Making my way closer to being a CPA

I’m not licensed yet, but I am making headway.  After passing the exams, I was given a year membership in the Tennessee Society of CPAs.  I went to a fancy dinner at a country club last night, where I was presented with a membership certificate and also a real marble paper weight with the TSCPA logo!

Most states added an ethics exam requirement as of Jan. 1, but in exchange they reduced the experience requirement from three years to one.  It is another $95 cost, but I think it is better this way.  I am waiting on that information to come so I can take it.  I met up with an old classmate at the dinner last night, and he said it is an online test and is much easier than the actual exams are.

Josh is here visiting me now; he got here on Sunday and will have to go back in three weeks.  The girls and I are all enjoying having him here.  It’s been nicer here and I’ve been able to do some biking on my lunch breaks.  I am making him go with me this weekend for a good hard ride.

That’s everything exciting that is going on in Nashville!

The Kile legacy lives on…

Jacob came home from an after-school run to Sonic with a friend the other day pushing a black computer chair.  When I asked him where it came from, he said somebody was putting it out on the side of the road for the trash collectors.  He asked them if he could have it and they said yes.  He rolled it all the way home through the neighborhood.  There was nothing at all wrong with it except for a broken arm rest (and, oh yeah, the back wouldn’t stay upright).  Unfortunately it found it’s way to the side of our yard for the trashmen to pick up the next day when someone leaned back in it and it completely busted back.

 

But we knew that Grampy (Dale) would embrace him with tears of joy if he had been here to witness the proud moment of Jake’s first trash rescue.

Grandpa Ben in Topeka

Grandpa Ben is now at the Brewster Place medical unit in Topeka.  We have been seeing him a lot, and will continue to do so– we missed today because Gershwin was home from school today ( she had a fever last night).  Actually, tomorrow he has to go back to follow-up with the surgeon about his leg incision, but will return tomorrow evening. Then, mom and dad (Dale and Becky) will go to Coldwater and then Liberal for at least a few days.  I don’t think Dad has decided how much time he is comfortable being away from Grandpa Ben, and he feels like he needs to stay close by to make sure GB doesn’t feel abandoned or get too dependent.  I personally think GB should stay in the facility till they are sure he isn’t going to benefit any more from therapy.  He seems to be happy, everytime we have been there he has talked about how nice everyone is.  He has only been there a few days, so when he has been there long enough to start remembering the people he is meeting, I think he will enjoy the socialization even more.  I know that Dale is anxious for him to be back home, but I also know that Grandpa wasn’t happy there, and just seemed to be waiting to go.

Feel free to come on to Topeka to visit– we will all squeeze in together somehow!  G doesn’t mind giving up her bed for the floor, and we have a sofa too.  I am not much of a hostess, though, and we are really aren’t in a financial position to feed people, but the heat is paid!

 

I have really been enjoying having Granny here to talk knitting with!

Kk

Grandpa update

As of today, Wednesday morning, Grandpa Ben is doing better and the therapists at the hospital do recommend skilled nursing placement.  The place Gershwin and I like is Brewster, and at THIS point they only have a bed in their dementia unit open……  I personally feel he is better to be there than in another facility, because it is so nice there, and they can move him when a regular bed opens up.  The regular unit is great, and since they have a dementia unit, once he is on the regular floor he won’t be in the same area as really confused people are.  It doesn’t seem as sad as many of the facilities I have been in, and I know he has expressed sadness about being somewhere that people are just “waiting to die”….  There are folks there who like to play cards,  Kings on the Corner is a favorite according to the social worker.

 

He could transfer today or tomorrow, and of course, it is possible that the place might not feel it is a good match for him, which would mean we are back to square one finding  a match WE like.   

Cross your fingers……

K

Grandpa ben

Well, we are hoping that Grandpa will be moved out of the ICU today (Monday) to the regular floor–  he was sitting up some yesterday, and received a unit of blood.  He enjoyed a visit from Brandi and Katie (and Doug and Kimberly Kay as well).

Meanwhile, back at the ranch,

Well, Papa Cape (AKA Grandpa Ben) is resting after his long leg surgery  (and yes, I did put it that way on purpose…)

I have tried to post my first LOL caption attempt– I didn’t take or submit the picture.  However, my computer is acting weird  (unless it is no act)… so check back if it isn’t here yet.

I will keep this updated as to Grandpa’s course.

Grandpa Ben

As you likely know, Grandpa Ben Kile is set up to have a bypass on one of his legs to try to restore blood flow to his foot.  This is to happen in Wichita on Friday, early morning.  Gersh and I will likely go to visit on Saturday, and maybe Cal also.  

Grandpa is comfortable now on a pain patch, but before that his foot was in a lot of pain.  I understand from Dale that one of his biggest fears is to lose the foot, and he does have sores on it already, and that was the reason to go ahead with the surgery. I am hoping he will be comfortable in a skilled nursing facility for a bit after the surgery, as he is most certain to have even more trouble getting about than he did before.

We love our Papa Cape (as Gershwin calls him)!