Stop the old.

Oldest to youngest

Yep, the little heart breaker is at it again. He just comes along, and there it goes, he's got grandma's heart. And it is just fine with her. 

It was a day of light heartiness yesterday. I let Sweetie sleep in, for there wasn't a real reason to wake her any sooner then normal. We were off to spend most of the day out of the house. I didn't plan on staying out as long as we did, but that is all fine and good. 

Yesterday was our pizza lunch with son and his family. It was a fine time. We sat and talked and talked. Our DIL and I have become the bestest of friends. She is smart and wise, and our son has a keeper. As we ate and talked, the rest of the crowd filtered away, it was just her, Sweetie and me. Sweetie keep close to me as we talked. Every now and then, we would say something to her, and she would answer back, so she knew she was being addressed. She can actively listen, and at the same time she has loss the ability to respond. We take it in stride and thank her for being part of the conversation. 

Got our Thanksgiving invitation. DIL has decided to have it at their new home. Just wondering if there will be peace in the family, for phony family wars still rages one. It just drives me crazy, but then again, it is family. Sweetie's brothers, the last two, have both come to the conclusion that life is too short of continue this type of family relationship. They are going to try. 

One thing that I've learned is that old behaviors don't just roll over and die. It takes time to stop the old and begin the new. Like a child with a top that has a pump handle, the more it is pumped, the longer and faster it spins. It takes time to stop, and then if you just pump the handle once, off it goes again. Lesson, life has to slow down and stop before it can start the new direction. 

I think that is what Driver has been doing with me. Before we got to where we are now, I had to put away all of my plans, dreams and expectations for what I wanted in the future. He knew what was going to happen, and put me on a path of slowing down, coming to a stop, and starting up this new road. A road of caring, of putting myself last, a road to being like His son. With the love, care, and the wisdom to do it everyday as we travel down the Road to Dementia Town, Keeping our Shiny Side Up. C'ya, Luv ya and God Bless.