William is still up at 3AM. He cannot sleep. And I am tired. But, I explain that if he is going to sleep all day....he cannot expect to sleep at night.

He asks for a sleeping tablet. I give him a 5mg Ambien. It doesn't work. And hour or 2 later he finally goes to sleep. I am fast asleep before that time. He agrees that he cannot go to sleep that early.

Every since 9PM...he was in bed trying to sleep. But, he need to try to pee every 30 minutes. I finally ask. What is up with this? During the day you don't need to pee every 30 minutes. Why are you doing this? He said that he is aftaid that he will pee in the bed. What is this all about? I have not clue. I tell him that there will not an accident. I am getting tired of getting up every 30 minute to take care of a teaspoonful of urine. or 1/2 of a teaspoonful.

I get up early on Sunday. I presume that we will skip church. But, no. William is up and ready to go. How he managed to get up in time for church ...I have no idea. He does have a good day at church.

I gave him a shower in the AM before church. I therefore did not push the pool after church. I just went by myself and did my swimming. William stayed home and watched the football game.

He had seen an advertisement for Hershey's kisses. I told him that I would pick some up. But, the grocery store was crazy. I told him that I would have to try again tomorrow.

William has a boil on his head. It is getting ripe. I will have to have him go to the doctore and have it lanced. I will call them tomorrow. I stopped by an urgen care center...they were too busy. But, they can take care of a boil. I will have the caregiver call his regular doc first ...if he can get in then he will go Monday. Otherwise she can take him to the urgent care.

William also developed a rash on his leg near his genitals. This happens when he does not get a shower every day. I skipped a couple of days because he didn't want a shower. I showed him what happens when we skip his shower. He has agreed to take the daily shower. In the meantime I put on some Nystatin powder and goldbond powder and have him wear briefs instead of boxers.

Now. About my new job. I am still in training. The group of pharmacists that I am with are really terrific. Really there for each other. It is nice to be able to meet so many new people. I do thrive on interpersonal relations with others. The diversity if amazing. I love it. The more diverse the group the more I love it. So much to learn. It is really fascinating.

I think that I will enjoy the job. But, time will tell. Still in training mode. All about Medicare part D.

I called and complained to Direct TV today. The receiver box that I have is not set up for HD resolution. I complained that I had started 4 years ago with HD tv's and nobody mentioned HD receivers. She tells me that the HD receivers only came out in 2009 . I started my service in Dec of 2008. I complained that I have called continually about one thing or another and nobody mentioned the new HD receiver to me. This is why I cannot connect the Wii to the receiver. My TV only has one rca PORT. I could connec the tv to the receiver via the hdmi port but the receiver does not have an hdmi port...and it does not have rca input ports. I called the supervisor to report my dissatisfaction on their customer service. At least I learned what the problem was. She told me that TV's that are 4 years old will probably not have the resolution ability to really recognize the HD potentential. Now, I had to ask the question. Otherwise it is 199.00 and $10 per month for a new upgraded receiver. So, now I need to watch the advertisements. They sometimes give upgrades at no charge. I do realize that call centers have all types of people answering the phone. Some are good and some are mediocre at best. That is why I asked to speak to a supervisor. i was on hold for 30 mintues. I was getting upset. But, I controlled by irritation and learned more from the supervisor by asking questions. it seems that buying a tranponder rca connector will solve my problem. If the picture is not any better...why should I pay $199 and $10 per month? I will check out the stores after Christmas.

During training we shadow somebody that is live on the phone. I have experienced the different abilities in the people answering the phone. Somebody can make you life difficult if they do not know what they are doing. Like direct TV and me.

Tomorrow is an early day....But, we shall get out in time for Christmas eve service at church.

Have a Merry Christmas.

I did utilize the early morning hours to explain to william that we needetches to work on range of motion stretches. I showed him that the muscles take time to stretch. This is a slow process. We did manage alot.

William is really enjoying the wii. He really likes tennis. I am glad that we bought it. IT was time.

Ruth