Days are still busy with much ado. I finally spent a good while with my audiologist yesterday and I think my hearing aids are now workable and acceptable. I can hear much better today; the new tips they fitted on my aids are more comfortable and I'm about to decide to keep them. The dentist office called today and said my new crown is ready to be "installed" (I hope this will be the end of my dental visits for a long time; another unexpected and unwelcome expense; the dentist should have a merry Christmas, thanks to me and my $1,000 this year and, of course, the audiologist should have 5 times that much holiday fun!)

Hubby will be going to a different surgeon in 2 weeks to check on his other shoulder. The surgeon who did the right shoulder doesn't think he can handle the left one; he thinks he needs someone who has more experience. Now I'm waiting to hear from my gastrenterologist. It's something all the time.