It’s been bitter cold here all week and Goldman said it’s the first time he’s had school called off three days in one week since he’s been teaching. I talked to Scott one evening this week and the snow and cold hasn’t been that bad in his direction. I think more snow is forecast for the weekend. Some of the nurses and aides spent the night one night when the blizzard was called. It’s the only day that Rose has missed since the seven weeks I’ve been in here so you can imagine how bad it was.

My longtime friend, Liz, who recently had heart surgery now has a kidney stone. This is a very painful condition. She has to take a blood thinner because of her heart condition, which complicates the procedure for treating the kidney stone. She was due to go back to work (in Chicago) this week but now thinks she won’t return until the end of February.