This and a little that.

I bought some Fall "window clings".
Mom did a good job and enjoyed
decorating our back door using them.

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I've got to share this little giggle with you:

I got this text from my sister who is at Mom's house cleaning out her freezer.  J and I celebrated our 44th wedding anniversary last May.

I think we'll pass on the cake!

August

August is unfolding as a very good month for our household.  We've been busy, but just enough.  Mom is on a good schedule and doing very well.  She is mostly happy and satisfied, and leveled-out.  These are all things that make me smile.  The only changes I have noticed is a decline in her ability to walk very far, and problems, at times, with her speech (finding words to complete her thought).  These are small, occasional changes, but enough to note.  

Things she enjoys -

1. Ice Cream
2. Grandchildren
3. Books/Library visits
4. Mail
5. Blooming plants
6. Candy Bars
7. Lunch "out"

I like all these things too!

Speechless

This morning I was in the kitchen calling the Beauty Shop when Mom came in for breakfast.  She smiled, as if to say "Good Morning", but instead, she sweetly said, "Does Johnny know you tell other men that you love them?".  Startled, I responded, "What?".  She smilingly repeated, "Does Johnny know you tell other men that you love them?".  Color me "Speechless".  I ended the phone call which was still ringing and hurriedly handed her her morning meds.

The rest of the day was totally uneventful.

Just a reminder to me of how very fragile our situation really is.

Filed under: DKITYTI

On our weekend trip we stopped by a Subway sandwich shop for lunch. Mom always insists that she pay for her own meal.  I helped her order herself a Personal Pan Pizza.  (I didn't know they had pizza on the menu, did you?) Then I stepped back into line to order myself a sandwich.  When I noticed the line had slowed a bit I looked toward the cashier and saw that Mom was "personalizing" her pizza.  Finally we were situated at a table to eat.  As I unwrapped my sandwich I noticed that Mom's cheese pizza was topped with "pickles", just as she had requested.  She liked it!

This memory will be filed under"Don't Knock It Till You've Tried It". 

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I'll make no judgment calls since I like fresh tomatoes with biscuits & gravy.

To each their own.

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I appreciate you for taking the time to stop by.

Your comments are always so encouraging.
Thanks!

Done Deal.

Monday was our big court day and I'm thankful to say it went off without a hitch, well almost. Mom was in good spirits throughout the day, for the most part. Her attorney met with her in the morning then the two of them went to lunch at McDonald's before our court time of 1:30.  Mom enjoyed the outing with her. The court appearance only lasted 10 min. The judge ruled that everything was going well and that we wouldn't need to make any other court appearances. YAY! This was even better than we had anticipated. From now on we will only need to file a yearly financial report which our attorney will bring to court for us.  This is a big load off our shoulders since to appear in court requires a 6 hour drive.

The one glitch came when we (me, my sister, our attorney, and mom) had to file the court papers in the courthouse.  There were several copies of papers to be signed, stamped, etc.  Then my sister and I were both handed the finalized papers.  Mom wanted to see the papers.  I hesitated for a bit, then handed the papers to her.  She read through them and became "concerned & agitated" once again about her money.  This was what we had feared might happen.  She left the courthouse with my sister and my understanding is that they had quite a rocky afternoon, and Mom is still a bit annoyed with my sister, though she can't really remember exactly why.  This will pass in a couple of days and should be something we won't have to deal with again since we no longer have the need to make court appearances.

There were also some times of fun during our stay in Tulsa.  

Mom, our oldest daughter/Amy, and our oldest Granddoll/Kaylee.

My Sister, Mom, Me.
Mom looks great, don't you think?!

Also, let the record show that Mom does great on road trips. She's the best traveler of any of us!  Me?  After a couple of hours in the car I feel like a caged animal!  Glad the trip is behind us and all is well on the Bayou.