A big day

 TERRY

Terry has an 8:45 appointment with her neurologist Doctor Vickers.  I do not know If we will get any suggestions or help but I am looking forward to what he has to say.  Terry is not crazy about seeing him but I think he does a good job so we will see if we learn anything new today.  IF there is something really important I may blog later today as well.

I was scheduled to play tennis at 9:00 so I cancelled that which means no tennis today and that may be a good thing as my foot feels OK but playing 4 straight days may not do it any good.  So a day off today.

The pool guy informed us that our device on the pool that puts salt into the water is NOT working.  He gave us a price to fix it which I felt was kind of high.  So I went to the Pinch A Penny Pool store and asked for a quote.  It was about the same as our pool guy.  So that will have to be done soon.  The pool is still useable so I have been swimming twice a day.

Boy, the start to the summer has shown us how quiet it is around here.  This is the latest we have ever been in Naples and I promise it is quiet quiet.  I am not sure how many people leave for the summer but there are 46 unites in a large circle and I am guessing maybe only 7-9 units are occupied in the summer.  The units to each side of us are empty so there is NO noise of any kind.  Of course with the quietness comes the heat and humidity as well.  We have been very very dry and the temps have been in the 90-93 range so when the humidity returns, which I am sure it will ,we will then see what summer in Naples is like!!!

Terry and I had a long discussion last night about home care.  We currently have Sonia coming in 2 hours a day Monday-Friday.  She really does nothing with Terry but she is company sometimes and she does help me out.  Three days a week she makes a meal.  She also often puts a load of clothes in, makes the bed and will do other small things around the house.  I have No complains about her coming but the thing is whenever you bring someone in to the home to help they just will never do everything the way you think things should be done.  Some examples are a glass on the wrong shelf, utensils in the wrong place, clothes folded in the way you do not do it etc etc.  Now none of those things are big and perhaps they are not even important BUT for me when I seem to be ,at times, a bit on edge a tiny thing can seem BIG.  Of course there is the money issue as well.  At $30 an hour it just seems a bit steep.  Will the money put us in the poor house?  Of course not but one always thinks maybe the money could be used for something else.  Anyway, in my mind, the debate goes on If we should continue to have help or if the two of us should go it alone.  Not sure where or when that will be decided but the topic is on going.

Here it is getting close to 8:00 and we need to leave about 8:20 so will sign off for now.  I have had my FP so I should be good for the entire day!