February 5, 2017

Over the past couple of weeks, we have spent quite a bit of time with physical therapy.  With Diane's back and my hip and the amount of walking required in New York City, we get around but it is not the easiest transportation.  We are always grateful for the subway and, for getting across Central Park to the East Side, the convenience of the bus that we can catch just across the street from the Family History Center and Temple (Church complex) on 65th Street and Columbus Avenue.

It has taken us a while to get used to the addresses in New York City; the avenues go north/south and the streets go east/west here in Manhattan.  Lincoln Center, across the street from the Lincoln Square building, is on the west along Broadway and along Columbus Avenue.  Julliard is just across the street to the west and Lincoln Center is just south of that.  At 65th street, Broadway and Columbus Avenue come to a point on 65th Street and the blocks east and west are long (along the streets) and short along the avenues.  Storefronts are accessible on the sidewalk level with apartments above and lots of "skyscrapers" abound.

On January 30th, we celebrated Diane's 66th birthday since we will be involved with an engagement on Friday evening.  This was our P-day and I had a meeting with Johanna Kreutz, our Ortholopedist PA.  She explained that the x-rays from last week showed that my left hip was full of arthritis and that is why I am having such a hard time walking and getting around with pain.  She suggested again that a consult with a hip replacement surgeon may still be recommended but for now we would do physical therapy for 4-6 weeks to see if we could get muscles strengthened and free from pain in walking six blocks or so.

Diane did the laundry while I was at PT and then we cleaned the apartment and then went Downtown to Applebees at 51st and Broadway.  The train from Lincoln Center to 50t Street made it easy to navigate.  After our meal (typical New York prices--$50 for lunch), we came back to Broadway and 68th Street and took in a movie, "LaLa Land" showcasing old time entertainment in this musical.  It LaLa ed Diane and I right to sleep in parts. :-)  But we enjoyed it all.

LaLa Land at Lincoln Square Theatre - cost only half the price of lunch!

As people walk by the Church building (referred to in the stake as the Lincoln Square Building) when the Family History Center is open, they can view this sandwich sign out front of the door.

Sandwich sign inviting passers-by to come to the Family History Center

On Tuesday, a patron Tracy Littey was searching her "black" ancestors.  Liz Hanson had helped
her for about 4 hours and had just found a marriage that appeared to be her grandparents.  When we came for our shift, I was able to help her in the next 4 hours prove the marriage and extend her ancestral line a couple more generations.  It is miraculous that so much can be found in such a short time due to the tool FamilySearch!  (To Be Continued - new blog post)