Today is Wed. Judy and I went to see Mom and Dad today, and it was a zoo when we first got there! Everyone seemed so edgy and Dad was so agitated and Mom was so grouchy! It was a zoo! Finally Mom calmed down, we got Mom a blanket and Dad a long sleeved shirt + some tobacco, Mom some Cheetos and cookies + punch, and Dad some socks--he had none on!---and it all got reasonable! Mom was actually interacting and communicating. It's the best I've seen her in several visits. Anyway, they were ok by the time we left---thank goodness! Nikki had said that Dad woke up so grouchy and that she was going to get a urine sample to make sure he didn't have a urinary tract infection starting---he was that bad this morning. Who knows! I did NOT get to talk to Chad today. I had an appointment for 2--then 3---then 4, but I could NOT go at 4. I had the girls coming at 5. Anyway, I have an appointment for 4 Tues the 14th! Hopefully we'll get some concrete info then. I asked if this would cause any problems for Mom---it being the middle of Sept---and she said that Medicaid would retroactive for 3 months. Ok, I'm off to get stuff ready for bed. I'm heading to Louisville tomorrow to stay with Ryan's girls while she and Bryan head to New York City! They're going to fashion week and some of the shows associated with fashion week! How fun is that! LOTS! Love you all, Jeanie

WOW Pat is about all I have to say!! That's AWESOME!!! Hopefully he will get some financial stability from this. Major jumpstart!! Good job! Going to see Mom and Dad in the morning with Jeanie and then heading back home. I have a meeting at St. Joe at 3 tomorrow and I have to go because the other 2 times they offer it is when I'm in Alaska. Hard to imagine that's a week from today! Leisa is doing better everyday and THAT is a blessing in and of itself! Love to all, Judy

Pat, Jerry told me about him winning! Is that amazing or what!?! Were they like $1, $5 or $10 tickets? I can NOT imagine doing that even once---much less twice! That is totally crazy! What a wonderful opportunity to jump start him on the road to financial peace! Love you, Jeanie

Okay, I have to tell everyone that Jerrod won $40,000.00 in the lottery this morning!!!! I still can't believe it, but Jerry went with him this morning to the lottery place and saw the check himself! They took his picture holding a huge check! Is that not crazy? The craziest part is that he bought 3 tickets and 2 of them had $20,000! He was on cloud nine to say the least! Hey, maybe he won't need to "borrow" any money from me for about a week! hee hee! love you, pat

Pam, I can't believe you haven't noticed her tooth before. She has had it missing for several months. I mentioned it to Pat who said she noticed it and it had NOT been missing before. No idea on the how! I do know that Mom was determined to 'eat' her glass yesterday (Mon) at breakfast! She tried her hardest to bite it! Whenever I'd try to get it, she would slap at my hand and say it was HERS and I could NOT have it! I figure between the 'grinding' of her teeth and this other, that it broke off. It doesn't seem to bother her---which is good! As for Dad yesterday, he was great! I told Bruce he looked strong and sounded stronger than even last week. I thought he was good then, but he was even better yesterday. I took him the newspaper and he was so wrapped up in reading it. He was reading it, too, because he made several comments about the content! He was really good. Mom---well---bless her heart, Mom is just not good. The good news is that she doesn't know it! I can't imagine Mom the way she is and her knowing it! That would be horrible! I did ask Debbie about Mom's eyes. I know she's always had the tearing, but it's the glazing (for want of a better word) that is different. At times Mom looks blind--she's not because if you put something out in front of her that she wants---she grabs it! I know she had cataracts removed, so that isn't it. They just don't look right. Sometimes they don't even focus on the same thing it looks like. Anyway, Debbie said it was part of AD. Anyway she is bad. The good news there is that she still feeds herself and still sits up, etc. Every now and then she'll have something to say that makes sense, too, which is wonderful. I know that it's a hard thing for them being there, Pat. There are times it gets to me, but I don't think either of them is unhappy! Is it what we want for them or us? No! But it is not that bad for the care they need either. The people seem to really like or respond or whatever it is they do to both Mom and Dad. That is wonderful. Anyway, Judy is here and we'll go tomorrow morning to see them. Love you all, Jeanie

Molli and I also went to see Mom and Dad about 11:15 yesterday. They were both sitting in the big room outside of their room. Mother was asleep in her wheelchair and mumbled occassionaly, but never really knew I was there. Dad was very alert. He asked me, "Did your Mother recognize you?" I told him she was too sleepy to know me! Anyway, Dad didn't want us to go and it really upset Molli and then I started crying, so it wasn't exactly a happy visit. It's just so hard sometimes to see them like they are. I feel sorrier for Dad, because he actually realizes things, and I know he must be so lonely and bored there at times. He told Molli and I that it was nice there except there were a lot of disabled people who sang too much! Anyway, some visits are just harder to get over than others. love you, pat

I went to see Mom and Dad Sunday afternoon. Mom was sitting in her wheelchair there in the lobby close to their room. I asked where Dad was and he was sitting outside. They had to separate them because Dad kept trying to push Mom and she didn't like it. Mom was just so sad and just talked and talked and makes no sense, but every now & then, she'll look at Dad and say something sweet and wrinkle her nose like she always did, but it lasts only a minute, and then she's back to talking nonsense.Oh, and she has a tooth missing! It's on the upper right side, two teeth over from her front teeth. I looked, and it's all gone, but just a little bit of the tooth, like she had a cap at one time. Did she?I thought oh my gosh. How are they ever going to fix that?! Dad looked so good and seemed great. When he saw me, he put out his arms to hug me, and was so sweet. He asked about Jim. He says something a little crazy every now and then, like he told me he thought he saw Judy. I said, no, I didn't think Judy was in because Leisa had had surgery, and he said yes, he had seen her up on the stage!lol But all in all, he was good. He had his socks all rolled down in his shoes which I thought was weird but he looked good and was clean and chewing his tobacco. Jeanie, that was so nice of you to go by and see Marie and Jeanie Louise. I know they appreciated it. Judy, I'm glad Leisa is doing well. We are praying for her. Love, Pam