I had an appointment with a physiotherapist on Monday to see if he could help with the nightly muscle spasms in my legs.  After a half hour consultation, he concluded that there was nothing he could do.  He did suggest having my electrolyte levels checked, and perhaps see a nutritionist to see if they might have some suggestions for me.  We have a doctor appointment schedule for two weeks, so we'll see what we can set up.  In the meantime, I'm totally delighted with my early birthday present from son Ralph and his wife Lisa of a KINDLE e-reader.  It even has text to speech, so it can read to me when I need to be busy doing something! I have yet to try out the browsing and emailing it does, but I'll keep you posted as I experiment with all the features. 

Words cannot possibly do justice to describe the absolutely fantastic week we've just enjoyed with our family.  If you had a chance to click on the link from my last Journal entry, you can visualize 30 to 38 of us enjoying the amenities provided to us.  (Various family members arrived for a day which added to the numbers.)  The week seemed to melt away at an incredible speed, and suddenly we were having to hug and kiss everyone goodbye until next time.  I won't be able to step on the scales for at least a month, after a whole week of indulging in every bit of scrumptious cooking that came from the huge kitchen that was at our disposal.  Thanks to our neighbors Ann and Barb's excellent care, our cats are still talking to us!