Sunday, a fun trip to the zoo.

Looking Good wearing

her Navy hat. 

Morning all, I've been thinking on just what to say, what picture to use. The one I choose this morning is of Sweetie wearing her Navy hat. She wears it because I wear one like it. When she gets dress, she looks me over, and tries to make herself dress like me. 

As I'm writing this, a thought came to mind, why am I posting different pictures of Sweetie? I'm doing it so you can get to know and see this woman who lives in my heart. This is my heart beat, she is the reason I breath in and breath our. My life is so wrapped up in taking care of her, that sometimes it hurts. 

As caregivers, I know that you know the pain that I'm talking about. The pain that comes when you have a good hour or day with your Love Ones. Those times when you see that spark in their eyes and the few words that make up for the times that they don't recognize you. Those precious moments of clarity when they look at you and you know that they know who you are. And just like that the suddenness of its arrival, its gone. 

Yesterday, sun was out and the temperature was in the 60s so it was a good day for walking outside. But where? How about the Zoo? OK, off we go. It was a fun outing, walking hand in hand, wandering around, skipping different sections, so that next time, we'll see something that we didn't see last time. 

For whatever the reason the Flamingos were active when we went by their exhibition, they were walking and feeding. These are Caribbean Flamingos, just as pink as the African variety, smaller I think. There was an Ibis in with them, and he was pink too. Sweetie was tickled to watch them walking in the water, putting their heads in the stream. 

On a different note, I've been thinking about Sweetie's birthday and Christmas gifts. The kids keep asking, or racking their brains on just what to get her. I think I have a solution, what ever money they were planning on spending on the gift, make a gift in her name to the Alzheimer's Association and give her a card. By Christmas, who knows what she will remember. 

Haven't made up my mind as to what to do today. It's suppose to have showers today and if that is so, no golf. If no golf, I usually keep Sweetie home with me and we'll figure out what to do. More house cleaning wouldn't hurt. I know the stove is showing my cooking skills and a good cleaning would be in the cards.

Just not sure what we are going to do, but this I do know, I've got an Easter Egg basket, and the hunt will be on. I know it will be difficult today in the rain, but my Driver knows where the sun is shinning and the rain won't be a bother. It will be a challenge to do this, but, down the road we go, keeping my Shinny Side Up, avoiding the water puddles and we head to Dementia Town.  My your day be the same, full of Easter Eggs, and keeping your Shinny Side Up. God Bless.