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whodat111/susan posted an update Tuesday, Dec 13, 2022, 1:03am EST, 1 year, 5 months ago
Hi Potties! Please forgive any typos -- had to replace my keyboard (among other things) & I'm not adjusting well to the difference. From early Oct. till now I've been beset by tech issues. First my landline died & when I got it working there was an issue with no caller ID & the technician was nice enough to update my modem - which has no idea how to talk to my printer. In Nov. I had a return of the landline issue, still no caller ID either - again. About the time I picked up a new phone system the caller ID mysteriously reappeared. One issue solved. Took my poor old dinosaur PC to my wonderful computer lady last Wed. afternoon & she brought my new PC to the house & set it up on Fri.. I paid her company by check but covered her time with a bunch of cake tins & a cold cherry Coke. Works well for us! The new PC is Windows 10 so I'm having to learn some new things there but Julie swears I'll figure it out eventually.
When I saw my PC doctor a while back she didn't like the results of my lab work so we redid it a month later. She still wasn't happy with the retest so scheduled me for an ultrasound & an MRI (my share $240!). Apparently nothing urgent showed up but she's referred me to a urologist - who couldn't fit me in until Jan., which is fine with me.
It's been great to have Max back with us, at least once in a while. My other FL friends were out of state during Ian but were lucky & came home to only find damaged limbs. I was so relieved that my remaining ties to FL were survivors even tho Max has a good bit of repair work to deal with.
Both of Selena Anne's kids are settled in at their respective graduate schools. Eddie is at University of WI, apparently one of the best vet schools in the country. Elizabeth Anne is at University of MI, aiming for a degree in international law. Now all Selena Anne & Wally have to do is finish settling into the new house. She & Wally will pick me up Dec. 22 & drop me at her parent's house for a decent visit while she & Wally pick Eddie up at the airport. Later the whole family will meet at an Italian restaurant in the Marietta area. If I can get motivated, I'll try & have all the family gifts ready to hand out BEFORE Christmas for a change. I still haven't done my cards yet but if I can get my printer working, that's next in order.
Shelly - Hope you are completely recovered by now. I saw on TV where you had 1 bout of nasty weather & may be hit by the current storm coming toward the east. Hunker down & stay safe.
Katie - Hope Mike is progressing & he can stay at home for a good long while. When I tried to get Bear in a local home the monthly tab was just over $5K/month & that was in 2020. Hate to think what it is now & so grateful the VA picks up the tab where he is now.
Need to see if the 24 hour folks for my printer really are 24 hr. I have a Christmas letter written but now I need to get copies printed so I can start with my cards. May get lucky & see Selena the end of the week. Luckily the booth has what little decorations I plan on for this year so that's one less thing to do.
Haven't seen anything from Gordon lately so may see if I can catch up with him later this week.. Everybody try & stay warm & dry in the week ahead. Later.
Susan