Selling the Camp : (

So sad to have to sell our camp! We are just unable to go up very often. We will only sell it to someone who needs the accessibility. Cable and internet are available but we never got them. We desired the quiet. There ARE 3 PBS stations with our little antennae! Interlachen is a lovely little city in north Florida that is slowly growing. Restaurants and grocery near by.

Good Times plus visitors

We are spending a lot of time at the Dr's offices. Ray's sight is still not good and we are still seeing specialists to try to make it so he can read etc. Right now I'm reading the recipes, the medicine bottles, the GPS, email etc. Frustration is high on both sides. Ray is still not gaining weight back. They did a bone marrow test (ouch) but we won't know anything for 3 weeks. Yeesh! He is also scheduled for a colonoscapy and endo too. The Hemo (blood) Dr also couldn't find anything. I am having a little difficulty in wrists, shoulders and back from all the driving transfers. I'm pretty sure they will get better after I get used to being the primary driver. My presentations went well except for Tallahassee. No one showed up except other service companies for PWD's. Then someone attempted to put a complaint against me and called FILC's lawyer to report it! Jeez! The complaint fell flat after the lawyer called every one in attendance and could find no proof of the accusation. We missed going to Ray's family reunion this year because of the other health issues we have going on. : ( Hopefully we can make it next year. Rays brother Orem has had several surgeries on his hip and shoulder and we would have liked to see him but it wasn't meant to be. He is doing really well so we are not concerned. Our cousin Jeffrey in NH fell off a ladder on a scaffolding and crushed both wrists, he is still in hospital. Prayers for a quick recovery since he runs a motel! Alicia at Care Givers Day Out! She and Tricia made a lovely homade strawberry shortcake that was excellent and they even came through and served it! Not to mention Tricia made Ants out of clay for our "picnic" theme! lol We went to the Cinco de Chihuahua fest at the bandshell while Mom was still here. She and Trish and Alicia got to go on a two week road trip where they got to visit everyone in North Carolina and South Carolina! Mom was tired but did not regret the trip to see all her old friends from SC and relatives in NC. The Jasmine is filling the balmy breezes with lovely aromas!! The little red-haired girls from next door were here yesterday to play in the hot tub with Alicia May. Then they went next door and swam in the pool! She is enjoying having friends to play with while she stays with us and they love her! Trish and Alicia are flying back to Alaska on the 8th and will return on the 25th, so tomorrow we go stay at the Cabana Bay Universal motel while they go to Universal with their annual passes! Alicia LOVES Harry Potter world!! Missing my Dad this Memorial Day. : ( Still trying to sell this canoe set up! Any takers? Cooper, Diva at Lips restaurant, Memorial at the Casements. Also trying to sell this accessible van for some friends! Pass it along if you know anyone looking!

Long Time No Blog

Lots of things going on. We are still trying to stabilize Ray's vision so he can get glasses and maybe drive and read. I am going to Miami and Gainesville next week for public comment for our state independent living 3-year plan for FILC. Bruce will be out of town also, so Ray will have to take a taxi. No Uber or Lyft here. He's been x-rayed, Cat scanned, stress tested etc to figure out his continued weight loss and fatigue. He's at 152 now. His lung looks good but his Spleen is 3 times the size it should be, and he's anemic. Because of the spleen all of his internal organs have shifted up and are pressing on his stomach so he feels full after eating very little.His doctor said his insides look like an aliens! Next he sees a Hematologist for the anemia/spleen issue on May 4th. We are blessed that I am in good shape right now, besides a little high sugar, and can do the shopping and driving. Hopefully we fix this by next April as it's our 20th anniversary and we are planning a trip to Europe. Spain maybe. Florida counties. They would like me to go to Tallahassee on May 3rd but with Ray's appt on the 4th I will probably let someone else do it. 2009 Ray. Bought a home made broom just my size from the local art show, watching him make it was really interesting. Went to the ocean last week after delivering Ray to the VA at 6:30am for the van ride to Orlando. It was beautiful! The sun came up at 7. Also managed to park in front of two guys sleeping in the bushes. A cop came cruising by and waved. He was going so slow. So since it was a little cool out I went back to my van, opened the back and took my time getting a yacket out and putting it on. By the time I was finished the cop slowly moved past me and moved on. So for that time the two homeless guys were safe. After cruising the boardwalk, they were gone when I got back. : ) Missing Gator still but Cooper is quickly growing in our hearts. We call him the "monster dog". 18 pounds of excitement! Loves to wake up playing in bed! When I sit up he does headstands in my lap! Knocks me over some! At least he has stopped dragging things out to the back yard. ie:sneakers, books, laundry, a sand pail, all his toys. People recommend we crate him but we have never done that before and really don't want to now. Gator had 5 dog beds that we donated to the shelter after he passed. So we got Cooper a dog bed and he curled right up in it. Chewed his dog tag, luckily they are guaranteed so it was replaced. Charlie the bird is doing fine and has excepted his new step brother. My sister Tricia and daughter Alicia May came down from Alaska with intent to move to Sarasota for a job offer. Unfortunately that did not work out. I picked them up at the airport and drove them around to find a new (used) van, bring Alicia to her first day of school. Back to Orlando where they bought Universal Annual passes. We had a great time there!But then they came to Daytona for a night and left early the next morning to make a job interview in NC before heading to Mom's in Ohio. We went to dinner and saw the Beach Boys with some friends! Great concert! Spent time at the camp where we've had a little pest (mice) problem. Ray fixed the hole under the sink and it's been much better. Ray pressure washed the front of the camp while I dug out a little driveway as we have had no luck getting a lawn guy. At least the drive won't be grown over cause I dug most of the grass out and sprayed the ruts with weed killer. Hope it works! Sold Ray's Chevy S10 finally since we have the Scion back. Well, that's it for now. More to come hopefully a little sooner. : )