Pam has been doing drops in her eyes for Glaucoma for a couple of years now I think. She hated having to do it but man it beats the alternative! Bifocals are lineless jamie and NO ONE will know but you!lol Sorry your life is crazy but I kinda keep up with you jamie through facebook with your boys. Okay, hear one child screaming, got to go! Gotta love grandkids!lol Love to all, Judy

Jamie, two pieces of info. You did know that Pam was being monitored for high pressure in her eyes, too, right?! Also, bifocals don't LOOK like bifocals anymore, weirdo! LOL! You are too funny!

I went back to see Mom and Dad today (Thurs). Dad had been to see the dentist and was SO happy about it! He said they cleaned his teeth and adjusted his dentures and how well they fit now and how good they felt, etc! I was so happy for him. I got to thinking that I can't remember when he went to see about his dentures last! That was all so good! Mom on the other hand ground her teeth so badly while I was there after she woke up! I looked at her front teeth and they arc upward. I swear she has worn them down 'chewing' on them! She had 'sleeves' over both arms and both legs---to protect her skin tears. I also said something to Debbie about Mom's feet being swollen. She was going to check on them. When I pushed Mom into the dining room she literally inhaled her food! I'm not kidding. She couldn't eat it fast enough. She was even using her fork to feed herself! I was impressed! Anyway, she held my hand for about 20 min and would wrinkle her nose and smile at me from time to time. I finally took my hand away when she tried to BITE it! LOL! This was right before lunch! Dad looked good and sounded good. I took him some more tobacco---they called last night to say he was out! He was THRILLED and immediately took a big ole chew! LOL! I was there for about and hour and a half and they were fine. Ok, I'm off to watch Makenzie play volleyball! Whooo-oooo! She's adorable! Love you all, Jeanie

Hello Sisters,
Sorry I've been an absentee person here lately, just had some stuff going on. I've been monitored over the last year and a half for possible glaucoma...high pressure of the eyes. I've been worried the last couple of months or so because it seemed I just wasn't seeing very well, so I made my eye appointment. The good news is my optic nerve looks great and my pressures were 18 and 19...good for me, because at one time in Drum they had gotten to 23 and 21. The bad news is I need bifocals. My vanity got in the way and I refused..so now he's fitting me for good vision distance wise and I'll buy myself a set of those little "readers" at the drug store for when I really need them.....I told him, "sorry, I just had Botox and I'm NOT getting bifocals!" He looked at me kind of funny trying to establish the link between the 2 and the wisely said "No problem"!! We are now 4 drivers with 3 cars and Jason wants to drive to school every morning, so he gets up early to drop Jerry off at work on his way. I then have to pick Jerry up in the evening because Jason has golf and Jerome has work....he's in Oregon for the 2nd day in a row taking troops whitewater rafting and he's back again tomorrow! He took a group Bungee Jumping at Mt St Helens on Friday...he's loving this job and can't believe he gets paid to play and hang out with soldiers..he may never go to college!! Jerry has been sick ever since we got back from Canada..upper resp. thing that he can't seem to shake, so I've been making a lot of chicken soup and disinfecting stuff around the house! Tomorrow we are riding in a parade in Tacoma...crazy isn't it...and then attending a football game as a VIP....I'm hoping it doesn't rain, but I have a cool new rain jacket just in case!! Judy glad you're in Alaska...hug and kiss everyone for me and glad to hear Leisa is doing so much better. Jeanie, let me know if there's anything I can do to help with the whole money mess...YUCK...and my 10 grand is waiting whenever you need it!!:) Hope all is well with everyone...I'm off to eat some chips and watch Top Chef from last night!! Love you, Jamie

What a mess! Maybe eventually it will all be clear but I figure I'll be dead by then! lol I did however make it to Alaska and all is well. My Alaska family is all well and good! Love to all, Judy

Ok, I met with Chad and STILL don't know anything! The whole thing is thrown up in a big mess with DHS's ruling. Chad will be filing a lawsuit about this (not just for us, but in general) to protest the ruling by DHS. In the meantime, Pat is to deposit the rest of the loan into Mom and Dad's regular checking acct. I'm to pay Mom's Sept bill from LNC out of Dad's trust acct---in Ar the spouse HAS to take care of the other's bills--hence me making this payment. I also have a dental bill for Dad + his pharmacy bill + Mom's pharmacy bill to pay, too. AFTER all of this, AFTER the first of Oct, Chad wants all Mom and Dad's accts to total less than $3000. THEN he's going to apply for both Mom and Dad for Medicaid for Oct. Who knows!?! The money they gave us is still subject to recall. He said it all just depends. I am NOT going to feel good about this whole thing until LONG after it seems to be settled! Anyway, that's the news from this front on that. Love you all, Jeanie

Today is Tues and I just got back from seeing Mom and Dad. They were good. They had had breakfast and were in the big commons room right outside their room. Mom was talking and smiling---she seemed 'awake'. Dad was right behind her in his wheelchair. He told me they were fixing to give him a bath, but it was Mom they were fixing to bathe. Dad had had a shower yesterday. Anyway, I took Dad outside and they brought Mom outside when they finished with her shower. She looked so good---so clean and her eyes totally cleaned off. She has 4 skin tears--one on her forearm, one on her upper arm opposite side, and one on each shin! She fights them all the time Daddy said. I'm sure that's where she got them. Anyway, this is short, but I have SO much to do. Nothing really remarkable about the visit. They seemed fine and both looked really good---great skin color and clean and all of that! Much better today than me! LOL! Ok, I'm off to clean and will write later after I meet with Chad! Hopefully I'll have some concrete info then---I doubt it, but a girl can hope! Love you all, Jeanie

Ditto to Jeanie's post. I thought that it was going to be one of those horrible visits where I'm major depressed but it turned out okay. You could just see Dad calming down when he got his tobacco. Wondered how long it had been since he had any. Mom was smiling and asking me if I liked the orange dress the little girl had on and I said I loved it and she said she did too. Of course there was NO girl!LOL. Leisa is back to doing better after having a bad day yesterday with cramps, gas, etc. She goes back to the doctor tomorrow and I think he'll give her a clear bill which will be awesome for me since I leave Tuesday! I told Dad yesterday that I was leaving for Alaska and he said "I bet it will be cold there" and I told him that I expect snow. I told him that I'd see him in about 4 weeks and he said be careful. They are so sweet and I hate that there isn't any better choice for them than there but they seem fine and accepting==At least Dad does most of the time! He wasn't at first yesterday~!lol Love to all, Judy