oops- things are so "normal" around here i haven't bothered to update y'all.... sorry!
we've got some fall weather finally-- sort of refreshing! although the rest of this week calls for rain, we'll take what comes.
nothing too new happening-- mainly our regular doctor, PT, OT appointments... everyone maintaining their cruise mode. dad is looking for my brother more as the days go by tho-- hopefully brother will call to say hi soon.
mom and i are sharing my laptop now-- i get it in the morning, she gets it each afternoon to play her games, check email, etc. no use buying one for mom as this is working out fine. mom wants to start taking it to her bedroom at night because she gets bored reading... shouldn't be a problem at all-- just need to add that to our "redecorating" plans already in motion. i have already cleared out a lot of stuff from the room-- now mom needs to tell me what she wants to move where. no money redecorating... there's plenty of items in the house we can put to use.
OH! mom has graduated to using her walker again (part-time)... although the doc said to take things slow because she's still working on that strength thing, the therapists were excited to get the all clear! no driving yet-- that's not unexpected... but caused a bit of an attitude for an hour or so. thankfully i was able to coaxe mom into using her scooter to go get the mail with me.... an accomplishment that made mom feel good, but.... showed her first hand why she's not allowed to drive yet! nothing has been mentioned since. (HA!)
dad's not been eating his regular 3 squares this week-- although if i give it a 24-hour consideration, he makes up for it! when he doesn't eat much during the day, he raids the refrigerator at night!! having been down this road before, the food in the refrig is ready for his grabbing... our lil mouse in the house-- too funny.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Friday, October 12, 2007
friday, 10/12/07
it's chilly here today and dad wanted to wear his shorts.....
we picked up his fave subway sandwich-- dad stuck it in his pocket then fed it to the cats....
he's missing a lot of words and connections today....
mattress pads & bedsheets have been washed and put back on-- twice....
brother is away for the next ten days....
everyone have a wonderful weekend!! go bucks!!
we picked up his fave subway sandwich-- dad stuck it in his pocket then fed it to the cats....
he's missing a lot of words and connections today....
mattress pads & bedsheets have been washed and put back on-- twice....
brother is away for the next ten days....
everyone have a wonderful weekend!! go bucks!!
Thursday, October 11, 2007
thursday, 10/11/07
where do the days go?! things have been pretty "normal" around here yet time passes quickly-- a blessing.
dad and i managed to run a bunch of errands yesterday... it was good to get him out and see a couple of people and pick up some goodies from his favorite lil market. we were wayyy overdue in getting him out and he's been quite the trooper waiting for this time to arrive.
today, we scheduled a lunch for dad.... this will give me time to do something special for mom as she's not been able to get out this week at all.
it seems we all have a lot of time to think these days. sure, there's plenty going on... in fact, a lot going on (!!) but most of those things are solitary in nature-- each of our minds just turn on and churn. each day i go thru the reprocussions of these thoughts... it's a bit of a challenge for me-- i deal with my own thoughts and absorb mom and dads too... not forgetting i also have a husband and children who also have things on their minds. this balancing act is more of a challenge than my former workplace(s)-- it's much more personal. while i can see how others view this as a unhealthy thing for me... i couldn't disagree more!
as a woman in her mid-40's... i've finally entered a very real place. this place usually finds women in their 50's or 60's. how blessed am i?!! (VERY blessed, thank you very much!) i know exactly who i am.. i know both my strengths and weaknesses and am at complete peace with both. i know who's with me and who's not-- although that one came with a few surprises. i know who and what to trust-- i know when to push forward and when to hold back-- and find great comfort knowing my gut is always right. yep, there are a lot of plans to be made. some are inclusive, some are exclusive... some will be understood, others won't be-- and i'm ok with that!
for this revelation-- for these gifts and blessings.... thank you mom and dad. thank you god. this path i'm on... is one that's understood. how kewl is that?!
dad and i managed to run a bunch of errands yesterday... it was good to get him out and see a couple of people and pick up some goodies from his favorite lil market. we were wayyy overdue in getting him out and he's been quite the trooper waiting for this time to arrive.
today, we scheduled a lunch for dad.... this will give me time to do something special for mom as she's not been able to get out this week at all.
it seems we all have a lot of time to think these days. sure, there's plenty going on... in fact, a lot going on (!!) but most of those things are solitary in nature-- each of our minds just turn on and churn. each day i go thru the reprocussions of these thoughts... it's a bit of a challenge for me-- i deal with my own thoughts and absorb mom and dads too... not forgetting i also have a husband and children who also have things on their minds. this balancing act is more of a challenge than my former workplace(s)-- it's much more personal. while i can see how others view this as a unhealthy thing for me... i couldn't disagree more!
as a woman in her mid-40's... i've finally entered a very real place. this place usually finds women in their 50's or 60's. how blessed am i?!! (VERY blessed, thank you very much!) i know exactly who i am.. i know both my strengths and weaknesses and am at complete peace with both. i know who's with me and who's not-- although that one came with a few surprises. i know who and what to trust-- i know when to push forward and when to hold back-- and find great comfort knowing my gut is always right. yep, there are a lot of plans to be made. some are inclusive, some are exclusive... some will be understood, others won't be-- and i'm ok with that!
for this revelation-- for these gifts and blessings.... thank you mom and dad. thank you god. this path i'm on... is one that's understood. how kewl is that?!
Saturday, October 6, 2007
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.
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, October 4, 2007
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.
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
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, September 30, 2007
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!!)
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!!)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
