September 28-October 6

Day 599-607
I was going to post on Saturday, but was busy enough at work to forget to do it. It is Monday, and I'm at work again, because we have various doctors appointments this week, and I was able to come in for a while today. I can't stay the whole day today, but it rained, so I should be able to leave early. Piano lessons are going well, although Glenn would like a TV working in the office, so I'll get the boys to work on that. We'll have to string an antennae wire to the office, probably through the attic, and I won't do that.
Glenn is doing well. His outlook is improving, and the other day while we were standing with the aid of the walker, I asked him if he thought he would walk again, and he teared up and said yes he does. That is a huge change on his part, because even this spring he was saying he didn't think he would leave the chair. The hope is now there, and the drive is returning. I'm thrilled, because there is only so much I can do, then he has to pick it up and go. That will happen now. Helen had him standing on his own in the walker, and I was brave enough to let him go too. His balance is improving, his posture is better, and he wants to go. What more can I say?
We have a few doctors appointments, and I hope to take my dad to the optometrist on Wednesday. Glenn and I both need new glasses, so I made an appointment for Dad too. I hope he comes with us. We are all concerned about his vision, but he is reluctant to go.
We went out for 'harvest is over' supper last night, and Chris picked up Shirley and brought her along. She is doing much better at her new home, and was saying that they have good cooks there. It is much easier knowing that she is well cared for now. Uncle Bob is back from the hospital, but I haven't gotten an update on his condition for a few days. Hopefully he has cleared up, but pneumonia is hard to shake when you don't move around a whole lot. Rose is visiting him regularly, and she herself is doing well after her heart surgery. It has been an eventful summer for them.
We are settling in and trying to get ready for winter. My car has mice in it, so I'm not sure what to do or where to take it to get them cleaned out. I'll do a bit of phoning this week and try to get them out, the heater will be working now, and they do smell!
'Til next time,
Louise