Rainy morning.

#3 and Sweetie

I believe this is from a birthday for one of the grandboys. It isn't often that we get all the family together. When we are, it is photo time. All centered around their mother, I'm just the photographer, which is well and good. 

I love these times because Sweetie is around those that know her and love her. The spark of who they are is still alive within her. 

Tuesday 

It was overcast and rainy this morning. Sweetie was up early again. I watched her moving, and when she got up, I made a dash for the door. 

My herding instincts are working well. Into the bathroom we went. Washed, dried, dressed and out to the living room. Turn on TV, sit her down, back to my zoom meeting. 

Back out for breakfast, cereal topped with Fruit Loops is working well for her. Her appetite seems to be improving. I'm giving her more cereal and she now finishes the bowel. I now wait and if she act like she wants more, I'll toast some bread for her. 

Because of the rainy weather, I left her home in front of the TV, watching "The Book of Pooh." Knowing that she will stay there until she is tired and will then go back to bed for a nap. 

Keeping watch on her, I got my round in, and headed back home. 

She was napping when I got home, and had to wake her. She was deep into sleep and it was difficult. After I got her up, we went for lunch. Half sandwich, and applesauce. When she finished what I gave her, she was spooning the applesauce container and wouldn't let me have it. So, I gave her another helping of sauce. It too disappeared. 

After lunch, we went over to visit her youngest daughter. She was going to come over yesterday, but life got in the way. She had invited us over, so we went. 

On the way over, I tried to tell her who we were going to visit. It didn't make any sense to her until we got there. When she saw her daughter, the fireworks of smiles and a joyous face was so beautiful to see. A photo missed. 

We stayed there for about an hour, and headed home. Bad timing, for we hit rush hour traffic, and of course an fenderbender, on the way we were taking, caused a big back up. Sweetie did great while we were on the road, it was later when we got home, the reaction happened. 

She was irritable and moving all about. After dinner, she wouldn't sit with me. She kept pacing like a caged animal. In my attempt to lower her anxiety, she got more oil and lotion, which finally did work.   

Driver had a challenge to keep us on the right track, the right speed, and avoiding potholes. No matter what, He always gets us to a good rest spot and the end of the day. It was an exhausting day, this day, as we traveled down the Road to Dementia Town, but we were able to Keep our Shiny Side Up. C'ya, Luv Ya, and God Bless.