Sums up the day.

Christmas at the mall '21.

Have to date the pictures for you. I have so many of us wearing the same clothes for this time of year. Her Santa sweatshirt, and me with my Christmas vest sweatshirt. These are clothes that we put away each year and they will never see the light of day until next December. Unless we either gain a ton of weight, or loose weight, we will have them for next year. 

I've done all but one Christmas shopping done. In the year of gift cards, and seperated by miles, it was somewhat easy. For our two granddaughters in California, gift cards are the ideal for them. Sent pounds of steaks throughout the family, and only for the grandsons here, did we get gifts that will be needed to wrapped to take over on Christmas morning. 

Wednesday

As it is my habit, when I get up, I turn on the lights on the Christmas tree. It stays lit until we go to bed. It is that special time of year and why not keep it lit? As a child, we only lit the tree in the evening. Electricity was expensive back in those days. Now, with artificial trees, and low watt light bulbs, and resonable electricity cost, there isn't a good reason not to have it lit all day. And because I want to do it that way. It is just another way I try to keep Christmas special in my world. 

This morning was a hard morning for Sweetie. She was eager enough to get up. It was when I took her into the bathroom. As she sat on the potty, she seemed to be in pain. We've been through this before, as her body is working on elimination. 

She holds my hand, breathes deeply, and doesn't understand what is happening to her. This is the part of being incontinent that is so much a mystery to me. How a person cannot know what is happening to their body is, for me, beyond belief and at the same time, I see it right before my eyes. 

In time she relax, and I can tell she is done. She seems to have cleaned and worn herself out. It would appear that by giving her more fruit then normal, it works for her. My hope is that we can avoid long periods of time inbetween movements. 

After breakfast, she needs nap. 

It is blowing and cold. According to the weather report, the wind should lessen by this afternoon. Which will be about the time Sweetie gets up from her nap. 

She's up, and I'm going to attempt a round of golf. With her with me, we set off to the course. She isn't in the best of moods I was hoping for. 

As we head for the first tee, I can tell, it is too much for her. She doesn't want to be here, and so, we head home. She is fighting me all the way. 

She used up a lot of energy fighting me in the parking lot. When we get home, she needs another nap, and down she goes. 

That about sums up the day for us. It did get easier as the day went on. Dinner was just like the day. Difficult, but manageable, and so we came to the end of our day. 

Today's ride on the Road to Dementia Town was full of detours and construction. Through it all, we were still able to Keep Our Shiny Side Up. C'ya, Luv Ya, and God Bless.   Arthur.