Hey, I'm game for most anything anytime. Aug whatever sounds good! I'm anxious to see all your progress and the old original house and barn, too! LOL! Hey, with the quick route that you've figured out, getting there won't be any problem! Sounds like fun! I went to see Mom and Dad today---they were both in bed asleep. Margaret said Dad had been wound up again today. She said they've kind of figured out that if they get him up and get his breakfast tray pretty quickly, he settles down. She said they both ate good and they'd given Mom a shower this morning. I did pay LNC Dad's bill---creative pay: the amount according to DHS, another check from Dad's trust account for $1000, and finally a personal check of mine for the balance ($319.68). Anyway he's paid in full for now. I went to Chad's office to just check one more time on how I could write this check from Dad's account. He said that payments to nursing home were automatically approved. I also took the bill for the dentist to LNC and told them that Dad was NOT Medicaid eligible at the time of service and that the dentist said it was LNC's bill and not mine! We'll see. Dad is down to about 6 weeks left on his penalty---August 20th is his last day to be private pay IF all goes as planned! Let's hope! Still no word on Mom's appeal. Pat, did the guy give you an estimate on the damage to Mom and Dad's house? Love you all, Jeanie