The rules keep changing.

Sunrise out my window. 

I used the term "rollercoaster" yesterday to describe our life together. and today was just another up and down on that ride. 

No matter what is going on with Sweetie, I seem to find those Easter Eggs with her each and everyday. I'm glad that I made a deal with myself to seek them out. To find them and hold on to them. For is seems that they are getting fewer and fewer. 

What helped Sweetie two days ago, doesn't seem to work today. It is so baffling to me. I ask why isn't this working today, when we had such a good day yesterday, doing the same thing? 

That old saying about being quick on your feet comes to mind. In my care of Sweetie, I have to be flexible, to be aware of what she is doing, and to make sure she doesn't hurt herself or anything around her.  

I'm thinking of changing our eating schedule around. I sometimes think that I'm over feeding her. We have a good breakfast everyday. It is the lunch and dinner that seems to be the difficult times here. 

Maybe she isn't hungry for dinner, at dinner time, because she is still full from lunch. I can either give her something lite for lunch and have dinner latter, or skip lunch altogether and have an early dinner. 

Cause right now, she will come and sit, start to eat, get up and go back to her room. Sometimes taking her milk, or plate, or just her fork. Then I have to retrieve what she has taken back to the bedroom with her. The game goes on, the rules keep changing, and I have to keep my cool. 

Monday

I was greeted with a smile this morning, and pair of shiny eyes, with the promise of a good day ahead. 

Getting her up and moving was easy this morning. She seemed easy to handle. A little worried because I use her pullups as a measure of how much water she is getting. The weight tells me much. This morning, they were lighter than normal. So, the goal of this day, is to get her to drink more water. Easier said then done. 

She wasn't her lite and smiley face at breakfast. It was a stone face morning. One that I have to get her attention and make her look at me. She isn't smiling or being her light hearted self. 

Getting ready to go, she keeps heading for anywhere but the car. The idea that I should let her stay home crosses my mind. NO, she is coming along with me today. 

When we are on the course, she is her smiling self again. Getting in and out of the cart, waking to the tees and greens. Even to the point of being animated in her response to some of my better shots. 

Taking a chance on her ability to do our walk about, we head to the mall. 

Watching her carefully, measuring her energy levels, we start our walk. After the first lap, she is showing signs of loosing her energy levels quickly. Shortening the next lap to a half lap, we head for the car. 

On the way home, I need to get the oil changed, and the Jiffy Lube has the men out on the street, no waiting. Pull in, and because I won't wear a mask, we sit outside and wait. In less then thirty minutes we are back on the road again. 

Home, lunch, and TV seemed to be in order. 

Dinner time, and she gets antsy, back a forth, and just won't relax. Then when dinner is on the table, she starts and quickly gets up, takes her fork and leaves. Could it be that she just doesn't want to eat? Is this what she is telling me? 

I finish, clean up and she is still in bed. Heading for my Monday night meeting, she acts like she wants to go, and as we head for the car, she makes a bee line to her nest. OK, go alone. 

When I'm get home, she is still there, and when I go to bed she is restless, pulling the covers all around her and off of me.

Sleep does come after a tumulted  night  of up and waking about.  

What is going on today? Is Driver not paying attention to what is going on as we head down the Road to Dementia Town? Pot holes, swerving to miss debris in our way, He just doesn't seem to care what  we are going through. I know that isn't true, because we always arrive safe at the end of the day. No matter what, we always keep our Shiny Side Up. C'ya, Luv Ya, and God Bless.