saturday, 10/6/07

today is one good day! everyone seems to be happy and doing things they enjoy doing.

it sure is a hot one here-- we're due to set a record for this date today. it's 86 on our thermometer. dad sat outside for awhile this morning-- he's inside this afternoon as the humidity can kick ones butt!

mom had a nice visit with a friend from church. while the girls chatted, dad and i ran over to have lunch with hubby, and both sons. this was nice. hubby and both sons had the once in a lifetime opportunity to see the tribe playoff game up in cleveland yesterday... they sat 10 rows behind homeplate! imagine their surprise and elation! not forgetting, of course, the win in the 11th inning-- 2 for 2... go wahoos!!

dad got to hear all the good stories they relived during lunch... midway thru i think he tuned them out as the talk was too fast... but he smiled and chuckled the whole time.

tonight the buckeyes play purdue at 8pm... i hate these late games!! dad naturally wants to stay up to watch.... and i'm ok with that as he always goes back to his bed when he's tired... but mom is already in her bedroom by that time and worrying that dad's not in his room yet! all those what if's come into play. i've learned that i must take a walk down here during halftime to ensure dad's not still up and the lights are off, etc..... so far so good.

thursday, 10/4/07

it's hard making more than one person happy. take two former very independent people, give 'em a challenge or two that changes their life and let the dice roll......

uh huh. roll they did.

at 10:30am, dad announced that his bag was packed and he was ready to leave for kalamazoo. we were to take off at noon and we'd return saturday-- and, we would be bringing some people back with us. he wants to see uncle bud-- bad!

at 11:30am, mom was in tears. we sat in the kitchen planning to get the mail from her office-- the conversation got disconnected. she's talking and talking and i'm scratching my head more and more not getting why this small errand was as difficult as it was being described. finally i said "mom, there's information missing somewhere in this conversation. i'm so confused!" she was stunned by my remark, stared at me, then the sobbing started.

ok, so it's 7pm and everyone is still here at home in their respective places. each crisis averted as best as possible but everyone is still upset.

has anyone ordered that replacement crystal ball for me? with mine broken, i'm really missing it. i'll gladly pay for express shipping.

tuesday, october 2, 2007

black buttons- our original remote (with the fingernail polish and arrow).

white buttons- the remote our cable company dropped off today.

take my poll...

did the cable company help us?

sunday, 9/30/07

took dad to church this morning... he followed things pretty well. it was an interesting moment when he decided to pay a visit to a member centurian.... i held my breath-- he tapped her on the shoulder, said hello and returned to his seat. eh, sermon, swermon... whew!

unfortunately, with a bunch of new members and a new senior minister, the church was packed. yes, i said unfortunately. while this is a nice problem to have, it's a problem for parking and for elders who are used to sitting in the same place all the time. today we dealt with both... thankfully dad rolled with it.

dad's on a roll to get things done around the house still.... pruning this, filling that, picking up those. i try to keep up with everything but obviously it's not fast enough for dad! i did manage to get all the walnuts thrown in the brook and i'm sore as i sit here... but tomorrow, when dad goes back outside i'm sure he'll bring the pruning to my attention!

mom had a rough time during brothers visit today-- she's recovered. both have mule stubborn natures; i'm sure it was unpleasant for both... i didn't ask-- looking at both sets of eyes, i headed toward the walnuts.. figured they were safer territory.

ohh- i finally filled out the disabled placard form.... i'll send it to the doc tomorrow. it'll come in handy for mom when she gets her wheels back... and for dad and me when we go to church! haha (those spots weren't even available today-- we have centurians as members for heavens sake!!)