February 25, 2020
Wow again! I’m horrible at blogging. What’s new since July 2018? Well, Lauren met Andrew Dutton on line, Christian mingle. They met when we picked Lauren up from getting back from Afghanistan at Savannah airport. They got engaged a few weeks later, he lived in Minnesota, army national guard helicopter pilot. Did it here, Lauren’s rental house sold so she moved in with us for about a month. Then he drove with her to Minnesota  She has hand fellowship at mayo in Rochester. then civil ceremony in July in Minneapolis, we attended.  They had planned on taking Dallas with them but he wouldn’t fit in the car. Planned for us to bring him on plane with us, but guess they talked it over and decided that he should stay with us while she is doing fellowship. They also found out that Andrew was probably getting deployed in November, which did happen. He’s now in Afghanistan. But b Then he drove with her to Minnesota  She has hand fellowship at mayo in Rochester.f that they had a BIG wedding on Cape cod in Chatham, which we also attended. It was very beautiful and nice. Vicki did an amazing job.  So Dallas is still with us, hopefully forever but nothing has been said and Lauren still calls him her dog even though she no longer pays me!  They gave us a nice mixer and Lauren gave me her old Apple Watch...it got a cracked screen about 2 months after I had it.😭 Probably didn’t help that we floated/swam the creek with Tracy during the summer!

Jeff and I have had a few health issues since he retired one year ago. He broke his foot tripping over my sandals at Lauren’s old house in March, so had to wear a boot. Then we both got poison ivy from helping cleanup the lagoon area. his urinary issues have seemed to worsen (as he says, thanks dr. Adams). So still no change in romantic activities, other than one night in minnesota.  Then my back/sciatic pain got so bad that I finally had surgery in Charleston. (Settled worker’s compensation for $170000 in fall 2017). First tried acupuncture, chiropractor and had already tried spinal cord stimulator.  Dr. Poletti was surgeon and he did a laminotomy/discectomy l5/s1. I had to stay in hospital 1 night. It did help a good bit. I still have pain,  it it’s manageable with daily Duloxitine, Lyrica every other day and ibuprofen or Tylenol prn.  Now my neck is giving me pain.😩. Just 2 weeks ago Jeff was running fever and feeling bad, we thought it could have been the pork butt he ate, but his psa came back at 17 so he is on antibiotics for possible prostatitis. He’s been so tired and has no interest in anything except his tablet for a while. He goes back in a few weeks for a recheck. Also, he cracked a tooth, so over $3000 later   he got his permanent crown today.  

I am supposed to start on Medicare March 1st but I messed up and declined Medicare part b, not knowing that you have to have b to get an advantage plan, which is what I think I want.  I’m waiting now to see if they can fix it before 3/1 but doubtful.

We went to Brunswick Sunday for 1 night. It was daddy’s birthday so thought mama might be sad. Leigh’s dad died in October, complications from being in nursing home, bedsores, infection  leg amputation .  We went to her church for family thanksgiving and Christmas was at old times buffet. Everyone but us LOVES trump🤔. I just don’t get it. There’s no one in particular I’m crazy about (that has a chance). I’m worried that Bernie sanders may win the democratic primary.  I argued some with Richard about trump. Both seem really out of touch! Gordon is even worse.

Lauren was supposed to come visit in January or February??

Tracy got mad at Jeff a few weeks ago. We 3 were  walking and saw Mike and his dig Forrest.  Jeff yells hey Forest!  Tracy storms off in the other direction. History... some fight about her texting Mike and Joyce misinterpreting. Now they don’t speak to each other.😧. Since then tracy and Jeff haven’t spoken either. He’s mad because she texted that he KNEW about the situation. I don’t think we realized how serious it was. Anyway she’s even been cool with me.

Signing off!