I am exhausted. I have been on my feet all day and they
are complaining.

This was the first day we have been free of visits to the
doctor this week. I made some Christmas candy, did some
shopping and enjoyed the freedom to stay at home.

Ted had a pain stimulator put in his back. It fools the
brain into not perceiving pain. It apparently is working
and if it continues to work for a week, they will remove
the temporary thing, let it heal and put it in his back
permanently after two weeks. It has made a difference in
his balance already. His neck and back are so messed up that surgery is not an option. They are afraid that he would
lose functionality if they operated.

Adrienne has been staying with me after school even though
her father is home. We love having her with us.

The crowds are really overwhelming. I can't believe the
economy is that bad because the stores are crowded. When
I started to park at the grocery store, a woman came running
and told me she was out of gas and asked if I had any money
that I could give her. I felt bad because I shop with a
credit card and pay it off each month so I seldom carry
cash. When I got in the store, a man told me it was a
scam. She had hit him up in the parking lot at Goodwill.
That made me feel a little better. He gave me a lecture
about this sort of thing happening during the holidays.