May 19th

I finally got my computer back.  What a a relief.  It is quite hot.  I know it isn’t even 80, but I am perspiring.  I’d turn on the air but I know everyone would think I’m crazy.  However, if it is like this the next few days I might anyway.  No point in suffering.

Still hunting for a job.  This is starting to drive me kind of crazy.  Money I should have spent for medications went on fixing my computer.  Now I’m almost out of insulin and don’t know what will happen.  I’ll try to find out more tomorrow about what options I may have.

My grandchildren continue to be wonderful additions to my life.  I enjoy them both so much.  Lexie is learning more and more.  I pay a lot of attention to her and so she’s always excited to see me.  I’ve taught her to play “pat-a-cake” and also do the “this little piggy went to market” on her toes.  She loves it.  She will be a year old June 30.  She is walking around furniture now but doesn’t stand by herself yet.  She will walk if someone holds on to her hands, but doesn’t attempt it otherwise.

Demetri will be four on June 22nd.  He really knows a lot for his age.  He refuses to be potty trained, but we’ve devised a plan.  He has a computer (kid’s computer) and he loves it.  From now on he doesn’t get to play it until he’s gone potty.  If he wets (or other) while he’s playing, he has to stop playing until he uses the potty again.   This is not the plan I used training my children, but this is what his parents want to do and I  hope it works.  With mine I just put training pants on them and watched them like a hawk.  If they started to wet, I carried them quickly to the potty.  When they succeeded I told them how wonderful they were.  If they failed I very disappointedly told them, “I wish you’d have told me you had to go potty.”  It didn’t take long for them to get the idea.

Other than that I plug along.  I keep looking for a new dress for my niece’s wedding even though I can’t afford one.  I tried on a dress in my closet today that I’ve had for a couple of years but have never worn and I think I will probably wear it.  It looks halfway decent.  Wish I could do something about my arms but it is probably too short of a notice to do that.  Ah well.

Signing off for today . . . .