Lots To Report

 This week just completed was one we had been waiting for for months.

On Wednesday we couldn't get any response from the Carpet installer company as to whether they were really arriving on Thursday. We were as ready as we could be, what with still needing a bed to sleep in. Up by 7:00, we got a call about 8:10 that they could be there in about 25 minutes. We were ready when the two man crew arrived and got right to work.

The crew was very efficient and skilled, and by 12:00 they were all done, all cleaned up, and on their way! I was shocked at how fast they were. They had moved furniture around and then back in place. We got our bed made and were ready to start moving everything else back slowly. On Saturday grandson Isaac helped us finish moving and by that afternoon I had all the little things put back in place.

Putting the home office back together was a bit tricky, but eventually we figured out where all of the cords went and got everything working. 

Tom wanted soft, plush carpet. I acquiesced. Now I have to learn to walk on it and I have to not be annoyed by all of the footprints. I do like the color and it is very soft for laying on the floor of our bedroom to do my PT exercises. :-)

Early Friday morning we were up and off to make an 8:15 neurology appointment in Bellevue. Fortunately the traffic wasn't too backed up and we made it with a few minutes to spare. 

I had been waiting three months for this appointment to find out more about my possible condition of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalies. Dr. Felt is a motion specialist neurologist. She watched me walk, checked a lot of joints and reflexes, asked a lot of questions, got a good idea of all of the fixed and unfixed damage from arthritis, and because NPH can cause cognitive impairment,  gave me a short form cognitive assessment. I passed that!

What we know is still much less than what we don't know, but we will continue with more tests, mostly to eliminate other possible causes of my decline in mobility. I am encouraged that I don't seem to be in cognitive decline. I will contact my other Docs for more assessment on my hip and spine. It will be an ongoing process. Meanwhile I will continue to keep my spirits up. I sank pretty low this week, so making progress helps. 

And then there is this beauty.

Yes, on Friday while we were dealing with medical appointments and furniture moving and Jill's car trouble when she was trying to get up into the mountains to lead a big group of Mountaineers on a training weekend, our granddaughter Irene was getting ready for her Junior/Senior Prom. That's Ryan, her date. Aren't they a cute couple!

And then there were lots more of them joining in the fun of a special evening. 

And now the rain has stopped. By tomorrow afternoon, after the housework and laundry are done, we'll be able to get outside and get back to working in the yard. Even though it's hard now, that always raises my spirits.