closing in on the thyroid.

A normal beginning to the morning: Evelyn exercised and I walked around the park. The abnormal part is that it was pretty cold and windy. We came back and got ready to leave for McAllen. We first drove to the radio station and signed a petition to free 2 border patrol agents who shot a drug dealer. We also gave a check to the Salvation Army to buy a Christmas present for a fatherless child. We drove to the Remington Steak House for the Mexican buffet. We had a 2 for 1 coupon and used it wisely. The buffet was fantastic featuring tremendous salads, guacamole, and chips. The entrees included chicken enchiladas, poblano peppers, charro beans, menudo (we didn’t like this), and gordito. And the desserts were unbelievable. The 2 best were a raspberry/mango cheesecake and a cake. We stuffed ourselves and didn’t eat anything else the rest of the day. We had our car washed at the Saturn dealership and looked at some of the new ones. We then went to the endocrinologist, the real purpose of the day. Dr. Moore was an oriental woman who was very good. She made a request for lab work with Evelyn’s oncologist tomorrow and made a tentative appointment for a biopsy of Evelyn’s thyroid. We want to get results soon so we can get our yellow fever inoculations before December 22--1 month prior to our trip to South America. We left there and went Christmas shopping at JC Penny. She was furious with the poor quality of clothes and service. The clothes were also all over the floor, making it look like a “rummage sale”. It is unlikely we will ever return despite the fact that so many retailers are going belly up that there may be no other place to buy clothes. We stopped an HEB grocery on the way home to get some dates for cookies and a few other things. We came home and Evelyn mixed up some more cookies. She also talked with Janice who is finally in their home.