Good News!

I have good news!  I have had such a good week since Elizabeth gave me the treatment for vertigo.  I am feeling really good.  I had my therapy appointment yesterday and Elizabeth checked me for vertigo and I am fine.  I am no longer going for therapy.  I am not to do the home exercises.  She said I still have the VOR and I will probably have problems the rest of my life.  There is no cure.  Also, I will probably have spells with the vertigo.  When I do I am to call her and she will give treatments as necessary.  I feel so much better.

After we left the therapy office we, of course, went to Barnes and Nobel.  I had a book that came out yesterday and since we were over there we stopped and picked it up.  Next we went to Petsmart since Jana had a few things to buy. We also bought a tray to put under Mattie’s food dishes because of Penny splashing water all over the floor.   FYI – I used my garmin to get there since I had not been to there from B & N.  Traffic was awful!  However, we made it just fine.  I recognized where we were so I knew how to get back.  I just hadn’t been there for a long time.  Next we headed up Hwy 280 so we could go to Tigertown.  We usually have to get on the interstate for a short time, but it was backed up on the entrance ramp and now moving.  So…..I took a guess at how to get to where we were going.  I recognized the Ford dealership and again knew where I was.  No problem getting to Tigertown.

Since it was lunchtime, our first stop was McDonald’s.  We considered that our “big” meal of the day even though we only had a fish sandwich and French fries.  Our next stop was Best Buy where Jana bought a Kindle.  We went to Hobby Lobby so Jana could buy a picture frame and we both bought several other items – of course J  Our last stop was Kroger.  By the time we got home we were exhausted.  We left at 8:30 in the morning and didn’t arrive home until 3:45 p.m.  I put away the cold items and left everything else sit while I took a break. 

We had a light supper. After supper it was DWTS time.  This was the final show of the season.  Even though we wanted James to win I told Jana it would probably be Laurie.  I went to bed after the first hour.  I was tired.  Jana stayed up and watched the whole show.  Sure enough, Laurie won.  I found out in the morning. 

Penny and Mattie are still doing fine.  Of course, I have another Penny Mattie story.  On Monday when we were getting ready to leave for our all-day errands Jana filled Mattie’s “kong” with her treats.  For those of you who don’t know, the kong is a hollow rubber like toy that you fill with treats for dogs and they play with it to get the treats out.  Jana always gives Mattie one when we leave the house to keep her occupied.  Anyway, after Jana filled the kong she put it on the countertop while she went to the bathroom.  Penny then jumped up on the countertop, Mattie was sitting on the floor waiting for her kong, and Penny obliged by knocking it on the floor for her.  Mattie was happy eating her treats, and Penny was sitting on the countertop looking all innocent.