"WHY DON'T WE GET A COUPLE OF THOSE"?

WE WERE WATCHING A COMMERCIAL FOR A NEW DIABETES MONITOR AT THE TIME.  SO I TOLD MIKE "WHY DO YOU WANT TO GET THOSE-THEY ARE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUGAR DIABETES".  HE SAID "DO I HAVE THAT"?  I SAID "NO".  HE SAID "WELL THEY ARE FREE YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO GET A COUPLE"?  LATELY MIKE WOULD RATHER WATCH THOSE LONG LASTING INFOMERCIALS THAN EVEN A BALL GAME.  I THINK IT'S PROBABLE BECAUSE THE WAY THEY EXPLAIN THINGS AND THE SHOW YOU EXACTLY HOW TO USE (WHAT EVER IT IS THAT THEY ARE SELLING) MAKES HIM WANT ONE (WHETHER WE NEED IT OR NOT)!!!  LAST NIGHT HE WAS WATCHING A BASKET BALL GAME FOR ALL OF 10 MIN. WHEN HE TURNED OFF THE T.V..  I ASKED HIM IF IT WASN'T A GOOD GAME, BUT THEN HE STARTED WITH HIS MUMBO JUMBO ABOUT "YOU SEE IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN, THERE ARE I THINK 12 PLAYERS ON EACH TEAM AND THEY JUST RUN BACK AND FORTH-IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHO WINNING".  I TOLD MIKE THAT IS WHY YOU HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE END OF THE GAME WHEN ALL THE RUNNING AROUND IS OVER AND THEY HAVE A WINNER.  THEN HE SAID "I'D RATHER JUST GO TO BED". AND THAT WAS THE END OF THAT CONVERSATION.  ONCE WE WERE IN BED, MIKE STARTED ASKING 20 QUESTIONS ABOUT FELINA.  "IS SHE STILL IN THE HOSPITAL?" THEN "WHEN IS JAKKI GOING TO HAVE HER BABY'? AND SO ON.  MIKE HAS ALWAYS LOVED TO TALK IN BED.  HE WOULD TELL ME HOW HIS DAY WENT, THINGS HE WANTED TO DO FOR THE KIDS, AND SO ON.  THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS I COULD UNDERSTAND HIM BACK THEN. NOW I HAVE TO KEEP SAYING  "WHAT", OR "HONEY SAY THAT AGAIN A LITTLE SLOWER".  HE IS STILL TRYING TO DO STUFF AROUND THE HOUSE, AND I LET HIM, AS I WANT HIM TO FEEL USEFUL.  WELL, I SURE DO HOPE THEY WILL LET FELINA OUT OF THE HOSPITAL TODAY, I WILL GIVE HER A CALL AND CHECK ON HER NOW.  OH BOY!  SHE JUST HAD THAT EEG DONE ON HER BRAIN, AND SHE WAS TELLING ME ALL ABOUT THAT.  SHE CAN MAKE EVEN THE WORST SITUATION LAUGHABLE.  SHE WAS TELLING ME THAT THEY PUT THIS PEANUT BUTTER LIKE STUFF ALL OVER HER SCALP AFTER SCRATCHING EACH SPOT FIRST.  THEY THEY PUT ON THE ELECTRODES.  SHE SAID HER HAIR HAS NEVER FELT SO YUCKY OR LOOKED SO BAD.  SHE CAN'T WAIT TO RID HERSELF OF ALL OF IT, BUT SHE HAS TO WAIT-I GUESS TO SEE IF THE TEST CAME OUT OK.  IF NOT, THEY WILL MOST LIKELY HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN.  ANY HOW SHE WILL CALL ME BACK SHORTLY, AND LET ME KNOW WHEN MIKE AND I CAN GO VISIT.  BTW, MIKE WAS EAGER TO USE HIS WHEEL CHAIR YESTERDAY WHEN WE WENT TO VISIT FELINA.  IT'S A LONG WALK TO HER ROOM AND EVEN FROM THE PARKING AREA TO THE ROOM, SO I'M SURE THAT IS WHY HE DID NOT RESIST ME.  YESTERDAY HE NEARLY FELL TWICE ON THE WAY TO HER ROOM, AND HE KEPT BLAMING HIS SHOES.  "THERE'S SOMETHING THE MATTER WITH MY SHOE" HE SAID, "IT KEEPS WANTING TO TRIP ME".  CAN YOU BELIEVE IT-MIKE HAS A PAIR OF WICKED SHOES??  SHAME ON THEM FOR TRYING TO TRIP UP A SR. CITIZEN LIKE THAT!!  HOPE YOU WILL HAVE NUMEROUS BLESSING THIS DAY AND THAT YOU WILL STAY SAFE OVER THE WEEK END-TILL MONDAY-JUST ME

FROM ALZHEIMER'S TO CANCER

I WAS JUST THINKING THAT LATELY ALL MY FOCUS HAS BEEN ON MIKE'S BONE CANCER.  I SOMETIMES EVEN FORGET ABOUT THE ALZHEIMER'S WHICH IS WHY I STARTED THIS BLOG IN THE FIRST PLACE.  IT IS SO AMAZING TO ME HOW LIFE AND OUR CIRCUMSTANCES CAN CHANGE IN AN INSTANT.  THIS PAST YEAR HAS BROUGHT ABOUT MANY CHANGES IN MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY.  AT THE BEGINNING WE WERE ALL FOCUSED ON HOW TO HELP MIKE KEEP WHAT MEMORIES HE STILL HAS, AND FIND A WAY TO HELP HIM FROM GETTING ANY WORSE.  WE TRIED TWO OR THREE CLINICAL STUDIES, AND EVEN ACUPUNCTURE!!  ALL TO NO AVAIL.  HE IS STILL SLIPPING AWAY, BUT I MUST SAY TO THE UNTRAINED EYE-HE WOULD ALMOST SEEM NORMAL.  AT LEAST FOR THE FIRST FEW MINUTES WITH THEM.  ONCE HE STARTS REPEATING THE SAME QUESTIONS OVER AND OVER AGAIN-THEY FIGURE IT OUT.  MIKE IS STILL IN BED SLEEPING.  WE BOTH SLEPT GOOD LAST NIGHT (THANKS TO LUNESTA)!!  I THINK EVERY BONE IN MY BODY WAS HURTING LAST NIGHT, AND I JUST REALLY NEEDED A GOOD NIGHTS REST.  MASSEY IS COMING AGAIN TO TREAT THE HOUSE AND YARD.  NOT BECAUSE WE ARE STILL HAVING ANY PROBLEM WITH THE TICKS (THANK JEHOVAH), THOSE LITTLE BLOOD SUCKERS ALMOST DID ME IN.  I THINK I WOULD HAVE MOVED OUT IF THEY DID NOT GET RID OF THOSE TINY CREATURES.  I WAS CALLING THEM "THE BLACK PLAGUE!!  THAT IS ONE QUESTION I HOPE TO GET AN ANSWER TO IN THE NEW SYSTEM-WHAT IN THIS WORLD ARE TICKS GOOD FOR??? ANY HOW, JUST GOT AN UPDATE FROM OUR DAUGHTER FELINA WHO IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL.  SHE SOUNDS GOOD, BUT THEY ARE STILL RUNNING SOME MORE TEST ON HER TODAY-ONE IS AN MRI, AND I'M NOT SURE OF THE OTHER TWO.  SHE IS SURE HOPING THEY ALL COME BACK CLEAR SO SHE CAN GET OUT OF THERE TODAY.  I THINK WE ALL  KNOW HOW MUCH FUN IT'S NOT  BEING IN THE HOSPITAL!! ANY HOW, HER APPATITE SEEMS TO BE DOING WELL, SHE ASKED ME TO MAKE HER SOME OF MY NAVY BEAN SOUP WITH THE HAM HOCKS IN IT. SO, I THINK I NEED TO GET DRESSED AS I HAVE MUCH TO DO BEFORE THE PEOPLE FROM MASSEY GET HERE.  HOPEFULLY YOUR DAY WILL BE WORRY FREE. TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME

I ASKED MIKE "ARE YOU UP AND ADAM"?

TO WHICH MIKE SAID "I DON'T EVEN KNOW ADAM".  THEN HE SAID "ARE YOU UP AND ADAM"? I TOLD HIM I HAVEN'T SEEN ADAM FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, BUT I DO SEE UP EVERY DAY.  IT TOOK MIKE A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO SEE THAT I WAS MAKING A FUNNY, AND THEN HE WENT "HEE HEE HEE".  THEN WE BOTH LAUGHED.  LAUGHTER IS OUR BEST MEDICINE.  MIKE STILL HAS SUCH A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR, THAT IS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS I FELL IN LOVE WITH HIM.  OK, I'LL SAY THE OTHER REASONS.  ONE, HIS HANDS-THE MAN HAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MANLY HANDS I HAVE EVER SEEN. TWO, WAS HIS MIND.  HE WAS ONE OF THE SMARTEST MEN I HAVE EVER KNOWN. AND LASTLY, HIS SENSE OF HUMOR, WHICH IS KINDA DRY, BUT VERY WITTY AND FUNNY.  HE USE TO BE QUITE STUBBORN, HE SAYS THAT IS THE IRISH IN HIM.  NOW HE HAS MELLOWED SO MUCH-HE IS A PLEASURE TO BE AROUND.  ON A DIFFERENT NOTE, OUR OLDEST DAUGHTER (FELINA) WAS TAKEN TO THE E.R. YESTERDAY BECAUSE SHE FAINTED (TWICE) WHILE TAKING A SHOWER.  SHE HAS QUITE A BIT OF BRUISING AND SHE WILL HAVE A BLACK EYE, AS SHE HIT AND SCRAPED HER NOSE PRETTY BAD.  SHE ALSO HAD A FEVER OF 102, SO THEY ARE KEEPING HER AGAIN TODAY TO RUN MORE TEST.  MY SON IN LAW (MIKE B.) WHO ALSO HAS A FANTASTIC SENSE OF HUMOR ASKED HER AFTER THEY DID THE BRAIN SCAN, IF THEY FOUND ANY LOOSE SCREWS.  SHE SAID THAT THEY WERE ALL LOOSE.  THEN HE TOLD HER "YOU KNOW THEY WEREN'T LOOKING FOR CATS RIGHT"?  THAT TOOK ME A SECOND TO GET.  ANY HOW, TODAY MIKES NURSE FROM HOSPICE WILL BE HERE, AND HE IS STILL IN BED SLEEPING.  I AM HAVING MORE AND MORE TROUBLE DOING THAT LATELY.  MY SISTER VICKIE WHO JUST WENT THROUGH WHAT I AM NOW GOING THROUGH SAID THAT WAS NORMAL.  I JUST CAN'T SEEM TO TURN OF MY BRAIN WHEN I GO TO BED.  I KEEP LOOKING AT THE CLOCK TELLING MYSELF HOW MANY HOURS I HAVE LEFT BEFORE IT IS MORNING AND I HAVE TO GET UP AND FEED THE DOGS.  IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS-IT'S NOT EVEN WORTH MENTIONING.  WELL, IT IS A LITTLE CHILLY HERE THIS MORNING-49% OUTSIDE.  HOPE IT IS WARM AND COZY WHERE YOU ARE-TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME

"I DON'T THINK ANY BODY WON"

I WAS ASKING MIKE ABOUT THE MAGIC GAME THAT HE WATCHED LAST NIGHT.  HE DID NOT KNOW WHO WON, AND THEN HE TRIED TO TELL ME HOW THEY PLAY THE GAME.  HE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT 5 HERE AND THEN THEY RUN AROUND A LITTLE BIT, AND THEN HE ASKED ME "DID ANY OF THAT MAKE SENSE"?  I COULDN'T HELP BUT GIGGLE AND SAY "NO".  I THINK HE MAY UNDERSTAND NOW THAT MUCH OF WHAT HE SAYS DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE, BUT I DON'T THINK HE GETS UPSET ABOUT IT.  WE USUALLY JUST LAUGH IT OFF, AND THEN IT'S FORGOTTEN.  HE IS STILL IN BED, BUT NOT FOR LONG, AS PRESLEY HAS BEEN BARKING AT ALL THE PEOPLE WALKING BY OUR HOUSE.  WHEN I CORRECT HIM, HE STARTS WHINING WHICH IS ALMOST AS BAD AS THE BARKING (MAYBE WORSE).  MIKE DID NOT EAT VERY MUCH AGAIN LAST NIGHT FOR DINNER.  I GAVE HIM TWO LITTLE BUNS WITH TWO SMALL MEATBALLS IN EACH WITH A LITTLE BIT OF SPINACH CASSEROLE AND A MINI CUP CAKE.  HE ONLY ATE ONE OF THE LITTLE BUNS, A BITE OF THE SPINACH CASSEROLE AND THE MINI CUP CAKE.  HE IS ALSO SLEEPING MORE.  HE SEEMS TO FALL ASLEEP THE MINUTE HE SITS DOWN.  YESTERDAY RIGHT AFTER HE ATE BREAKFAST HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO GO PUT ON HIS SHOES, AND WHEN I WENT INTO THE BED ROOM TO CHECK ON HIM, HE SAID I THINK I WILL LAY DOWN FOR A WHILE.  HE SLEPT TILL AROUND 1PM, WHEN I GOT HIM UP AND TOLD HIM HE NEEDED TO COME HAVE SOME LUNCH.  HE SEEMS TO HAVE NO INTEREST IN FOOD LATELY.  HE WILL TAKE A COUPLE BITES, AND THEN LEAVE THE TABLE TO GO DO SOME THING LIKE PICK UP THE DOGS BOWLS AND PUT THEM IN THE DISHWASHER.  I REMIND HIM THAT HIS FOOD IS GETTING COLD, AND HE WILL SAY  "WHAT'S THE RUSH"?  "I'LL EAT IT LATER", BUT THEN DOESN'T.  WELL, HE IS UP NOW, SO MY DAY BEGINS.  HOPE YOURS IS FILLED WITH HAPPINESS-TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME

"IT'S $12,000 DOLLARS IN OHIO"!!

IT TOOK ME A WHILE, BUT I FINALLY FIGURED OUT THAT MIKE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE WEATHER (HE MEANT 12 degrees).  HE IS SAYING MORE AND MORE THINGS THAT MAKE NO SENSE (AT LEAST TO ME).  PRISKA & PRESLEY WERE PLAYING WITH ONE OF THEIR STUFFED ANIMAL TOYS, AND MIKE MADE THEM STOP.  HE ASKED ME "WAS THIS DOG ALIVE BEFORE"? I COULD HARDLY BELIEVE MY EARS-AND TO TOP IT ALL, IT WAS A LITTLE PIG PUPPET.  MIKE WANTS TO GO TO BED EARLIER AND EARLIER-AS SOON AS IT GETS DARK, WHICH AROUND HERE IS ABOUT 6PM.  THAT WOULD BE OK IF HE WOULD GO TO BED BY HIM SELF, BUT HE WANTS ME IN BED WITH HIM.  HE SEEMS TO BE FORGETTING WHAT HIS NIGHT TIME FOLEY IS OR DOES, AS NOW HE ASKS ME "WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO WITH THIS"?  I NOW HAVE TO ATTACH IT FOR HIM AS HE SEEMS TO BE CONFUSED AS TO HOW THE THING WORKS.  YESTERDAY WE BOTH WANTED TO MAKE THE MORNING MEETING, BUT WE WOUND UP LISTENING IN ON THE PHONE.  IT IS JUST SO HARD FOR ME TO GET EVERYTHING DONE BY 9AM OR SO-THE TIME WE NEED TO LEAVE FOR OUR MEETING.  NEXT SUNDAY WE WILL START MEETING AT NOON THIRTY, SO THAT WILL MAKE OUR LIVES SO MUCH EASIER.  I FEEL SURE WE CAN START MAKING THE SUNDAY MEETINGS AGAIN.  THE WEEK END WAS NICE, MIKE WATCHED A LOT OF BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL, BUT COULD NOT REMEMBER WHO WAS PLAYING WHEN I ASKED HIM.  I THINK HE JUST WATCHES NOW OUT OF HABIT.  I'M NOT SURE HE GETS MUCH OUT OF THE GAMES ANY MORE, OR EVEN UNDERSTANDS WHAT IS GOING ON.  I AM JUST THANKFUL THAT MIKE CONTINUES TO BE HAPPY EACH DAY, AND ALWAYS ASK IF I AM HAPPY TOO.  HE WANTS TO HELP, WHICH IS SO NICE, BUT I HATE REACHING FOR A GLASS OR A PLATE THAT IS DIRTY AND MIKE HAS PUT AWAY.  HE SOMETIMES WILL LOOK AT A GLASS AND SAY "THAT LOOKS CLEAN" AND WILL PUT IT AWAY.  I TRY AND TELL HIM THAT IF ONE THING IS DIRTY IN THE DISHWASHER-EVERYTHING IS DIRTY AND NEEDS WASHING.  BUT IT IS NOT WORTH UPSETTING HIM OVER, SO I CHECK THE DISHES, AND PUT THEM BACK IN THE DISHWASHER WHERE THEY BELONG.  WELL, IT'S TIME FOR BREAKFAST, MIKE IS UP AND FED, AS ARE THE DOGIES, SO I GUESS IT IS MY TURN.  HOPE YOUR WEEK IS WAS PEACEFUL & SAFE-TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME

RUDE AWAKENING!!

I WAS DETERMINED TO GET A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP AFTER THE FIASCO YESTERDAY WITH MY DOG BARKING ALL NIGHT.  I SHUT THE DOOR TO OUR BED ROOM SO THAT PRESLEY COULD NOT ESCAPE DURING THE NIGHT FOR MORE OF HIS SHENANIGANS!!  I ALSO USED A DOOR STOPPER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR, AS PRESLEY IS PRETTY SMART, AND I WANTED TO MAKE DOUBLE SURE HE COULD NOT GET OUT OF OUR ROOM.  EARLY THIS MORNING MIKE DECIDED TO SNEAK OUT OF OUR BED ROOM WHILE I WAS STILL ASLEEP.  I GUESS MAYBE HE AND PRESLEY HAD PLANS.  ANY HOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN I AM WIDE AWAKE FROM THE BLAST OF NOISE COMING FROM THE DOOR STOPPER.  EEEEEKKKKKKKKKK !!!! YES, IT IS ONE OF THOSE THAT IS SUPPOSE TO FRIGHTEN BURGLARS, NOT ME!!!  NATURALLY MIKE COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS MUCH LESS HOW TO TURN IT OFF.  SO NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAD TO GET UP OUT OF MY WARM COVERS, AND SHUT THE BLANK THING OFF.  NOW I AM UP DRINKING SOME OF MY DELICIOUS CAFE' CON LECHE' AND POSTING TO MY BLOG..  AT LEAST MY COFFEE IS GOOD SO FAR TODAY.  MIKE IS OUTSIDE ON THE BACK PORCH, JUST ENJOYING THE VIEW.  HE DOES THAT A LOT LATELY. MIKE HAS BEEN GIVING ME A HARD TIME LATELY ABOUT USING HIS CANE-HE KEEPS SAYING HE CAN WALK WITH OUT IT.  ALSO I HAVE ONLY GOTTEN HIM TO USE HIS WHEEL CHAIR ONCE SINCE HOSPICE BROUGHT OVER THE NEW ONE.  HE HAS JUST BEEN SO INDEPENDENT ALL HIS LIFE, THAT I THINK IT IS HARD FOR HIM TO REALIZE HE IS NOT SUPER MAN, AND HE HAS LIMITATIONS (LIKE ALL THE REST OF US MORTALS).  HE REMAINS IN A GOOD FRAME OF MIND, AND IS HAPPY EVERY DAY JUST TO WAKE UP TO ONE MORE BEAUTIFUL DAY.  WELL I THINK MY NERVES HAVE SETTLED DOWN NOW, AND I NEED TO FED MIKE, THE DOGS, AND THEN ME.  HOPE ALL YOUR NOISES ARE QUIET ONES!! TILL MONDAY-JUST ME

NO SLEEP LAST NIGHT-THIS TIME IT WAS PRESLEYS FAULT!!

FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON PRESLEY DECIDED TO BARK HIS HEAD OFF LAST NIGHT.  I REALLY FELT SORRY FOR OUR NEIGHBORS, SO I KEPT YELLING AT HIM TO COME TO BED.  HE WOULD OBEY TILL I WOULD FALL BACK TO SLEEP ONLY TO WAKE UP TO HIM BARKING AGAIN..  IF HE HAD NOT ALREADY BEEN NEUTERED, I THINK I WOULD HAVE DONE THE JOB MYSELF LAST NIGHT!!!  ANY HOW, TODAY MASSEY IS COMING TO SPRAY AGAIN, AND WE HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THE DOGS TO THE GROOMERS.  WE HAVE PLANS TO DO A FEW ERRANDS WITH MY SISTER VICKIE TODAY, BUT THAT IS ABOUT IT.  WHEN WE ARE ALLOWED TO COME BACK INTO OUR HOME, THERE IS MUCH TO DO.  I HAVE TO SWEEP AND MOP ALL THE FLOORS, AND PUT ALL THE FURNITURE BACK, PUT ALL THE PILLOWS IN THE DRYER, DO SOME LOADS OF CLOTHES, ETC. ETC... I KNOW AFTER THAT I WILL BE POOPED, SO I WILL MOST LIKELY TAKE A NICE HOT SHOWER AND REST FOR AN HOUR OR SO, AS MY MEETING IS TONIGHT.  MIKE GOT TO WATCH THE MAGIC GAME LAST NIGHT, AND WAS SO HAPPY BECAUSE THEY WON!! THE HOSPICE NURSE WAS HERE YESTERDAY, AND SAID ALL HIS VITAL SIGNS ARE GOOD.  THEY MADE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH MEDS. TO CARRY US THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS, AND THEN LEFT.  HE SEEMS TO LIKE OUR NURSE (PEGGY), AND STILL HAS NO IDEA THAT SHE IS A HOSPICE NURSE.  HIS MEMORY IS NOT DOING REAL WELL, AS HE THOUGHT JAKKI (OUR GRAND DAUGHTER) WAS GOING TO GET MARRIED (SHE HAS BEEN MARRIED FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW AND IN FACT IS EXPECTING THEIR FIRST CHILD).  WHEN I TOLD MIKE THAT THEY WERE ALREADY MARRIED AND I SHOWED HIM THE LARGE PICTURE WE HAVE OF THEM IN THE LIVING ROOM-MIKE SAID "WHY DIDN'T WE GO"?  SO SAD THAT SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES I HAVE ARE LOST TO HIM.  WELL, MASSEY WILL BE HERE SHORTLY, AND I HAVE STUFF I NEED TO DO BEFORE THEY GET HERE, SO, SO LONG FOR NOW-TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME

"WHO WAS THAT LADY WE WENT TO SEE"?

LAST NIGHT MIKE ASKED ME THAT.  I WAS A LITTLE TAKEN BACK BECAUSE HE HAS SEEN MY SISTER MELA ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER THE YEARS.  I TOLD HIM THAT SHE WAS MY OLDEST SISTER, AND HE SAID "REALLY"  I DIDN'T KNOW THAT!!  I GUESS IF HE DOES NOT SEE PEOPLE ON A REGULAR BASIS HE MUST FORGET WHO THEY ARE-WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS I AM SURE.  HE SEEM TO HAVE A NICE TIME IN TAMPA-PLAYED A LOT WITH TRACI'S TWO SONS (BOTH SO WELL BEHAVED AND SWEET!), AND HER BEAUTIFUL DOG. HE READ ALL THE SIGNS ON THE ROAD ALL THE WAY THERE AND BACK.  THAT SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING HE LIKES TO DO LATELY.  I AM USE TO IT NOW, BUT WHEN SOMEONE ELSE IS DRIVING IT IS KINDA SCARY THE FIRST TIME HE DOES IT.  HE JUST SHOUTS OUT WHAT EVER THE SIGN SAYS.  TODAY MIKE'S NURSE COMES, AND WE WILL SEE HOW MUCH MORE WEIGHT HE HAS LOST.  HE IS NOT EATING AS MUCH AS HE USE TO, AND I AM TOLD THAT IS NATURAL, BUT IT CONCERNS ME.  HE KEEPS TRYING TO FEED HIS FOOD TO THE DOGS WHEN HE THINKS I AM NOT LOOKING.  ONE OF THE FUNNY THINGS MIKE SAID YESTERDAY ON OUR WAY TO TAMPA WAS IN ANSWER TO WHAT "ROSIE" OUR NAVE SYSTEM TOLD US TO DO.  SHE SAID FOR US TO "BARE RIGHT", AND MIKE SAID I DON'T SEE ANY BEARS ON THE RIGHT. HE IS ALWAYS TRYING TO MAKE A FUNNY OR MAKE ME SMILE.  THERE JUST ARE NO WORDS TO EXPRESS HOW MUCH HIS ILLNESS HAS CHANGED HIM FOR THE BETTER.  IT WILL MAKE HIS PARTING SO MUCH HARDER FOR ME TO BARE.  I KNOW I AM NOT SUPPOSE TO THINK ABOUT THINGS LIKE THAT NOW, AND JUST ENJOY EACH DAY WE HAVE.  YET WHEN MIKE MAKES COMMENTS LIKE "IT'S GREAT TO BE ALIVE" LIKE HE SAID YESTERDAY, I CAN'T HELP BUT GO THERE!!  WELL, I NEED TO GET SOMETHING FOR BREAKFAST-I ALREADY FED MIKE AND THE DOGS, SO I GUESS IT IS MY TURN.  HAVE A BLESSED DAY, AND REMEMBER TO THANK YOUR MAKER-JUST ME

ROAD TRIP!!

THIS MORNING WE ARE HEADED TO TAMPA.  MY OLDEST SISTER (AMELIA) IS IN TOWN FOR A FEW DAYS.  SADLY IT HAS BEEN A COUPLE YEARS SINCE WE'VE SEEN HER, AS SHE LIVES IN WYOMING (BURR!!!).  ANY HOW MY SISTER VICKIE, MIKE, AND I WILL BE HEADED TO TAMPA AROUND 9 THIS MORNING.  THAT MEANS I MUST GET OFF MY COMPUTER, AND GET MIKE DRESSED AND FED, AND THEN DO THE SAME FOR ME.  THE DOGS GET FED FIRST!!  ONE THING I KEEP FORGETTING TO DO IS TO SAY "THANK YOU" TO ALL OF YOU WHO TOOK THE TIME TO RESIGN UP AS ONE OF MY FOLLOWERS.  THAT WAS VERY NICE, AND MUCH APPRECIATED.  I WILL WRITE MORE TOMORROW-ALL ABOUT OUR TRIP.  HOPE YOUR DAY IS BETTER THAN YESTERDAY, BUT NOT AS GOOD AS TOMORROW!!  JUST ME

HERE ARE A FEW FUNNIES MIKE SAID BEFORE FALLING ASLEEP

FIRST HE ASKED ME IF ALL THE GIRLS WERE IN OUR POOL (FYI-WE DON'T HAVE A POOL).  THEN HE ASKED IF I HAD MOVED MY TAIL.  I SAID "YES" TO WHICH HE REPLIED "WHERE"?  I TOLD HIM ALL AROUND THE HOUSE!!  NEXT HE SAID HE HEARD THEY WERE GIVING MILK AWAY. SO I SAID "WHO". TO WHICH MIKE ANSWERED " TO WHO EVER WANTS IT I GUESS".  I'M BEGINNING TO THINK IT IS THE DRUGS SPEAKING, ALTHOUGH MIKE HAS ALWAYS BEEN FUNNY (DRY SENSE OF HUMOR).  I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE OTHER DAY, BUT HE WOULD NOT ACCEPT WHAT I SAID.  SO OUT OF DESPERATION, I SAID MIKE I AM A MEMBER OF THE TRUTH, YOU KNOW I CAN NOT TELL A LIE. WITHOUT BLINKING AN EYE, HE BOUNCES BACK WITH "SO HOW DO YOU GET INTO BED"?  TOO FUNNY!!! MIKE IS STILL IN BED, BUT I HAVE BEEN UP FOR A WHILE.  I FED THE DOGS, BROUGHT IN THE NEWS PAPER FOR HIM, AND AM NOW ENJOYING MY CUP OF CAFE' CON LECHE'.  IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO FULLY WAKE UP FOR ME, AND GET ME GOING.  OTHER WISE I WOULD JUST STAY IN BED WITH MIKE TILL HE FEELS LIKE GETTING UP.  OF COURSE FOR ME TO DO THAT I WOULD HAVE TO GIVE OUR TWO DOGS AWAY, AS THEY ALWAYS SEEM TO KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS.  THEY KNOW WHEN IT'S TIME FOR BREAKFAST AND WHEN IT'S TIME TO GO OUTSIDE, AND WHEN IT'S TIME FOR DINNER.  THEY HAVE EVEN LEARNED HOW TO SPELL SOME WORDS THEY ARE THE SMARTEST LITTLE DOGS ON THE PLANET.  WE USE TO TAKE THEM FOR WALKS EVERY DAY. ACTUALLY IT WAS MIKE MOST OF THE TIME.  NOW THEY STILL WAIT AT THE BACK DOOR WHEN EVER HE GETS UP FROM EATING BREAKFAST THINKING THAT HE IS GOING TO WALK THEM.  MIKE BLESS HIS HEART KEEPS TRYING TO DO A LITTLE SOMETHING OUTSIDE-HE MISSES THAT SO MUCH.  LAST THING HE SAID LAST NIGHT WAS IF THE WEATHER WAS GOOD IN THE MORNING, HE WAS GOING TO PLAY (THAT'S WHAT HE CALLS IT) IN THE BACK YARD FOR A LITTLE WHILE. WELL THAT'S IT FOR NOW, CAN'T LET MY COFFEE GET COLD.  HOPE YOUR WEEK END WAS HAPPY-TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME

SLEEP, DELICIOUS SLEEP!!

YES!! MIKE KEPT HIS NIGHT TIME FOLEY BAG ON ALL NIGHT, AND I GOT A FULL AND MUCH NEEDED GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP!!!  MIKE IS STILL IN BED SLEEPING, BUT I AM UP, FED THE DOGS MADE MY CAFE' CON LECHE', AND AM DOING MY POST.  I WON'T GO AS FAR AS TO SAY LIFE IS GOOD, BUT IT IS BETTER.  AT LEAST IT SURE SEEMS BETTER AFTER A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP!!  TONIGHT IS MY MEETING (WHICH WE WILL LISTEN TO BY PHONE), AND  I STILL HAVE TO DO A LITTLE STUDYING FOR THAT.  I HAVE A WONDERFUL VOLUNTEER FROM HOSPICE WHO IS GOING TO WATCH MIKE TOMORROW MORNING, SO THAT I CAN GO OUT IN SERVICE FOR A WHILE.  I AM VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT.  IT WILL BE THE FIRST TIME A STRANGER TAKES CARE OF MIKE WHILE I AM GONE, SO IT WILL BE VERY INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THAT GOES.  HE WAS IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE LAST NIGHT, AS HE WENT INTO THE GARAGE TO SWEEP UP THE EGCORNS, AND LEAVES.  HE WAS BENT AT THE KNEES WHEN HE CAME IN AND SHAKING VERY MUCH.  HE COULD HARDLY WALK TO THE TABLE FOR DINNER, BUT AS USUAL-NO COMPLAINTS.  HE ATE ALL HIS DINNER AFTER TRYING TO SHARE SOME WITH OUR DOGS.  THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS I HAVE WITH MIKE.  HE THINKS BY GIVING THE DOGS HALF HIS FOOD OR TREATS HE IS BEING KIND TO THEM.  I HAVE TRIED TO TELL HIM THAT HE IS KILLING THEM WITH KINDNESS.  THEY ARE A BIT OVER WEIGHT AS YOU CAN IMAGINE. ANY HOW THEY SURE ARE HAPPY DOGS!!  MIKE SEEMS TO BE GOING THROUGH A BIT OF A CHILDHOOD PHASE AS OF LATE.  HE KEEPS ASKING ME IF I STILL LIKE HIM OR IF I STILL LOVE HIM, AND WHEN I SAY "YES, OF COURSE I DO", HE SAYS "THANK YOU MOMMY" AND KISSES MY HAND.  I AM JUST SO THANKFUL THAT EVERY DAY HE IS IN SUCH A GOOD MOOD.  HE TALKS ABOUT OUR KIDS-SAYS WHAT GOOD KIDS WE HAVE ALL THE TIME.  HE GETS CONFUSED NOW AT SOME OF THE PICTURES ON THE WALL ( WE HAVE A WHOLE WALL FULL OF FAMILY PICTURES), BUT WILL STARE AT THAT WALL FOR WHAT SEEMS LIKE HOURS SOME DAYS.  WELL, I DO HAVE SOME STUDYING TO DO BEFORE MIKE GETS UP, SO TILL MONDAY, HOPE EVERYONE HAS A SAFE AND HAPPY WEEK END. JUST ME

TOO TIRED TO WRITE!!

NO NIGHT TIME FOLEY=NO SLEEP-FOR ME!!  I HAD MIKE PUT THE NIGHT TIME FOLEY BAG ON BEFORE HE WENT TO BED FOR THE NIGHT.  THEN AS SOON AS HE SAW THAT I WAS SLEEPING-HE TOOK IT OFF.  AT 1:36AM HE GOT UP TO EMPTY HIS BAG, AND THAT'S WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT HE HAD TAKEN OFF HIS NIGHT TIME FOLEY BAG.  THAT MEANT THAT I HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT HE WOULD GET UP EVERY COUPLE OF HOURS TO EMPTY HIS LITTLE BAG.  I HAD TO DO THAT WHEN HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, AND IT WAS NOT  FUN!!  I DECIDED TO MAKE HIM GET UP AND EMPTY HIS OWN BAG, SINCE HE WAS THE ONE WHO WANTED THE NIGHT TIME BAG OFF.  THEN MIKE WOULD TURN ON LIGHTS (WHICH I AM THANKFUL FOR AS IT MAY HAVE KEPT HIM FROM FALLING), AND WOULD MAKE SURE THE BATH ROOM DOOR WAS SHUT WHICH MAKES A LOT OF NOISE.  WHAT A HEADACHE I HAVE THIS AM!!! THE NURSE WAS HERE JUST YESTERDAY AND HE SAID THE EXTENSION SHE BROUGHT OVER WAS WORKING-IT DID NOT PULL LIKE BEFORE DURING THE NIGHT.  NOW I AM AT A TOTAL LOSS AS TO WHAT ELSE I CAN DO TO MAKE HIM WEAR HIS NIGHT TIME FOLEY BAG.  ANY SUGGESTIONS??  ANY HOW I AM JUST GOING TO FEED THE DOGS, AND SEE IF I CAN GET ONE HOUR SLEEP IN THE RECLINER WHILE MIKE IS STILL IN BED SLEEPING!!! SORRY FOR BEING SUCH A CRANKY PANTS THIS AM-TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME
UPDATE:  I TRIED TO SLEEP IN THE LIVING ROOM, BUT AFTER ONLY 10 MINUTES OR SO MIKE YELLS OUT "MOM, WHERE ARE YOU"!!!  SO THEN I GO BACK TO BED THINKING I MIGHT GET A LITTLE SLEEP THERE SINCE MIKE WAS STILL IN BED.  THEN ABOUT 10 MINUTES OR SO LATER, THE DOOR BELL RINGS.  I HAD TO GET UP TO SEE WHO IT WAS, ONLY TO FIND THAT FED-X HAD LEFT A PACKAGE OF MEDICINE FOR MIKE FROM HOSPICE.  I GUESS YOU ALREADY FIGURED IT OUT-I WILL NOT GET ANY MORE SLEEP THIS AM!!!

GUESS WHERE MIKE IS ??

NOT ONLY IS HE BACK OUT IN THE YARD, BUT HE IS OUT THERE WITH OUT HIS CANE!!  THE MEDICINE THAT HOSPICE KEEPS HIM ON HAS HIM FEELING BETTER-LESS PAIN, SO NOW HE THINKS HE CAN RESUME SOME OF HIS OLD ACTIVITIES!!  HE IS A STRONG MAN WITH SUCH A STRONG WILL, IT IS GOING TO BE A REAL BATTLE TO KEEP HIM SAFE!! I JUST GOT HIM BACK INSIDE TO GET HIM TO EAT HIS BREAKFAST, AND LOOK AT THE PAPER.  HE NO LONGER READS IT-JUST MAINLY LOOKS AT THE ADS.  HE WILL SOMETIMES TRY AND READ THE HEAD LINE, BUT IT SELDOM COMES OUT RIGHT.  HE LIKES TO READ SIGNS AS I AM DRIVING-WHICH BY THE WAY CAN BE VERY DISTRACTING MAINLY BECAUSE HE USUALLY SHOUTS IT OUT, AND STARTLES ME.  HE IS BOUND AND DETERMINED TO FIND SOMETHING I WANT OR NEED.  I KEEP TELLING HIM I HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED AND WANT, BUT HE JUST WON'T LET UP.  IT'S MUCH WORSE NOW THAT THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE, AND THERE ARE A BAZILLION ADS IN THE NEWS PAPER EVERY SINGLE DAY!!! YESTERDAY MIKE, MY SISTER VICKIE AND I WENT TO COSTCO, AND MIKE WALKED HOLDING ON TO THE BUGGY THE WHOLE TIME.  HE DID GREAT-MUCH BETTER THAN I THOUGHT HE COULD DO.  WE GOT A FEW THINGS LIKE COTTAGE CHEESE (FOR THE DOGS), DOG TREATS (THEY HAD THEM BUY ONE GET ONE FREE), AND A NEW BATH MAT MIKE WANTED FOR OUT BATH ROOM.  IT IS SOOOO SOFT-I THINK IT IS MEMORY FOAM.  WE THEN WENT TO ARBY'S AND BOUGHT LUNCH AND WENT OVER TO VICKIE'S TO EAT.  MASSEY HAD TO SPRAY ONCE AGAIN FOR THOSE INDESTRUCTIBLE TICKS, SO WE HAD TO BE OUT OF THE HOUSE FOR SEVERAL HOURS.  WE ALSO HAD TO TAKE THE DOGS ONCE AGAIN TO THE GROOMERS FOR A BATH.  I KEEP SAYING THIS IS THE LAST TIME , BUT THEN THERE WILL BE ANOTHER LAST TIME.  I REALLY DO HOPE AND PRAY THAT THIS LAST TIME IS REALLY THE LAST TIME EVER, AS IT IS SO HARD TO DO THE CLEAN UP AFTERWARDS, NOT TO MENTION THE POOR DOGS WHO HAVE  BEEN BATHED MORE TIMES IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS THAN MANY PEOPLE!!!  WELL, MIKE'S NURSE JUST CALLED AND SHE IS ON HER WAY.  I HOPE SHE CAN GET THE MEDICINE PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH OUR NEW INSURANCE COMPANY TAKEN CARE OF.  SHE IS REALLY GOOD AT SOLVING PROBLEMS!!  TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME
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MIKE SLEPT TILL NOON THIRTY YESTERDAY!!

MIKE DID NOT EVEN WANT TO GET UP THEN, BUT I TOLD HIM HE REALLY NEEDED TO EAT SOMETHING.  HE HAD HIS FAVORITE CHOCOLATE POP TARTS, HALF OF A BANANA, COFFEE, AND JUICE.  HE IS STILL IN BED THIS MORNING AS WELL, AND IT IS ALMOST 9AM.  I TOLD HIM THAT MASSEY WAS COMING TO SPRAY AGAIN THIS MORNING, SO I WILL HAVE TO GET HIM UP SOON.  THE DOGS ARE FED, AND I AM TAKING MY MORNING PILLS RIGHT NOW WITH MY MORNING CAFE' CON LECHE'-YUM!!!  MIKE IS VERY EMOTIONAL LATELY, AND KEEPS SAYING WHAT A GOOD MOMMA I AM AND HOW MUCH HE LOVES ME.  I AM BEGINNING TO WONDER IF HE MAY NOT SUSPECT SOMETHING MORE THAN ARTHRITIS IS WHAT IS CAUSING ALL HIS PAIN.  MAYBE NOT.  IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHAT HE IS THINKING, OR EVEN SAYING AT TIMES!!!  WHEN HE GETS FOCUSED ON SOMETHING-HE WILL NOT LET IT GO UNTIL I DO IT.  LIKE WITH THE LIVING ROOM CURTAINS.  HE WILL TELL ME TO SIT DOWN AND REST-THAT I HAVE BEEN WORKING TOO HARD. THEN THE NEXT THING HE SAYS WILL BE "WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO FIX THOSE CURTAINS"?  I HAVE LEARNED TO APPRECIATE ALL THAT MIKE USE TO DO MUCH MORE NOW THAT I HAVE TO DO IT ALL.  I GUESS I SHOULD VIEW IT AS PRACTICE FOR THE FUTURE, BUT FOR NOW IT JUST SEEMS OVERWHELMING!!  I AM TRYING TO WORK ON A PLAN THAT WOULD LET ME GO TO MY THURS. NIGHT MEETINGS.  I AM GOING TO ASK MY SISTER TO WATCH MIKE ONE THURS. A MONTH, AND MY NEIGHBOR MARTHA IF SHE WILL WATCH HIM ONE THURS. A MONTH.  THAT LEAVES TWO, AND I WILL TRY AND SEE IF MY SON IN LAW (MIKE B.) WILL DO IT ON ONE THURS. SINCE HIS MEETING NIGHT HAS CHANGED TO TUES., AND MAYBE FONDA OR HER HUSBAND ART CAN DO IT THE LAST THURS. OF THE MONTH.  I WILL WAIT TILL AFTER ALL THE HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES ARE OVER FIRST, AS I KNOW RIGHT NOW IS A VERY BUSY TIME FOR MOST PEOPLE.  WELL, I GUESS I NEED TO GET MIKE UP BEFORE MASSEY COMES AND SPAYS HIM BY ACCIDENT!!  TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME

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" WHEN'S MY BIRTHDAY " ?

MIKE ASKED ME THE ABOVE AND I REPLIED "IN OCT.".  HE THEN ASKED "HOW OLD WILL I BE ON MY BIRTHDAY"?  I TOLD HIM "79".  THEN MIKE SAYS "HOW COME I GET YOUNGER THAN LAST YEAR"?  I TOLD HIM "HONEY YOU ARE 78 YEARS OLD NOW, SO NEXT YEAR ON YOUR BIRTHDAY YOU WILL BE 79".  MIKE SAID "GET OUT OF HERE"!!   "I'M 81 NOW-MAYBE OLDER",  I SAID "YOU ARE"?  AND MIKE SAID "YOU KNOW I AM"!!  HE IS ALL OVER THE PLACE WHEN IT COMES TO HIS AGE.  SOMETIMES HIS IN HIS 90'S AND ONCE HE TOLD ME HE WAS 180 YEARS OLD!!!  RIGHT NOW MIKE IS STILL IN BED. SOMETIME DURING THE NIGHT HE GOT UP TOOK OFF HIS WARM P.J.'S AND EVERY THING ELSE!!  AT LEAST NOW HE IS ALL COVERED UP WITH THE SHEET AND THE SPREAD!!  HE WAS UP A LITTLE LATER THAN USUAL LAST NIGHT WATCHING A FOOT BALL GAME.  WHEN HE CAME TO BED I ASKED HIM WHO WON, AND HE DIDN'T EVEN REMEMBER WHO PLAYED!!  SO SAD.  IT IS RAINING HERE THIS AM, AND WAS RAINING LAST NIGHT TOO.  NO COMPLAINTS, AS WE SURE DO NEED IT.  YESTERDAY MIKE AND I JUST LISTENED TO THE MEETING OVER THE PHONE.  WE BOTH GOT UP EARLY, BUT MIKE WAS TAKING FUNNY, AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON.  HE SAID HE WAS GOING AS "BLUE MAN".  AND  WHEN I ASKED HIM IF HE WANTED ME TO PICK OUT HIS CLOTHES,  HE SAID "I CAN GO LIKE THIS"-HE WAS IN HIS P.J.'S AND A ROBE!!  I TOLD HIM "WHY DON'T WE JUST STAY HOME AND LISTEN TO THE MEETING TODAY"?  HE SAID "OK MOM-THANK YOU", BUT THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER HE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT TIME WE HAD TO GO.  I NEVER KNOW WHICH END IS UP ANY MORE.  I DO HAVE PLANS TO GO OUT IN SERVICE ON THE 17TH.  I HAVE A VOLUNTEER FROM HOSPICE WHO IS COMING OVER TO SIT WITH MIKE FOR A COUPLE HOURS.  THAT REALLY MAKES ME HAPPY, AS I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GO ON THURS. NIGHTS FOR A WHILE NOW OR OUT IN SERVICE.  MAYBE WHEN MY SON COMES I'LL GET TO DO BOTH!!  WELL, I NEED TO CHECK ON MIKE NOW-MAKE SURE HE IS O.K., AND GET HIM UP SO HE CAN EAT SOMETHING.  IT SURE IS NICE HAVING MY COMPUTER BACK, AND IT SURE IS WORKING GOOD NOW!!  TILL TOMORROW-JUST ME

FRIDAY AND I DO HAVE MY COMPUTER BACK-BUT----------

YESTERDAY FONDA BROUGHT BACK MY COMPUTER AND TRIED TO GET THE FREE SECURITY PROGRAM THAT ROAD RUNNER OFFERS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO INSTALL IT.  I AM NOT SUPPOSE TO BE USING IT YET, BUT SINCE I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM BRIGHT HOUSE, I THOUGHT I WOULD AT LEAST DO THE LAST BLOG FOR THE WEEK.  MIKE IS DOING WELL, AND SEEMS HAPPY.  WE WILL BE HAVING SEVERAL GUEST OVER THE NEXT MONTH OR SO, AND MIKE SEEMS TO LIKE THAT.  OUR SON MIKE JR. WILL BE COMING THE END OF THE MONTH, AND OUR LONG TIME FRIENDS FROM N.C. WILL BE COMING AS WELL (DAR & TERRY S.).  ALSO WE JUST FOUND OUT THIS AM THAT ANOTHER FRIEND WILL BE VISITING AS WELL (CHUCK M.), SO THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS SHOULD BE BUSY AND ENJOYABLE.  MIKE WAS HAPPY TO SEE FELINA YESTERDAY.  TODAY HE JUST KEEPS LOOKING AT ALL THE PICTURES ON THE WALL AND SAYING HOW LUCKY WE ARE.  HE HAS TOLD ME HE LOVES ME MORE TIMES IN THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS THAN HE HAS IN ALL THE 43 YEAR PRIOR!!!  NO IDEA WHAT THAT IS ALL ABOUT, BUT I MUST SAY IT IS VERY NICE TO HEAR.  HE IS OUT SIDE RIGHT NOW ON THE BACK PORCH WITH THE DOGS.  HE LIKES TO SIT OUT THERE A COUPLE TIMES A DAY, AND I THINK THAT IS GOOD FOR HIM.  THE FRESH AIR SURE CAN'T HURT.  HE ALSO ASK ME CONSTANTLY WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE OR WHAT I NEED.  HE ALSO ASKED ME LAST NIGHT IF I THOUGH HE WAS THOUGHTFUL.  I TRY NOT TO THINK TOO FAR AHEAD, AS I JUST CAN'T DEAL WITH IT.  I JUST WANT TO ENJOY EVERY MINUTE WE STILL HAVE TOGETHER.  I DO KNOW THAT DOWN THE ROAD I WILL WANT TO GET AWAY FOR A FEW DAYS-MAYBE GO TO THE BAHAMAS WITH DORTHY BRANTLEY.  I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO A K.H. THERE OR DONE ANY WITNESSING THERE, SO I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING I CAN TRY TO LOOK FORWARD TO DOING.  ANY HOW IT IS HOPEFULLY VERY FAR DOWN THE ROAD, AND FOR NOW-I AM JUST HAPPY TO HAVE MIKE HERE AND FOR HIM TO BE HAPPY EVERY DAY.  TILL MONDAY-JUST ME

THURS. AND THANKFULLY I HAVE THE USE OF MY SISTER'S COMPUTER!!

MIKE AND I BOTH SLEPT TILL 9:45 AM THIS MORNING.  IT IS COLD HERE (AT LEAST FOR US), SO WE JUST STAYED IN BED ALL SNUGLY. I HAD GOTTEN UP EARLIER TO LET THE DOGS OUT, BUT I HOPPED RIGHT BACK INTO BED, AS I WAS COLD, AND MIKE WAS STILL ASLEEP.  HE HAS BEEN DOING SO MUCH BETTER ON THE NEW MEDICINE THEY GAVE ME FOR HIS LEG PAIN.  IT IS GREAT TO SEE HIM WALKING BETTER-STILL WITH THE CANE, BUT MUCH BETTER.  HE HARDLY EVER COMPLAINS OF LEG PAIN ANY MORE, SO WHAT EVER THAT STUFF IS, I AM SURE GRATEFUL FOR IT.  YESTERDAY MIKE WANTED ME TO TAKE HIM TO RENEW HIS DRIVERS LICENSE. THEY ASKED HIM A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS AND TO MY SURPRISE HE WAS ABLE TO ANSWER THEM ALL. THEY EVEN MADE HIM WALK WITH OUT HIS CANE TO SHOW THAT HE WAS ABLE TO AND HE DID THAT TOO.  I HAVE NO IDEA WHY HE WANTED THAT SO MUCH, AS HE NEVER EVEN TRIES TO DRIVE ANY MORE.  I GUESS IT IS JUST ONE OF THOSE "MEN" THINGS.   ANY HOW HE IS EATING HIS BREAKFAST AND TAKING HIS PILLS, AND WE GO THROUGH THIS RITUAL EVERY TIME.  WHAT IS THIS PILL FOR?  HOW ABOUT THIS ONE?  THANKFULLY I HAVE CUT DOWN HIS PILL INTAKE TO A MERE FOUR IN THE MORNING, SO IT IS MUCH EASIER NOW.  I MADE A BIG MISTAKE AND GAVE HIM MR. D'S OLD COFFEE CUP THAT SAYS " BECAUSE I'M THE BOSS-THAT'S WHY". SO MIKE KEEPS REPEATING WHAT IT SAYS.  I SURE WILL BE GLAD WHEN HE HAS FINISHED DRINKING HIS COFFEE, AS HE IS ON THE 13TH TIME OF SAYING THAT SAME THING!!!  HE HAS BEEN EATING LIKE NEVER BEFORE THESE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS AS WELL.  I ASKED HIM IF HE WANTED CEREAL WITH A BANANA OR POP TARTS AND HE SAID BOTH!! HE DID THE SAME THING YESTERDAY, AND ATE IT ALL!!  WELL I HAVE TO GET DRESSED AND EAT SOMETHING TOO, SO I WILL SAY IT FEELS GREAT TO BE BACK ON LINE, HOPE YOUR DAY WILL BE FILLED WITH HAPPINESS-JUST ME

WEDS. AM AND TO MY DISMAY-STILL NO COMPUTER!!

OUR POOR DAUGHTER FONDA HAS TAKEN MY COMPUTER THREE TIMES NOW TO BE FIXED, AND YET IT KEEPS COMING BACK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.  IT WILL NOT LET ME SIGN ON AND GO TO ANY PROGRAM INCLUDING MY BLOG!!  MY DEAR SISTER VICKIE HAS KINDLY LET ME USE HER COMPUTER SO THAT I CAN FILL EVERYONE IN ON WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS.  MIKE HAS BEEN DOING MUCH BETTER SINCE THEY PUT HIM ON THAT SPECIAL CREAM MEDICINE FOR HIS KNEES THAT ONLY HOSPICE CAN GET.  HE WAS EVEN ABLE TO MAKE THE MEETING ON SUNDAY, AND WAS WALKING WITH OUT THE USE OF HIS CANE AROUND THE HOUSE.  OUR LONG TIME FRIEND FROM N.C. WAS HERE, AND WAS VERY HAPPY TO SEE MIKE DOING SO WELL.  HE HAS BEEN SLEEPING LESS DURING THE DAY, AND SLEEPING ALL NIGHT LONG-THAT IS REALLY GOOD FOR ME!! HE IS STILL SAYING STRANGE AND FUNNY THINGS BEFORE HE FINALLY DRIFTS OFF TO SLEEP.  HE SAID THE OTHER NIGHT "THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY EYES", SO I SAID WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM HONEY, TO WHICH MIKE SAID "I SEE THINGS".  GO FIGURE..  HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT I COULD FLY, ASKED IF FONDA WAS IN BED YET, AND MANY OTHER SILLY STUFF ABOUT THE DOGS.  HE SAW HIS NURSE TODAY (SHE COMES ON WEDS.), AND WE WERE ABLE TO ADDRESS A COUPLE OF MIKES ON GOING PROBLEMS TO WHICH SHE WILL BE CONSULTING HIS DOCTOR TO TRY AND FIX.  MIKE WANTS TO RENEW HIS DRIVERS LICENSE NOW, SINCE IT WAS DUE IN OCT.  NOT SURE HOW I WILL BE HANDLING THAT ONE.  WELL, IT IS ALREADY TIME FOR LUNCH, SO I HAD BETTER GET HIM FED.  BTW, THIS AM I ASKED HIM WHAT HE WANTED FOR BREAKFAST.  IF HE WANTED CEREAL WITH A BANANA OR SOME POP TARTS.  HE SAID BOTH, AND HE ATE IT ALL!!  TILL LATER (NOT TOO MUCH LATER I HOPE) JUST ME

TUES. ALREADY AND STILL NO COMPUTER!!

I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I WILL BE BACK ON LINE BY TOMORROW SO IF WE ALL THINK POSITIVELY THEN MAYBE-JUST MAYBE IT WILL HAPPEN!!  JUST ME

THIS IS SAT. AND I AM ON A BORROWED COMPUTER!!

MIKE AND I ARE STILL HANGING IN THERE.  WE WILL HOPEFULLY BE BACK ON LINE BY MONDAY OR TUES. HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH YOU AND YOURS-JUST ME

SO SORRY, COMPUTER KAPUT AGAIN!! WILL POST AS SOON AS IT'S FIXED!!