002/28/20 - On 2/26, Aunt Esther and I spent most of the day with Aunt Ada so Robyn could run errands and go home for a while.

2/27 - We put my portable controls on the Toyota and took the rental car back.  Today is the first day that I drove it.  It went OK.  Just need to get use to it.

2/28 - Today we met with the Progressive insurance adjustor and I learned that they valued my Honda at $2806.00. I was so surprised because it was much more than what the Kelly Blue Book value.  I had to paid my $500.00 deductible so got a check for $2306.00.  That will help to pay for the Toyota.  I have named her Thelma.  We were home for a short time when Robyn called and asked if we could come over since Aunt Ada's TV quit and she needed to go and buy a new one and have help to put the old one in the car.  Just before we left, she called again and stated that the lawn guy helped her put the TV in the car and that we could come a little later and sit with Aunt Ada and then help get the new together.  We left around 4:45 pm for home.  When we got here, there was a black pick up truck parked in front of the driveway so I had to wait a minute for him to move forward.  There was a female writing a note on the front of the RV so when I parked in the driveway, she came over with the note.  I learned that it was Mike who back in the fall wanted to buy the RV but I told them that it would not be ready until the end of April.  Now, they are still interested but need it no later than March 15 since they need to be in Colorado.  The female also informed me that their house burned down and they have nothing left and are staying in a motel.  Could I please consider selling it the middle of March instead of the middle of April. She also told me that I could leave anything that I don't want in the RV since they are starting over.  So instead of driving things to Goodwill, I can just leave them in the RV.    I told them I needed to think about it and would get back to them within the week.  So now I really have alot of decisions to make.

02/25/20 -  Aunt Esther and I did some grocery shopping and then came back for lunch.  In the early afternoon, we headed out to shop for cars.  I had done alot of research yesterday so had made a list of cars and places to go.  We started at the used dealer ship that I had listed 4 different cars to see if there would be something there to keep us from driving all over town.  The first car turned out to be a stick shift, the 2nd car was older and had a lot of small scrapes and minor dents, the 3rd car did not have cruise control so now I am down to the 4th car.  It has a few minor problems but I did end up buying it.  It is a 2007 Scion Toyota, 117,000 miles on it, one owner.  I sure hope it will be a good car for me.  I have attached two pictures:

02/24/20 - Today, Aunt Esther and I went car shopping and of course the one I was really interested in sold this week end but they failed to tell me when I called to make sure it was there.  We also went to another car dealership to look at a Honda Civic when I learned that they had installed a different gas petal and I would not be able to put on my extentions so that ended quickly.  He was trying to sell me a PT Cruiser!!  Tomorrow, another day.  I have a list to see if we can find one tomorrow.

02/23/20 - On 2/21, I packed an overnight bag left at 10:30 pm to meet up with Lina, Eric and Jeff who were flying in from Los Angeles for the week end.  We are meeting at a hotel in Maricopa, Arizona that is about 38 miles from me.  I expected them around midnight but Lina called and stated they had problems with the rental car and it would be later.  We finally met up about 1:00 am.  When we got to the room, we soon learned that it had not been cleaned properly so ended up with another room which turned out to be OK. Off to bed.

2/22 - Got up early since our schedule was to be at the Peoria Sports Complex around 10:00 am since Eric and Jeff learned that they could get close to the Padre players while they were practicing before the game.  Well, it started to rain before we even left the hotel so we were not sure what was going to happen. On our way over, we learned part of the freeway was shut down so we had a long detour and it took us a long time to get to the complex. Well, it has been raining and we were not sure if there even would be a game but decided to still drive over to the complex to see it even though they might not play because of the rain.  We stopped for breakfast at Cracker Barrel and then off to the complex.  We learned about an hour before the game that it was cancelled.  Lina, Eric and Jeff were allow to go and see the stadium and then they did some shopping at the team store. We learned that the Padres are playing tomorrow at another sports complex so Eric got tickets for the game. We left and back to the hotel.  We had a very nice dinner in the hotel restaurant.  Off to bed since we have a big day tomorrow.

2/23, Eric and Jeff got up really early and left for the sports complex to see if they could see the Padres practice before the game.  Since the sports complex was the home of the Milwaukee Brewers they were the only ones on the practice field.  Poor Eric and Jeff were so disappointed.  Lina and I joined them just before the game started.  We had snacks for lunch and watched the game until the 9th inning.  The padres won the game so that was a nice feeling.  They left for the airport and I left to come home.  Had a wonderful week end.  I have attached two pictures:

Lina and I had the ball park by our seats

Jeff, Eric, I and Lina at the ball park

02/20/20 - Today started out as an ordinary day but in the afternoon things changed drastically since Aunt Esther did not see the car in front of her had slowed down and we were also slowing down but then the car stopped and she did not stop!  We were not going very fast, so no one was hurt and the other driver was very nice about the whole thing.  My car needed to be towed because the hood crumbled and busted the radiator.  Progressive insurance is telling me because of the age and value of the car they will probably total it so now I will start looking for a used car!!

                                              The car Aunt Esther hit

02/16/20 - Today, Aunt Esther and I took lunch over to Aunt Ada's.  Aunt Ada is able to take a few steps with her walker but still very careful.  This afternoon, we played some games together and then Aunt Ada went to sit in the recliner and Robyn, Aunt Esther and I worked on a puzzle.  Aunt Ada seems to be in good spirits.

02/15/20 - On 2/14, Aunt Esther and I went to a women's luncheon at the Nazarene church.  Aunt Ada had gotten tickets for all three of us to go but of course because of the fall the day before she was unable to go.  After the luncheon, we went to Aunt Ada's house to wait for her and Robyn since Robyn had informed us that she would be coming home in the afternoon.  We learned from Robyn that after a physical therapy consultation that most of her follow up treatment could be done at home.  Because of that she was discharged.  Robyn stopped to get a bedside commode and a wheel chair before they came home.  We got her settled in the chair and then Aunt Esther and I stayed while Robyn went  home to pack some things since she would be staying with Aunt Ada.  Aunt Ada will have out patient physical therapy, home care, and occuptional therapy.  The healing will take some time but she is doing OK. We had dinner with Aunt Ada and when Robyn came back, we were able to leave for home. 

02/13/20 - Today, I got a call from Robyn and she was on her way to her mother's house (Aunt Ada) because she fell and could not get up.  Robyn asked if Aunt Esther and I could come over as well since she was further away than we were.  I was not even dressed yet so took us a minute to get out of the house.  Anyway, Robyn did get there just before we arrived.  Aunt Ada was unable to move her left leg so Robyn call 911 and had her transported to the ER.  We followed Robyn to the ER and stayed until late afternoon after an x-ray and CT scan. We learned that Aunt Ada had a non displaced trocanter fracture on the left.  The ER physician has requested a consultation with the orthopedic surgeon and Robyn was waiting for his opinion as to whether she needed surgery or not or what the treatment will be for Aunt Ada.  I will keep everyone informed.