Back Home Again

After a 6 hour drive through rain, wind and massive amounts of blowing dust, we are home in Scottsdale.  Our trip to San Diego was fun and memorable.
Christmas was very special spent with my family — Mom and Dad, my brother Jack, his wife Ashley and the girls — Hannah, Mackenzie and Zoe.  It seems [...]

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New Power Wheelchair Pictures

Ok, finally!  Mom took these.  In the second one I am raised up to full height.

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Holiday Time

I’m enjoying a visit with my family in San Diego.  Been here since last Friday, but unable to blog until today.  My new chair is working great and I will post a pic when I get one I like. Norm arrives tomorrow and I am looking forward to that.
Have a wonderful Christmas everyone!

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It’s Here!

Finally, I have my new wheelchair.  We went to Southwestern Medical at 11:30 this morning and didn’t leave till almost 2 p.m. because of all the little minor adjustments that have to be made.  It’s working great and I just love it.  Norm and I had a late lunch and got home a little while [...]

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No Chair Yet…

…but soon. The armrest are 1 inch too short so they will put in a spacer to make them the proper height, but they have to go out and buy longer screws.  Also, they have to drill some new holes so they can move the go stick box to the right position for me to [...]

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The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Gimp Girls…

…Often go awry! I have been waiting forever it seems to get my new wheelchair. The new armrests are here so I’m scheduled for 9 a.m. tomorrow to see if everything works. The only caveat is that they didn’t make the new armrests quite to the specifications we asked for. Perhaps [...]

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Faithful Friends That Are Dear to Us

Sunday morning I found myself wondering how I was going to get out of bed. Norm had some physical problems during the night and he was in bad shape and unable to help me. I called my friends Tracy and Terry (TNT) and they dropped everything to come to my rescue. I [...]

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Overheard at the Scottsdale Waterfront

Sometime late last week Norm and I had visited the new Scottsdale Waterfront shopping center.  (The water is the man-made Arizona Canal.)  We saw old friend who is working there as a valet/greeter and he told us this funny joke.
Too little green peas were crossing the road but they get hit by a big truck.  [...]

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