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.

Coming Soon.

We are happily plodding along getting closer to August with each day. When I look at the calendar I'm reminded of how far we have come, considering Mom was living alone, in her own home only 6 months ago.  Amazing to look at all the changes that have been made.  Sad, on the one hand, that the changes were necessary, but happy, on the other hand, that Mom has gone through "deep water" and has emerged in a "content" state of mind.  It would be VERY hard for any of us to make the changes she has had to make, let alone make them when you don't understand the "why" of all the changes.

With the coming of August brings the dreaded "6 month court date", Aug. 5th, to be exact.  We don't mind making the drive to Tulsa, or even going to court, but we (my Sister & I) are concerned that Mom will be very stressed by going back to the courthouse, dealing with her attorney, etc. etc. The court will be  inquiring as to how things are going, asking Mom how she's doing, and looking over her financial statements [to be certain we have not made off with her money].  I get it.  I understand it.  But, I'm not sure Mom will.  Oh-How-We-Wish she didn't have to deal with the courts.  My sister is under the impression that we will do this again next Feb (6 months) and after that we won't need to appear in court any more; only our lawyers will need to appear once a year and provide the proper financial documents.  I sure hope she's right!

Sunday

Sunday dawned sunny & bright.
Mom did not.
Usually she is up early, but this morning I woke (?) her up at 9:00 to get ready for church, as is our usual habit.  She moved slowly.  She ate her breakfast slowly.  I detected a "reluctance" on her part to get ready to go.  Lil' Mama told me that Mom had grumbled to her about going to church this morning.  *smile*  Have you ever felt like that?  I sure have...

Still, we made it out the door and into church.
Mom, Lil' Mama & HK, Me and Mister, filling our little pew.
Afterwards we went to lunch at Mom's favorite place - "Captain D's".
She was all smiles.

Sundays take a little more effort to get us all up, ready, and out the door, but it's always worth it!

I Bet you'll LOVE this!!