December 17th

I had a wonderful day.  I enjoyed a great trip into Julie's with minor delay's here and there.  I found that Julie  also wanted to get a manicure.  I googled and found Vicki's Nail Salon 2 blocks over and 5 blocks down.  We made our appointments for 2 pm and they said they could take both of us.  

I was tried and rested for a bit and then we heated up some Broccoli and added some chicken with it.  The directions said it would take us 17 minutes to walk so we gave it 1/2 hour.  We were off and had a great time walking there.  It was double what Julie walked the day before and I had to walk very fast to keep up with her.  

We arrived 5 minutes early and waited.  We waited for a bit and then they called Julie to start her pedicure and said I could come over and talk with her.  I knew we were in trouble.  They really only had room for one person at a time.  After they finished with Julie then the lady was ready to start on my.  She put on acrylic instead of Gel.  She said I didn't explain it right.  Oh well,  it will last until I get home and Anna can fix them.

We didn't leave until 4:40 pm and it was raining.  Since it had been nice when we left we didn't think we'd be that long.  We started walking in the rain.  We were quite a sight with Julie using the walker.  We did have fun and went over 2 blocks to Lincoln and then up to the hardware store.  There I picked up an umbrella and Julie called Mason who dropped by on his way home to pick us up.  It was nice to get into the warm car and get a lift home.

Julie wanted to me to enjoy her favorite German food at a restaurant not far from her.  We all got ready and were off again.  I was so surprised that Julie just took her cane though she did lean on Mason for the other side, she walked wonderfully.  She said later she's walking better now than she did when she went back to work with her other hip.  She still does have pain and would love it to go away so she doesn't have to take the pills at all.

The food was wonderful with a taste of the potato pancakes and a cabbage roll.  We all had fun and it was a great dinner.  

We got home around 7 and I headed home to Pam's.  It was a great day and I'm so happy I can be here with Julie to see her progress.