A Gift For Bill
A few days ago I bought a wireless Bose speaker for my Wave radio. Oh how I love that speaker. Now some of my favorite music fills the air at Casa Tipton-Kelly. I liked my new Bose wireless speaker...
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Bill Is In the Hospital
Bill in the Emergency Room last nightBill is in the hospital. Late yesterday afternoon he complained about an arthritis spill he took that got stuck in his esophagus. He tried for an hour to loosen...
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Bill is Home From the Hospital!
Good news! Bill is home from the hospital. I got the call this afternoon to pick him up. Here is what they found:Atrophic gastritisEsophagitisHematemesisMultiple gastric ulcersPeptic structure of...
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Cargiver
Bill has lunch on his last day at the hospital (he left most of the food)Last month, after witnessing Bill slug through another ordeal in dealing with the VA for him health care I decided that I would...
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Progress - Bill's Primary Care Provider
"Susan" - Bill's primary care provider at the VAProgress! Yesterday was a very full day but we made progress!We met with Bill's primary care provider at the VA Outpatient Clinic yesterday morning....
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Health Issues Update
Bill is gaining his strength but is still weak. Today I made one of his favorite dishes, a bowl of egg salad with plenty of mayo. Bill's loves mayo. He loves egg salad. And both are very easy for Bill...
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Christmas Tree at the Inn
Christmas tree at the InnNotice how fast the Christmas season is upon us? Every year the Christmas season seems to come around faster and faster.I can't say I'm in the Christmas mood this year but I do...
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Busy Week
This morning I happened to notice that the last time I posted a blog was this past Monday. Wow. Where have I been?Very busy, that's where. I finally finished my torturous navigation through the VA's...
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Whole House Wifi
That's NOT me sitting at my computer desk, it's the Computer Guy who is setting up my whole house wifiToday I finally got wifi throughout our house.This was long overdue.My bedroom is located at the...
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Reflections on a Rainy Monday
My cousin Randy Reynolds, his mother Jeanette (my Mother's older sister) and me at Simpson Meadows Oct. 5, 2005)Both cousin Randy and Aunt Jeanette are gone now, as is my MotherAs the rain falls gently...
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Bill Visits His Gastroenterologist Doctor
Bill with his gastroenterologist this morningThis morning Bill had his followup visit with his gastroenterologist. Yes, I can spell "gastroenterologist" without looking it up (smile). Good news folks,...
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My favorite Christmas tradition is addressing Christmas cards. I love keeping in touch with long time friends, former co-workers, relatives whom I haven't seen in years. Maybe too just let them know...
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Random Thoughts as Christmas Approaches
What is going through your head today Ron?Well, I think we're done with the doctor's appointments at least until next month (Bill's cataract surgery). Wow, a who couple of weeks without a doctor's...
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Heat Wave!
Hey folks, we're having a heat wave here in southern Delaware!Well, actually not a heat wave but the temperature right now is 68 degrees. Wow! I'll take it. Temperatures this morning when I began my...
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Christmas Memories
Every year at this time of Christmas I enjoy revisited my past Christmas memories.For all my photos, I have absolutely no photos of me as a young child in front of a Christmas tree. There are no photos...
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Washing Machine Repair
RB Appliance ServiceArrived at Casa Tipton-Kelly to repair my washing machineAnother busy day around here at Casa Tipton-Kelly.Our ten year old Whirlpool washing machine has been acting temperamental...
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Price is Right! Here We Come!
Me at "The Price is Right!" last year (the poor photo is a result of taking it from the TV show - I had to freeze frame to capture my two seconds of celebrity glad-handing our friend Lloyd who was...
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Aging, Not So Gracefully
My high school seniors Marching band (I'm to the far left in the back with my Sousaphone wrapped around me) and my best friend Bill B. is to the far right in the back behind his bass drum) - 1959This...
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Happy Birthday Mom!
My Mom Betty Hadfied Tipton with her dog "Nancy", 1963Today would have been my Mother's 93rd birthday. Yes, she was a Christmas Eve Baby. All my life I will think of December 24th as my Mother's...
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Christmas 2016
Merry Christmas everyone!Well, here we are at yet another Christmas. This is a special Christmas for me because it is the first time in years that I haven't had to work Christmas Day. I cannot...
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