October 6, 2012: Little Mama folding laundry - one of her favorite things to do!
Evening of October 6, 2012
Oh, my,
it's gonna be a long night! It’s 6:30 p.m. and Little Mama is already talking
about needing to go to bed! Not happening... I told her to just open the back
door and that cold air will wake her right up! :)
October
10, 2012
Little
Mama really enjoyed American Restoration tonight... she asked a lot of
questions! It's been a good night :)
October
12, 2012
One thing
for sure.... it is never dull around our house! Phoebe, the Boxer puppy, aka
Devil Dog has been into EVERYTHING today...not to mention having had 3
accidents since 5 p.m. Don't ya LOVE stepping in a puddle of something other
than water with your bare feet??? And then there is Little Mama, my 91 year old
mom with dementia. Today, she told the sitter "This is a nice place. The
people are nice here." We are watching House Hunters International and I
remarked about them being in the Dominican Republic. She said, "Oh, it’s
nice that your family gets to go there." Lord, have mercy! Ahhh....a glass
of wine will be very nice indeed! :)
October
13, 2012
Ever the
hostess, Little Mama keeps asking me, "Do you want anything to eat or
drink?" Sweet...
October
14, 2012
Little Mama doesn't remember she
ate lunch AND she forgot that she can't cook b/c she can't see and isn't happy
that she can't do it all herself. Whew!
It is 8:44 p.m. Little Mama looks across the room at me and
says, “Do you want to help me find a bed to sleep in?” I giggled a little. She smiled as if she were wondering why I was
giggling. I said, “You have a bed
here.” She said, “What?” I repeated it. She said, “Will you help me find it?” Sure
thing…
October
16, 2012
Little
Mama was with our daughter-in-law today.
Missy had a few loads of laundry for her to fold…she loves folding
laundry. Abby was at preschool this
morning. Abby’s friend, Lacey, and
Lacey’s baby brother stayed with Missy for a couple of hours after
preschool. Lacey’s brother is 6 months
old. Little Mama had the best time with
him! She got down on the floor and
played with him. She called him Randi
(our oldest granddaughter’s name).
So.... I
tell my little mama that it is 10:00...time for bed. "Oh, my! Yes, it
is!" As I hand her the toothbrush topped with toothpaste, she says,
"I'm so glad you took over. I haven't been a very good hostess." She
repeats this when I show her that her pj's are on her bed. So I reply,
"It's okay... you live here." "Well, I know," she says,
"But I don't know what I would have done if you ha
dn't
taken over." I reply, "Really...it's okay. We live here, too."
With that, we hug and say the good-nights and the I love yous. Oops! She's
UP!!! She had to apologize..."I'm sorry I'm such a poor hostess and I
didn't offer you anything." She takes a couple of steps and comes back....
"Is there another bed?" "YES, Little Mama! Everybody is settled...we
all have a place to sleep and we have all had plenty to eat and drink.... now
don't worry and go to bed...and don't get back up!" Cross your fingers and
toes and hold your breath that she stays in bed! (Do you hear the Walton's
theme song playing in the background? Or maybe Golden Girls?) Sweet dreams,
all!
10/19/12: Little Mama was getting her pj’s on when she
said, “Don’t you wish I would get off your back?” I replied with, “Umm, no. If you were off my back, that would mean that
you weren’t here anymore. And I don’t
want that. Do you?” She said, “No… I love you too much to leave
you.” Sweet.
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