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HOME! Yay!

my own bed. And bidet. if you don't understand what that means... imma tell you-- you ignernt.

splurge. get clean. not using a bidet is like wiping peanut butter coated plate s off with a napkin and calling it good. ideally, you'd use soap and water, butt (!) q strong spray right away will do a much better job. Sterile? hardly.  so much better esp when hands are compromised.

taboo topic? time to put on the big boy/girl britches and read this

you don't have to spend thousands, although you could for the top of the line options. i got my first for about $35. it wore out after 3 yrs; cheap valve. my current model was about $50, just for a better valve. there are loads of options like a heated seat, heated water, air dry, self opening/closing lid... music

butt i digress

i am thankful for my own bed

i am thankful for the aforementioned bidet (technically, a washlet attachment. true bidets are separate appliances)

i am thankful for family that toted my blessed assurance to/from Altoona and came to visit twice!

i am thankful my stay was only 16 days... some of my comrades have been there months, several have nowhere else to go (waiting lists for homes, even within the VA) and a couple will pass there. there was only one who passed while i was there. we held a final salute in tribute. 

i was the youngest there. most were Vietnam vets, 2 were Korea. i'd be Cold War Era. did see a Desert Storm hat but i think he came to play bingo from a different floor. 

did i mention gratitude for my own bed?