Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Pieces of the puzzle fell into place.

Just us.


Had one of those days that was very enjoyable, and now that it is over, would like to repeat it. I felt more connected to Sweetie as not in a long time. She was a joy to be with. 

It was a day when all the pieces of the puzzle fell into place. It seems like an eternity ago, when I would put a puzzle on the table, and spend a week or so putting it together. There were days when only one or two pieces would reveal themselves to the right place. Then there were days when a whole section would come together. Yesterday was that type of day. 

Monday 

It started with Sweetie waking up earlier then expected but later then where she has been waking up. On that bases, it was a win/loss, break even morning. Took two tries to get her up, the first she had gone back to sleep, the second time, she resisted and didn't want to get up and after insisting, got her up. 

Once she was up, things went better. Because  she get off track during breakfast, too many dishes in front of her, I stopped giving her toast. It was a good move, for she ate all the fruit and cereal in front of her. 

Breakfast done, it was off to the golf course. It was the best day ever. My partner didn't show, so we ended up playing with a friend and his party. 

They had a young man with them, and he was just learning the game. As it turns out, he is slow in retention, and the couple are coaching him in preparation for Special Olympics. Also, the other couple were a tag team. He was on oxygen, and she would putt for him, while he stayed in the cart. 

When introductions were done, the lady greeted Sweetie warmly, and Sweetie just beamed, said "Hello" and with a huge smile, they were instant friends. Hadn't seen that in a long, long time. 

As for the game, I had the best round ever. Four pars, and a birdy. The birdy came on the last hole, sunk about a 8 foot putt (and the crowd went wild.). After words, we exchanges pleasantries, and hopefully we will get out together again. 

Have to mention this. We had thunderstorms in the afternoon, and after Sweetie's nap, it was time for our mall crawl. Into the car and off we went. The closer to the mall, the more evidence of the passing storm was seen. Then, when we were almost there, there was white covering the ground. It was hail, and not just the kind that hit a melted, it cover the ground, if you didn't know better, you would of thought it was snow. The closer to the mall, the more hail there was. At one point it seemed like 6 to 8 inches deep. In my whole life, I've never seen anything like it. 

It is here, that Driver just loves to smile. As if to say, "If you think that this is a wonder to behold, you ain't seen nothing yet!" And I believe him. Life, like the Road to Dementia Town, still have wonders to behold, and that is why we can travel with our Shiny Side Up. C'ya, Luv ya, and God Bless. 

3 comments:

Rose said...

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Artemus Macneil said...

Rose, life with Dementia isn't a straight line, it is crooked and sometimes disjointed. Like a puzzle, there are pieces that don't seem to fit. so, when, on those special days, some of the pieces seem to suddenly appear to make sense.

A fitting farewell.

When we were young. I've been rummaging around and found this picture of Sweetie and me. We had been married for about a year when this...