Baseball, golf, and a nap.

Sweetie and the Angels

Under normal circumstance, there would be plans to see where the Angels were playing and make plans on going there. I promised myself that when I retired, I would see at least one game a year, and that would be on my birthday. This will be the first year I'll miss that game. Sweetie would come with me and we'd make a week long "vacation" out of it. We've been to Cali for the first one, and I've been to Boston and Cali for the past two. I use my birthday trip as my respite away from Sweetie. 

Heard back from the daycare and they said that masks are recommended, not required. I still think we are going to hold off for awhile.

As of now, Sweetie and me have a good thing going. She can handle the cart bumping as we drive, and she seems to enjoy being outside. Yesterday, she was pointing out clouds and contrails. Oh how she loves seeing things in the sky. My biggest concern is that she wants to talk when I'm getting ready to hit the ball and she has walked towards me while I'm swinging the club. We work on that, so as long as we can cart it, for now there isn't any reason to put her back in daycare. I'm enjoying this for now. 

Yesterday, after lunch, we go for our afternoon walk around. When we get home, we sit in the backyard and rest and cool off. For the first time, she wanted to lay down an rest. I had her put her head on my lap and she went to sleep. It was so nice, her asleep, and me watching her and the birds and taking my own catnap. 

Sweetie's Dementia is starting to become a bouncing ball. There are times when she will remember stuff, and then another part of her is gone. I can't put my finger on just what, because it is so mixed up. She is allowing me to feed her more and that is good and bad at the same time. 

Last night we had Mac and Cheese with hot dogs cut up in it. She ate what I gave her, and then I continued to feed her from my bowl. I'm happy she is eating more, and worried on how long I have before I am feeding her all the time. 

These are worries and concerns that I share each day with my Driver. Who is here now. He's ready and able to multitask duties. Not only is He an excellent driver, but a great listener too. I'm always amazed on how He can, with just a nudge re-direct my thinking, and make things better, all the while, keeping His eyes on the the Road to Dementia Town, Keeping our Shiny Side Up. I hope you have a Driver that will help you nudge your thinking from problems to solutions, as you travel down Your Road to Dementia Town, Keeping your Shiny Side up. Love Ya and God Bless.