Hi Sean,


 RH> That's always good. We had to go to an ER last night (Steve got a cut
 RH> on his arm while lowering part of antenna, 12 stitches.) so went down
 RH> to the VA hospital in Durham. Since it was VA, it was no cost for him,
 RH> just gas.

 SD> The VA is good for that thankfully.  I have been dealing with kidney
 SD> pain for about a month.  Went to the VA ER and, much to my surprise,
 SD> they found "a lot" of microscopic blood in my urine.  That was two
 SD> weeks ago and finally seeing urology this week.  I've tried not to
 SD> worry but all of the tests show no know issues and my kidney function
 SD> is at 100% so I'm just wondering what else is wrong.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm, I'm not going to speculate but hopefully it's something
that has already cleared up or is easily treatable.


 RH> That probably would be a pretty penny. Can you get them thru the VA in
 RH> your area?

 SD> Yes, thankfully.  The only place that will do them under $500+ per
 SD> pair.

Good, we went to Sam's Club for my glasses--ended up paying a pretty
penny but not nearly as much as if we'd gotten them thru the eye dr's
place. Didn't have much choice in frames for safety glasses, somewhat
better for regular glasses. Picked them up yesterday so I'm adjusting to
wearing glasses full time again after 3.5 years of just reading glasses.
This time they're full frame instead of half frame so that's another
adjustment; I wore half frames before the cataract surgery for several
years, then half frame readers.

 RH> I understand. I've been wearing just drugstore readers for the past
 RH> few years, pulling them off for distance, putting them back on for
 RH> reading, computer, etc.

 SD> I do also!  Just received some as a gift that were from Sam's Club but
 SD> my favorites are from Zenni.  Dollar Tree readers work surprisingly
 SD> well for me.

I got all of mine thru Walgreens. Actually bought about 3 pairs but
ended up wearing one pair 99% of the time.


 RH> Time will tell.

 SD> Same with me.  I have been doing better with by blood sugar.

I'm trying to cut my carbs somewhat, not as severely as when I was first
diagnosed. Some days are better than others, planning pasta and salad
for supper tonight so will go heavier on the salad than the pasta.


 RH> Sounds like quite the production for meals. They had scalloped
 RH> potatoes, shoe peg corn, stewed apples, fried chicken, roast beef in
 RH> gravy and rolls, plus choice of several desserts. At the end of the
 RH> dinner, it was announced that boxes were available to take home left
 RH> overs so we took some apples and beef. I mixed some mushrooms in with
 RH> the beef, served it
 RH> over sourdough miche brot (a Wegman's take on a German bread) for
 RH> supper the next night.

 SD> That all sounds great.  I made chili last night and had enough for
 SD> leftovers for lunch today.

Sounds good. I used to make a version of chili that was a hybrid of what
both of us grew up on but some years ago found a basic meat, peppers,
onions and tomato recipe. I base my chili on that, using a variety of
peppers, both fresh and powdered.


 RH> There's a Bob Evans in the area--not sure if it's Raleigh or
 RH> Durham--but we've not been to that one. Have been to some while
 RH> travelling; they discontinued their chicken pot pie a while ago which
 RH> was one of Steve's favorites.

 SD> I haven't been in a couple of years, sadly, even though it's 10
 SD> minutes away.

We've not been to one in a while either. Tried a Roy Roger's for the
first time on our last trip north, will probably go back as we come
across them. MUCH! better than Arby's.


 RH> We've not been to Shoney's; they usually don't show up when we start
 RH> looking for places to eat. Also, CB lets us stay overnight in their
 RH> RV/bus parking, some even have dedicated lots for those vehicles.

 SD> Shoney's is good if you can find it.  CB is good for overnight stays.
 SD> I've done it before when I had a 21' travel trailer many years ago.

We had the 20' R-Pod but now have the 27' Grey Wolf. No slide out but
it's roomier inside so you don't have a "tight" feel. Kitchen is nice (a
real oven) but lacks the counter space the R-Pod had in proportion to
its size.

 RH> Sounds like fun. We don't have an air fryer but do have a small
 RH> toaster/convection oven plus crock pots, a couple of "Instant Pots"
 RH> (not the name brand) and all sorts of other forms of cooking other
 RH> than the stove. (G) As for carbs--balance them with protein as much as
 RH> possible.

 SD> I need to give my Instant Pot more of a workout.

Same here. (G)

 SD> I'm saving up to get a portable dishwasher since I am having issues
 SD> standing up a lot in one place to do dishes.

They are handy--our younger daughter gifted my parents with one some
years ago. Mom's decline had begun so she wasn't getting dishes as clean
by hand washing. Even with the dish washer, we had to remind Mom every
time we came up to clean the filters so that old food wouldn't get on
the dishes she was washing. Don't know if my brother who inherited the
house kept the dish washer or not; I've not been up since my dad's
funeral, 7 years ago.

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