Just updating from my last blog ......We went out to Red Lobster the Sunday following our anniversary since our son, Dan, had given us a gift card and it's always been a favorite place for us to celebrate our anniversary. I had a small meal - grilled shrimp and chicken with rice pilaf, and I ate Gary's salad that came with his huge meal with lobster and salmon. He doesn't do well with salads, but he did manage a few bites of it. Even with his swallowing issues, he can eat like a horse (or piggy)! lol Dan went with us and we used his gift card and he picked up the extra tab and I left the tip. I didn't blow my diet, although I could have easily done so.

Dan signed a contract on a small house in Mesa this week, and has completed the inspection process and is now awaiting some fix-ups on the part of the seller before the process continues. He fears that it will not appraise out at the selling cost, so either has to come up with more down payment or back out of the deal. We're giving him a huge chunk of $$ for the down payment and closing and I really don't want to pull more out of our money market account than what we already agreed on, so hopefully all goes well and he can close and move by mid-May.

My Dr. appointment went well with the new physician, but I have no intention of following up with bp check and meds for high blood pressure, as it was unusually high the day I went in for physical, which is rare. I had a tiff earlier that morning with Gary spitting his breakfast all over the kitchen table, when he pulled his stubborn act and was making a mess. He was upset that Kelly wasn't there to baby him so he was being extra difficult for me. I knew exactly why my bp was higher than normal and after the nurse commented on the first reading, she did come back later and re-do it and it was considerably lower but still not back to normal range. I told her it would return to normal after a few hours out of the house and away from the full-time job of caregiving. Sad, but true!!!

I scheduled a vacation for June to use the timeshare in Vegas and we plan to take Kelly with us for her birthday celebration also. She can help with the driving and with getting Gary in and out of the pool. I'm still working on fitting into a swimsuit - just weighed in for the start of week 3 and am down 12 pounds, so not bad for two weeks of the program, and not feeling deprived or starved at all............even sleeping better at night. I still need to get to the pool and timing it when there is shade around the pool is tricky. I don't want to go during the hottest part of the day and we are now approaching the 100 degree mark, so after 4:30 p.m. is best. That's about the time he wakes from his nap and is hungry and thirsty, so either feed him first and deal with cleaning up the mess first, or make him wait for his dinner till later. We will see what works best.

That's about it for now...he's talking in his sleep and I can't understand a word of it so hope it's a good dream and not a nightmare. lol

Sarah