February 14, 2023

• Time goes on

  A new month that doesn't look any greater than last month. lol  I thought I'd get buy without anything medical but my dentures are driving me nuts. My dentist isn't in every day, think he is getting ready to retire. I can't say I have a lot of confidence in him after he made my plate worse. I can't wear it and eat unless I've a fixative that by nigh time usually has pretty much given up. Where does it go for Pete's sake? I still have to scrub some out at bed time.

  So what did I do yesterday? Called my friend Keith for a recommendation on a dentist. A few years ago he had extensive work done when cancer settled in his jaw. I've an appt. for tomorrow and have not heard from respite care so Wil is going to have to go along. I know it is not going to be cheap but I want a new denture made, I'm not interested in lining it, paying for that and then still having to have a new denture.

  The other fun news my external drive gave out and I have no idea my password. Tim managed to find when in 2016 I installed it and the clue was 'parent' but it didn't recognize either parents name. I told him if he could erase it to do so and junk it. Not going to mess with such a drive again. This is the second one to give up. If I'm remembering correctly of course.  I'll just have to hope I have enough room on my hard drive. Should be dumping a lot of stuff there any way. Like all the sky photo's.   I've already made new folders for the utility and credit card bills paid.

  This month Wil has an appt. with the audiology dr. I don't know if they can do an ear test on him now. I hope I can get him some new hearing aids like my over the ear type. But that doesn't mean he will let me put them in. He won't let me try to get his one in let alone his right ear. I just wish they could test him the same day as that will mean finding a ride again.

  The last two nights he has been going to bed way early. I don't try and dissuade him. He sleeps all night as a rule. Couple bathroom trips sometimes. He's probably sleeping right now, I turned to a program he might watch but didn't turn the volume up for him. I should ask if he wants to go out and walk a little with me but it is pretty windy. I'd have to put slacks back on. To get to 80 tomorrow.  He went out yesterday and filled bird baths in the back yard.  Last night I found him walking around patting things. He'd lost his change purse. He left it under his pillow when he got up so he went all day without it. I gave it to him and he said he had others too. He doesn't. That seemed to be all he needed was the one though. Thank heavens!

  I don't bother to show him my colorings any more. I don't think he is seeing well at all and I try to keep his glasses clean.

  I didn't order pudding cups this time as he will eat more than 1 and I want to see if giving him a pop tart now and again he won't go looking for something to eat. He often doesn't remember he ate. I still think boredom at night has a lot to do with his wanting something to eat. One day he had 3 hotdogs, 2 puddings , a little choc thing and a cup of coffee. Very shortly after he was out looking for something to eat. Price of food makes it hard.

  An up side for me is how little Missy is accepting me more and sometimes she is asleep here on the bookcase or the chair while I'm online. If she is awake I get to either spin the chair so she can't scratch the back or get up and follow her to her bowl. They both now are getting clever about not eating the less expensive dry food. drat...

  Sunday a friend will pick me up, Tony and Lydia will stay with Wil while I go to church to cast my ballot on disenfranchising form the Methodist church. I hate this but since so many have taken over the clergy and churches and no longer abide by the book of discipline so many want to break away. I was raised a Methodist even before it became the United Methodist.

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