Today Rich and I spent the day and evening in Nashville.  Rich had a dr. appointment at Vanderbilt and all is well.  Hallelujah!  However, then we went to Costco and our checkbook is not so well after that!  LOL

We've been talking about getting me a "point and click" camera so we went for it.  I don't know what I'm going to take pictures of around here - but I am going to try to get the hang of it and post more diligently.  I am suspecting that as I get used to the thing and am more consistent I will find all kinds of reasons to "click" away...I hope so because I sure don't want it to have been a waste of money!  *yikes!*

Talked to my Dad this morning and evening.  His surgery went really well and they were able to give him a very light dose of the anesthesia and a type that would have the least effect on the Alzheimer's.  This morning he seemed pretty good...but he was still having difficulty emptying his bladder so he wasn't discharged until nearly 5 pm.  When he got home he called me and then hung up.  He told Mike that I had hung up.  I called him back but the same thing happened.  So Mike called me and told me that the anesthesia seemed to be giving him more difficulty as the day went on and then handed Dad the phone so that I could talk.  We were able to chat for a couple of minutes but he seemed distracted.  About a half hour later he called me back, couldn't remember that we had just talked, and proceeded to tell me that he had been reading from a Bulgarian Newsletter and it was quite interesting.  I couldn't tell whether he was just joking around or if he was serious so I just uttered, "wow!"  At which he started talking to me in totally non-sensical sentences...I think the meds and the lateness of the hour were really getting to him.  We said our good-byes but not without him wanting to know how all the kids and Rich were doing and wanting me to tell them all that he loves them...so consider it done!