We've had a very good week. We were still both pretty tired Sunday so didn't go to church. But, it did us good to stay home and relax. We had Brianna Monday afternoon as she wasn't feeling well and I picked her up from school. It was nothing contagious or to worry about, just "girl stuff". When I told her I had been messing with my blog before I picked her up she couldn't believe that her grandma had a blog! Hey, I'm a "with it" grandma!

Tuesday Bill had his bloodwork done and we both got flu shots. Bill also got his pneumonia shot. Exactly 8 hours after getting the shot I was sick with coughing, sneezing, sore throat, headache and sinus drainage. Felt bad for exactly 24 hours so hopefully that's all the flu I will get. Bill didn't have any flu symptoms. His arm is still very sore from the pneumonia shot. He got that one in his left arm which of course is the weaker one.

The weather turned cold the middle of the week and I love it! It was 29 when I got up yesterday morning and the car was frosted over. But, the house was nice and cozy. After it warmed up a little we made a quick trip to Jonesboro to pick up Kayden's birthday present. Cotton picking has started now. There were lots of fields that had not been picked and those white fields are what I missed while we were in Florida.

Kim called in the afternoon and said that Bill's bloodwork came back fine so we can stay at the lower dose of Prograf. She also said that everything else looked good so he got enough liquid in him.

He went shopping with Ron today and they worked on the generator. The battery doesn't want to stay charged even with a trickle charger attached all the time. The got the posts cleaned and found a broken wire that was fixed and it should be OK now. Their little shopping trip gave me a few hours alone to do nothing! And that's pretty much what I did!

So, there you have the highlights of our week. It seems like we're getting very normal now and sometimes it's easy to forget all that we've been through. Normal is good!

What a long week! Bill's biopsy went well and again there is no rejection. The dr. lowered 1 of his anti-rejection drugs so he will have to have some bloodwork done this week. Our local lab can draw the blood, but they will have to send it to a bigger lab to run the test. He's also able to get his flu and pneumonia shots this year. So, Tuesday is another dr. visit. They also said that some of his other numbers were not as good because he still isn't drinking enough. So, we're back to the battle of pushing fluids. Stephanie knows that this has been a battle in the past.

We had a good visit in Clearwater with Bill's sister and husband. We stayed at a little resort at the beach and walked to the beach every day. Bill got a good workout. The weather was wonderful, in the mid-80's and no rain at all.

We let the GPS bring us home today instead of going the way we usually go. We stayed the night in Macon, GA and it took us up to Chattanooga and then across Tennessee. We usually head to Birmingham from Atlanta and then up to Memphis, or Jackson, TN, depending on my mood. This way wasn't bad and was supposed to be faster, but I don't think so. With meal and gas stops it took 9 1/2 hours. We are both pretty tired and it is COLD here at home! We turned the heat on to take the chill out of the house and of course Bill stays cold, although it was pretty cool in here. I'm not looking forward to the higher gas bills, but it's only money. We're going to call the chimney sweep in the next couple of weeks to get the chimney done. It hasn't been done since 2010 (although we were gone for 15 months) so I want it cleaned before we try to have a fire.

All for this week. I'm whupped and probably won't be able to stay awake much longer!

We have arrived in Florida for Bill's biopsy. This time the weather cooperated and we had no rain. The last few times we have driven through monsoons. Traffic was heavier in Alabama than usual, must have been a college football game in the area, but was much lighter in Florida than usual.

We had another week of frustrations. We had to change from DSL to fiber-optic internet. We were supposed to activate it on Monday, but the equipment wasn't due to be delivered until Tuesday. So, I changed the appointment to Thursday in the hopes the DSL wouldn't be turned off. Within an hour of re-scheduling the DSL was turned off. I was able to use my phone to get online, but I didn't like not using the computer! Just shows how dependent we can become on something! Bryan came over and got us activated. It went very smoothly and I probably could have done it. But, as I told him, if something had gone wrong, I would have had to call him anyway, so it was better to have him there at the start!

Bill had a good week. Spent time with Ron and Buddy. He's doing a little more around the house now. I've come home twice to find the vacuuming done and things picked up. Of course he has 2 main chores, making the bed and taking out the trash. The only time I remind him of the trash is to take the can to the curb on pick-up day.

He still has good days and bad days as far as memory goes and sometimes when he gets a certain thought in his head he worries over it for 2 or 3 days. But, at least he is thinking about things! On our trip yesterday we were passing a fireworks stand in Alabama and I asked him if he needed any fireworks. He calmly told me that they wouldn't want him in there. When I asked him why, he got a silly grin on his face and said "Baby, I'm hot"! Sometimes I just don't know about him!

All for tonight. We've gotten everything unpacked and drove to our favorite pizza place for dinner. We actually some home this time. We were both too tired to eat much. Of course we can always eat it tonight or tomorrow for lunch. We have a full fridge here so it will keep a few days. I'll update this again and let you know how the biopsy goes Monday. I don't know if I'll get it updated when we go to Clearwater. I don't know if the resort has internet or not. Just keep checking back. Goodnight all!

Another week has come and gone. Thankfully it was a pretty calm week. All of our hotel reservations are made now. I had to change one of them. We heard from Bill's sister and were told that there was still lots of road construction near the hotel I had booked. I had checked with the state's construction website and it said that the construction was complete. But, I took Don and Shirley's word for it and changed the reservation. We are now staying at the little resort we had stayed in when we took Brianna with us. She asked us if we were going to have room #7 again! That trip was 6 years ago, and she still remembers the room #!

We had lovely weather this week and got a heavy rain this evening. Supposed to rain more in the might and get some thundershowers and then turn much colder. The high today was mid 80s, tomorrow not supposed to get out of the 60s and into the low 50s at night! Fall has definitely arrived.

Allergies have been horrible again this week and today there were crop dusters all morning so defoliation has begun! I'm glad we're getting out of town!

My lunch with the girls from work was wonderful...3 hours at the restaurant! But, we tipped our waitress quite well and she didn't have to do any extra for us. We'll have to do it again before they get started again.

We were going to go shopping for some new polo shirts for Bill as they are easier for him to get on and off, but I went through his closet and dresser and found several that should fit. But, we are both going to need some new clothes before long. I just hate to go clothes shopping!

Today was a baby shower at the church for one of the young mothers. The girl's grandpa came and visited with Bill while we were at the shower. He and his wife have been good friends for several years...until they moved away. Bill was glad for the visit!

That's about it from here. The next update will be from Florida. Hope everyone has a good week!