went shopping today. That always makes a girl feel good. Played Bingo tonight at our club house and won one bingo and the raffle for a free bingo pack for next week. So today was a pretty good day.

Missing all my guys

As I sit here tonight I'm thinking I miss all of my guys. These three little boys and my wonderful husband. All of these boys have slept in my big king size bed and it is lonely there all by myself. I keep telling Jim he has to come home because Misty has gotten very comfortable on his side of the bed. The three little boys were so cute when I tucked them into my big bed. They loved jumping on such a big bed. Last night when I was talking to their mother, Teresa, I could hear them in the background yelling to me, "Love you grandma." They were jumping on the trampoline and just giggling away. I need trampoline photos Teresa. Get that camera out and shoot some for me. YOu know the email address.

Jim was doing a little better today. He was back on pressure support which is better than yesterday. Tomorow he is supposed to get a new bed. It is some kind of waterbed that will be better for the two bed sores. His stomach hole is healing nicely. The infection continues to be a problem but they are trying some new antiobiotics. They did a bunch of blood tests so we are waiting on the results. The neck seems to hurt him more than any other part of his body but he only takes pain meds at night.

Today I finished painting the walls in the kitchen. I only have the doors left and those are almost done. It has taken me two months to get this done. This would have made Jim crazy if he'd been here.

Such a happy moment

Our friends Jack and Kathy came to visit today and Jim was really happy to see them. He was smiling and enjoying the visit.

Once again Notre Dame lost and this does not make Jim happy. But what does make Jim happy is his grandchildren. They bring him such joy. Today he was asking me about Joshua and if he was peeing in the tolet yet. I told him he had a couple of times but he's working on it. It seems like just yesterday that Joshua was this little bitty baby. This picture really makes me smile.

Jim is still fighting the infection. He told me today he still wants to fight this. He is a little weaker and is still on the pressure vent. He still is not strong enough to go back on the speaking valve. Maybe tomorrow. He had no fever which is good but his sugars were a little high. Not real back but they were 195. He just shook his head when the nurse told him.

Kathy and Jack thank you for dinner. It was wonderful. You are such special friends and are a great support to me and to Jim. I love you both.

Remembering the Good Times

On our wedding day Jim sang this song to me. Today I listed to this song with Jim. It was such a beautiful moment.


I’ve Been Waiting For You
I, I’ve been in love before I thought I would no more manage to hit the ceiling still strange as it seems to be you brought it back to me that old feeling I, I don’t know what you do you make me think that you possibly could release me I think you’ll be able to make all my dreams come true and you ease me You thrill me, you delight me you please me, you excite me you’re something I’d been pleading for I love you, I adore you I’ve laid my life before you I’ll have you want me more and more and finally it seems my lonely days are through I’ve been waiting for you I, I’m gonna make you mine you’re gonna feel so fine you’ll never want to leave me I feel you belong to me someday you will agree please believe me You thrill me, you delight me you please me, you excite me you’re something I’d been pleading for I love you, I adore you I’ve laid my life before you I’ll have you want me more and more and finally it seems my lonely days are through I’ve been waiting for you oh, I’ve been waiting for you

Back at Healthsouth

Jim is back at Healthsouth as of today. Before he went back they took out the tube that was draining his gall bladder. They believe this has healed. Tuesday they did a sonogram, no baby, and yesterday they did a CT scan. It's amazing, something has healed.

I really don't know much more than I did yesterday. Dr. Hume is going to be in tonight as review his case and Dr. Horwitz will be in tomorrow. AFter they confer I'll talk to Dr. Hume and see where we are. He is on vent assist which is almost like a CPAP machine. He breaths on his own but if he needs help it is there. He was comfortable but hungry. He wanted graham crackers and pizza. I hate having to say no to him.

No much up for me. I couldn't sleep last night. It was 4:00 before I went to sleep. Was ready Death Witness. It was really good and I finished it. Played Hands and Foot a card game at the clubhouse today. Thank you Jackie for making me dinner. It is always appreciated. I continue to work on the kitchen. Good night all.

Still at Sarasota Memorial

Look at this. I scrapped tonight and did not use my grandchildren. I have been doing pages of Jim and I. I love to take these in and show him because we relive the memory. This lay celebrates the wonderful party Larry and Adrienne threw for us before we left Chicago. The food was fantastic.

Jim is still at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. They want to even out his breathing a little bit after he asperated his food on Sunday. Also the infectous disease doctor wanted to try a new antibiotic. He had been doing some research and wanted to try something new. He was in good spirit and we talked about his Fantasy Team and the loser pool. He picked Atlanta for this week. He told me to go with the Lions. He watches so much ESPN that he has the inside track. Hopefully he will be able to go back to Healthsouth tomorrow.

For me I worked on the kitchen and am getting there. Misty and I went out for a long run for her. Me in the cart and she runs. I can't run a dog anymore but Jim's cart makes it easy to do. AFter 9:00 here there is no one out so we have the roads to ourselves. She also likes to chase the ducks. I'll have to take a picture of her and the ducks. The last thing Jim said to me today was go home and take a nap. Well ran out of time for the nap but I'm off to bed now.

No Bingos Again!

I am totally exhausted tonight. This morning I got up early to go to a bowling league meeting. I am going to sub for the ladies league on tuesday morning. Then they said the bowling alley said we could go bowl for free. Well I difinitely need the practice so I went home and got my bowling ball and away I went. I had never met any of these women but they were very nice to me and I did not embarrass myself. I bowled a 120 and 119. Not bad for me since I have not bowled since February.

Then I went off to see Jim. He is still in the ICU at Sarasota Memorial. He is not doing real well. Sunday was so good and now things have gone the other way. He has a yeast infection in the chest wound and it has gone into the bone and below. He is on the assist mode of the ventilator. This means that he is breathing on his own but the machine will assist him as needed. He can talk over the trach somewhat so he is able to communicate with me. He told me I looked tired and I should go home and sleep. I stayed with him for several hours and then when he drifted off to sleep I went home and took a nap.

Tonight I went to bingo and it was fun but alas no bingos for me. I'm off to bed now and a really good book.

Looking Into Jim's Eyes

Oh happy Day. Bears Win. Bucs Win. And our Loser's this week Oakland and Kansas City --- Thank you for losing.

Today I looked into Jim's eyes and I knew he was going to get better. The spark was there and I truly believe we will get through this. He was laughing and interested in what was going on with his friends and family. The whole package was there. My Jim was truly all there. Now it's going to take awhile to resolve all of the problems he has but I think we are on an upward spiral. I know I have said this before but days like today make me really believe this.

He has some yeast growing in his blood but we have been there before and they are giving him antiobiotics for this. Wounds continue to be treated on his butt, back, stomach and chest. Oh and how can I forget the neck problems. But Jim is taking all of this in stride. They gave him another swallow test today and he passed. He ate all of his lunch and dinner. The presentation of the pureed foods at Sarasota Memorial is really good. They must have molds for this because the peas looked like peas and the pork looked like a cutlet. How I don't know. He spent the day watching football and luckily today went better than yesterday.

Tomorrow Dr. Shiro will be in to decide what he is going to do with the chest wound. Remember they opened it up completely on Friday. The nurse said it is really clean and looks good. The choices tomorrow will be to leave it alone or to close it up. Tomorrow we will find out.

For me I didn't make my goal of finishing the kitchen but I am getting closer. I think I'll shoot for next weekend. Mom and my sister came over for leftovers. Misty didn't tear up the house while I was at the hospital. Tonight I scrapbooked and watched the Emmey's. All in all it was a good day.

Saturday Flew By

Today just flew by. I wish everyday had 26 hours in it. Then I would be just fine. I went in to see Jim today and he asked me what I had done today because it was 3:00 and where had I been. Well, I said, I did the laundry, your job; I emptied the dishwasher, your job; I walked Misty, your job; and I took out the trash, your job. Now I still had to do my jobs. I am still working on the kitchen. The apples are now gone. Thank heavens for this as they were really ugly. I also made dinner for Mom and my sister and it is chilling in the frig. Other than all of this I still had to take a shower and get ready to come see you. Now you ask why am I so late. He just nodded and said OK . . . but where is my pillow. Go to Healthsouth and get my pillow.

I understand that he is really bored and that I am all he really has here in Florida so my visits are really important to him. I told him I would be there earlier tomorrow. WE watched the Notre Dame game and it was ugly. Whoa 38 to 0. Now this did not do anything for Jim's spirits. He kept shaking his head everytime they fumbled or got sacked.

As of right now there are no infections anywhere according to Dr. Morgan. The chest wound from Friday looks really good according to the nurses. Dr. H. told me this afternoon that Jim's lungs are in good shape and he wants speech therapy to look at him in the morning and see if we can get him back eating. He really needs to eat to fight everything that keeps going on in his body. The doctor said today is the best day Jim has had. He looks good and is strength is improving. If Dr. Shiro agrees he may go back to Health south on Monday.

Doodling Layout Finished

As promised I finished my doodling layout from last nights class. It was such fun and Niki is an awsome teacher. She has more creativity and enthusiasm than I could ever hope for. I had to take the class twice before I really got the concept. This photo of Jack, Josh and Luke is so fun because it was taken after several hours at the swimming pool and they look so sun kissed.

Well Dr. Shiro woke me up at 6:30 am to let me know how Jim was doing and what his plans were. He wanted to open up the entire incision from his heart surgery and look and see what was going on. He was going to do this bedside in the ICU and he needed approval from me. He was going to use an IV sedative. I gave permission. He called me back about an hour latter and he was really pleased with the results. He cleaned out the pus pocket and debried several areas. He also removed one chest wire that he felt was a little suspect. He said he was pleased and, "I am really pleased with how far Jim has come. He's really alert and responsive." He and his partner are going to watch the wound through the weekend and decide if further action is required on Monday. He may close up the wound or do further cleaning. Now we wait.

I saw Jim late afternoon and he was doing great. The brought in one of the air mattress beds which are better for his bed sores. He wanted to eat. They are going to decide if tomorrow if he can eat. They have to do another swallow test. He was off the vent but he did have some pain so he asked for a shot. Once they gave him the shot he was ready to sleep. They had him on his side an he had his pillow the way he wanted it and so he was quite happy.

Thanks Mom for fixing dinner tonight. I do not know what I would do without you. Tomorrow I promise to do the same for you. Thanks Jackie for bringing me the drill bit to finish taking off the doors in the kitchen. I hope to have the kitchen done by Monday.

To everyone that reads this blog, thank you for being there for me.

Today Was Busy

I left the house today about 10:00 to go see Jim. I knew he was going to Sarasota Memorial and wanted to get there before he left. Got there and he was all snug under his blankets and he was just waiting. At hospitals waiting is always the key.

We talked with Dr. Hume and he really didn't know anything about what was going to happen and was defferring to Dr. Shiro. He did say one of two things were going to happen. One they would debried the chest wall wound and the second was that they would have to do surgery. This will all depend on Dr. Shiro. (the original heart surgeon.)

So Jim told me to go ahead and play cards and they would call me when he was transferred. I got done playing cards around 4:00 and ran over to the hospital since I had not heard from them. He was still at Healthsouth. They actually didn't transfer him until 5:30. So since I can never be with him during the transfer process I went ahead and went to a scrapbook class I had signed up for. I'll post the photo when I have the pages done.

Well at 8:30 I went to Sarasota Memorial. There he was all snug in his room. He actually had a nurse that had been taking care of him at Healthsouth. They go back and forth between ICU and HS. So he was perfectly comfortable. Nothing had been done yet. So for today nothing happened except the transfer. The infectous disease doctor had been in and so had Dr. Hume. Tomorrow Dr. Shiro will be in and they will make some decisions.

So for me it was a lot of running around and I even had a little fun during the day. Poor Jim had to just lay there and wait.

Misty Almost Full Grown

It has been a long time since I have taken care of a dog. I was much younger the last time. Misty was supposed to be Jim's dog. This illness may have changed that for him and Misty. Yes she goes to visit him all the time but it is not the same as feeding her and taking her for walks and just playing with her. The one thing I hope for that when he comes home that Misty once again becomes his little girl. Since I am the one that does all of her care she really clings to me when I'm home. The only time I make no difference to her is when either my Mom or my sister are here. When they are here she is their dog. Now that isn't to bad because Misty is now the family dog and that is as it should be.

Dr. Hume called me this morning and told me that Jim had a new development. He has had a small hole in the chest incision from the heart surgery. They have been watching this and it was approximately 1/2 inch deep. Today there was excessive drainage and they believe it to be a pus pocket. They have no idea of its size. Dr. Hume told me he was going to call Dr. Shiro, the original heart surgeon, and consult with him. He believed that Jim would be transferred to Sarasota Memorial today to have Dr. Shiro look at this situation. He said that this may have been the elusive infection they kept looking for. He is now back on antiobiotics. And as usual he was not transferred to SMH. They had no beds. This will happen in the morning.

Since he was not transferred today they decided to give him another pint of blood tonight to give him an added boost for tomorrow. When I left him tonight he was tired and ready to go to bed. The nurses had him rolled over on his side and he was quite content.

My day was spent mainly running back and forth with him. I did go to my weekly scrap and dash at the local scrapbook store. It is always a good time and a wonderful time to just be with other women that love the hobby as much as I do.

Grandpa's Cake for the Nurses

Jack told me a couple of weeks ago that I should make a cake for Grandpa. Just like everything else I have put this off. But today I made the cake. I had very specific instructions. It was to be grandpa's favorite which is orange cake. Then I had to have chocolate frosting (of course) and red candles. Jack I took it to grandpa today but they wouldn't let him eat the cake but he gave it to all of the nurses who are taking care of him. It did make him feel better to do something for them. He did blow the candles out and he was smiling.

Jim had difficulty breathing early this morning so they put him back on the ventilator. The pulminist said they could probably take him off this evening but decided to just let him rest and tomorrow they would decide what to do. So Jim just took it easy today. He has what is called a acinetobacter in his blood, sputum and urine. You can read about this at: http://www.pdhealth.mil/downloads/Acinetobacter_Fact_Sheet_for_Clinicians_23MAR05.pdf

The doctors are following this closely but as of yet they have given him no antibiotics. He has been on so many that he has become resistent. I just talked to his nurse and she gave him a bath and changed all his dressings so he's ready for a good night's sleep.

I just sat with Jim several times today and watched him sleep. It was quiet and I read a book and just gelled out with him. Tonight I went and played Bingo with my Mom and Sister. Mom is the only one who got to yell Bingo. Of well, the last time we played I got 3 bingos. I was a piggie that night. As you can tell I'm looking a little haggard and tired but this too shall pass. I always take Jim's picture for good luck and it usually works for me but it did for mom.

Learning Photoshop Elements

I must say for a Monday I certainly got a lot done inspite of myself. Last night I could not sleep. It was 5:00 am before I finally got to sleep. There was no reason I just couldn't sleep. So I thought today would be really bad but it was great.

Jim is sitting in a chair most days. It doesn't last all that long because of the pain he gets in his next and backside. He has to wear a neck brace when he gets out of bed and on the times he sits on the side of the bed. This he has done twice. The pulminary techs say that they may do another swallow test on Friday. If he passes this he will be allowed to have more food types instead of all pureed. He has a bacterial infection in his blood, urine and sputum. They are watching this and have not put him on any antiobiotics at this time because he has built up such a resistence to them. He has a low grade fever with this. He was a little cantankerious today and did not want to eat. He doesn't like the looks of the pureed foods. Tonight was a double header for football so he was quite content to just watch the games. He's still hurting over the Notra Dame loss.

As for me I started on part three of my kitchen. I hope to have it finished by next week. I am ready to move on past this project. My sister is back from Ohio and Georgia so I spent some time visiting with her.

Tonight I spent some time learning Photoshop Elements. I have been wanting to do this for some time. I had gotten some tutorials and bought a magazine on Digital Scrapbooking so tonight I played with this. The photo here is my first digital scrapbook page. It is pretty simple but it is all in the learning process. It took me all night to do this one page and they say this is supposed to be faster. I am not sure of that but I am still in the learning page.

I also got a call from Jack today. He was so excited because he had received his Harry Potter scarff. I have got to tell you that when a little boy tells you that you are the best grandma ever your heart just melts and all of your troubles go away.

Give The Gift of Life

This week Jim received another 2 pints of blood. He has probably gotten around 30 pints of blood during this long hospital stay. This reminds me how important it is for those that can give blood to do so. So many people need this blood including Jim. I can not longer give blood because I take Plavic but I used to donate, in fact I believe I was up to 3 Gallons. So if there is a blood drive near you, please donate. To find out where you can donate, visit http://www.givelife.org/ or call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (1-800-448-3543).

We I screwed up this morning and did not get up in time to go play bridge. I was supposed to pick up my mother at 9:30 and I woke up at 9:45. Needless to say I didn't make it. Mom was so understanding and said we would play another day. Instead I did some much needed cleaning around the house.

Go Irish. We hoped. Jim is not very happy tonight. I made a quick visit into see Jim after going out to the movie tonight. I had been there right at the start of the game. He was really looking forward to the game. He was sitting in a chair with the Blue and Gold Report laid out in front of him, he'd had his dinner and he was set. Well at 9:30 he was unhappy. Notre Dame lost to Penn State. Now one member of my family is happy. My nephew Rick is a huge Penn State fan. In fact I talked to him today and he had a message for Jim. Tell Uncle Jim, "If ND had a quarterback they'd be deadly. But since they don't Penn is going to kick their butts." Rick, Jim wants to talk to you.

Balloons for Jim

Caroline, Nancy (Jim's sisters) and Bob (Jim's brother in law) sent Jim a beautiful bunch of balloons today. The smiley face was so perfect today because Jim was telling jokes today. He had all of the nurses in stitches. They kept saying no more we have to work. A couple of hours after the balloons arrived Jim asked one of the nurses if there were any children at Healthsouth. They said no. Jim's heart is so big. He wanted to share his balloons with children.

We were saddened today by the news of the passing of Sally's mother, Bernice. She was 96. Jim wanted to know when he heard if his children knew and if they were OK. His thoughts are always of others. We were also sad to hear of Mary Grummons passing. She visited with us in May and we enjoyed sharing breakfast with her and her family.

Misty spent a couple of hours with Jim late today. She sat on a chair next to him and kept licking his hand. Of course several times she found a treat in his hand. He still can't resist giving her a nibble or two.

As for me, the 2nd section of the kitchen is done. One more section to go and it will be finished. I never thought it would take me two months to get this done. I guess it was a bigger job than I anticipated. Tomorrow I'm off to play bridge with my Mom in a Senior Sectional in Bradenton. Man, I can't believe I just admitted to playing in a senior event. Have a great weekend everyone.

Jack's Scarf

As a young girl you have such big dreams. Meet prince charming, have children and grow old together. I did meet prince charming but not until later in life. He is my prince but I never had children. My sister's children became my children and I doted on them. They are the loves of my life. But Jim has given me something no one else has been able to give me and that was grandchildren. Jim has three wonderful children who love him and now me. What joy is this. In addition to this I have Teresa, Bob's wonderful wife. She is an amazing woman. Luckily she is a stay at home mom but that in itself is a full time job. To stay home and take care of Jack, Josh and Luke is truly a tremendous undertaking although a loving one. Picture the TV commercial where the woman can do it all. That's Teresa.

But you say what about the scarf. Jack called Grandma and asked me if I could make him a Harry Potter scarf. I wanted to run right to the store that minute and get the yarn. Of course I can make you a scarf just like Harry's. It is the scarf of the Grythindor's. So Jack your scarf is in the mail. Jack even sent me a note with a picture of the scarf so I would know exactly what it looked like. I believe Slytherin and Ravenclaw scarfs are in the works.

I made Jack's scarf at the hospital while Jim and I were watching movies. They hooked up our DVD player for him so we are now able to watch movies. This helps with the boredom of being in bed all day everyday.

After feeding Jim today Mom and I went to play bridge. We were 3rd and that's not bad after basically not playing in 3 months. I played last Saturday with my dear friend Dorothy White and she just shrugged off all of my errors. It was just fun to be our of Sarasota for a day and enjoy good friends. Mom and I are going to play Saturday in the Senior tournament in Bradenton. We will see if we can do better.