Me and my life partner.

Me and my life partner.

 

We are going over to see the grandboys today. It is our pizza lunch day, and I am planning on getting a couple of new pictures of Sweetie and me. I've trimed my beard down since Christmas. and it looks some what better, in my humble opinion. Around June or July, I'll let it back out for Christmas again. 

Sweetie got a pair of fluffy slippers this year for Christmas, and it is something that is helpful for her. When I get her out of the bathroom in the morning, I can put them on her to keep her feet warm. If there is one thing that I worry about, is for her to catch a cold. Now with the slippers to keep her feet warm, I can relax on that front. Plus they are easy on and off. 

She may have lost the ability to talk and make herself known, but she hasn't lost the ability to watch a TV show and figure out what is going on. I'm always amazed on how much she gets. Watching Family Feud or one of the other game shows, she picks up on the humor, or the tension of what is on the screen. 

Is she becoming more aware of what is going on with her, or is she coming up for one more glimps of reality, and then down into the depths of Dementia? I don't know, I just have to live with each stage as we go. For me, that is the hardest part of all of this. The never ending commas, never a period. All in good time, and that is my job, to make the times as good as they can be. 

Wednesday 

I over slept this morning. Woke up at 4, an hour later than normal. It puts a crunch on my meditation and prayer time. Plus it cramps my blogging time. You know it is me that puts that pressure one myself. It is that I have a schedule to do this part, and then do that part, and to get a fresh cup of coffee and toast a bagle. If I didn't know better, it was as if I was late to work. 

Sweetie is having another good morning. She is more willing to get out of bed, which is good for me, too. 

Becasue I gave her prune juice yesterday, and it has caused her to have some success, it also means I will be putting her in the shower in the morning. 

One of the things I don't understand is this, she will complain about me washing her bottom, and at the same time, not be aware of the mess she has in her bottom. It is a surprise to her when she looks down and watches what is on the bottom of the shower, and not realizing that it is out of her bottom, where it is coming from. 

When we are done, and dried off, it is breakfast time. The fruit cocktail has become a standard for her. She eats a good breakfast every morning, and I'm happy to see her eat like she does. 

Well, it looks like another beautiful day today. There isn't any breeze, and with blue skies, we're off for another round of golf. 

It was a beautiful day for golf. The only problem with winter golf, is the tees won't go easily into the frozen ground. I'm about ready to bring a hammer and nail to pound a hole in the ground to set my tee in, to tee off with. I heard of a man that brought his cordless drill with him. He'd drill a hole for his tee to set in. Not a bad idea. For me, it is a hammer and nail. 

Had another good round, not as good as the other day, but a good round. Got two pars, and that was good enough, I guess. 

Home for lunch and was planning a trip to the grocery store. Sweetie had other plans. Put her on the potty as soon as we got home, and that was good timing. 

I made her a bowl of cottage cheese and fruit cocktail, which she ate right off and headed back to her nest, and a nap. Which meant, she was done for the day. Shopping can wait. 

After she got up from her nap, she didn't seem all the way back. She wasn't gruff, just not too friendly. The rest of the afternoon went smoothly enough, I was on egg shells waiting for the other shoe to drop, and it never did. 

She went to bed, and I followed a little later. She was awake when I got in the bed, and it was as if she was waiting for me. She cuddled up and we went to sleep. 

Will I ever learn to fully relax while we are on the Raod to Dementia Town? I don't think so. I know that my Driver will take care of us, and that He is the one in control. After driving myself for so long, it is hard to turn control over to someone else. To release me from doing more than what I need to do. And what I need to do, is care of Sweetie. As long as I make that my priority, we will always Keep Our Shiny Side Up. C'ya, Luv Ya, and God Bless.  Arthur.