Another Busy Day

Today has been a busy day. We left the house about 11:00 this morning and didn't return until about 5:30 this evening. First we went to the post office to mail our last Christmas card. It's to Mandi's first grade teacher. We've kept in touch over the years and I sent her a copy of one of Mandi's senior pictures. She was a huge influence in Mandi's life back then and I thought she'd like to see her all grown up and ready to spread her wings in the big bad world come June.

After that, we made a trip to the bank and then the video store to return a couple movies and a video game for Mandi's boyfriend. That done, we figured it was lunch time. Tim wanted to go to his favorite hotdog stand for a couple cheese dogs and some french fries. I can't eat anything there, but they've been great about me carrying in something from other places. I stopped across the street and got a Taco Supremo Salad from Wendy's.

When lunch was over, we headed off to Wal-Mart to have my eyes checked. I've had problems seeing things up close like for reading and working on Ceci's embroidered blanket. Figured it's been about four years since I got new glasses and two since my last exam so off we went. Sure enough, I need new glasses and bi-focals. UGH! I ended up getting the no-line bifocals and they'll be in early in the new year. Oh goody!

It was quite a bit of walking while at Wal-Mart. Parking was a nightmare but I managed to find a spot about mid-way of the lot. I hate the crowds and the traffic that goes with crowds. As I was finishing up my eye stuff I remembered Tim had a doctor appointment scheduled for the neurologist today. His tremors have gotten worse and Tim wanted them checked out. So we rushed to get to the doctor's office.

Parking there was almost as bad as at Wal-Mart. Finally got a spot and head in. By now I had to go to the bathroom so they let me in to go. On the way back, the receptionist started asking me about Tim's insurance. It is not the same as when he was to this neurologist back a couple years ago. Lo and behold, they don't accept his insurance. That ticked me off. Tim's regular doctor office should have known this. They scheduled the darn referral appointment! Back to the drawing board.

Off to Tim's regular doctor we go. This matter needed to be taken care of and Tim's doctor always gives him samples of two of his nine medications. Tim ran out of them and one is his "meanness pill" as Mandi and I call it so he HAD to have it! Ends up, he doesn't need a referral to see a neurologist and was told basically to call around and find out who takes his insurance and deal with it ourselves. OOOOOOOOOOOO!

Back to Wal-Mart we went because we were in a rush to get to the doctor office so we didn't do the rest of what we needed to do at Wal-Mart. Mandi got a gift card from her grandpa on Sunday and needed socks. Mandi was caught shoplifting there back in February and is not allowed back in the store (or any Wal-Mart for that matter) ever. So, we went back, dealt with the horrid parking once again and found her socks. That pretty much wrapped up the day.

By now it was near dinnertime and Tim wanted to go to my cousin's restaurant for dinner. We figured since we were in town, we'd go about a half hour earlier than usual. I had a grilled chicken breast topped with mushrooms cooked in very little oil and a cup of cream of cauliflower soup. The mushrooms were in place of the potato and we turned down the fresh bread.

All in all a full day. Got quite a few steps on my pedometer and I'm happy about that. Not quite as many as yesterday but I did okay.

Tim seemed to be feeling okay today. He didn't complain and he ate pretty well. He also did no throwing up today so I will wait on the visit to the ER. He said he still doesn't feel good though and his blood glucose is up a bit. I'm keeping an eye on it. I'll continue to update as we near the holiday and the new year.