sunday, november 4, 2007

our buckeyes pulled one off again! not having the game on TV proved difficult, but manageable... i pulled out the two radios-- one for mom and one for dad. dad sat in his chair all the way thru the 3rd quarter and listened. his head finally got the best of him-- was concerned that he couldn't see the game. he kept looking at the TV-- the screen was black. i reminded him the game wasn't on TV but-- determined, he went back to his room to see if he could watch it there. it didn't take but a minute for him to come out and ask me to go back with him to check on his shoes and buttons.

while i knew he was referring to the TV and remote, there was no way of getting him to understand the game wasn't on the screen, only on the radio. dad was tired and well past the point of understanding, so i put another game on TV for him to watch and told him the buckeyes game was over and they had won. with that done, he settled into his bed for an hour or so. thankfully by the time he woke, the bucks HAD won and the game was over.

dad sat at the kitchen table with mom for about 45 minutes last night. mom handled this very well. she's gotten much better communicating with him. her patience was in tact and with a little bit of help at times, managed to work her way thru chit chat. their common ground was sasha-- who was very generous with her licks and attention.

with the time change happening overnight we kept things with mom and sasha on the body time frame-- which meant getting here an hour early... but arrived with no problem as my body doesn't know the time changed either!! dad was in the hallway to greet me and began asking about his breath and why he was being told he needed to look for his pajamas (which he doesn't have nor wear). ok--the breath thing perplexed me but i got out his toothbrush for him thinking maybe he wanted to brush his teeth. nope! he asked me to go into his bedroom with him instead. i did, only to find him staring at me. ok, that was weird.

finding everything in order, i gave him a hug and told him it was very early and wondered if he didn't want to go back to bed for awhile. he did but not without more random, strange conversation first. and so it continues.

may your day be blessed and wonderful!!