Tuesday, August 31, 2010

I'm blogging early again today because Peter has Dad and I'm going out to dinner with friends. Then I have a meeting at the church at 7. As I was getting Dad's bed ready for tonight, I thought about something that happened a couple of weeks ago. When I got Dad in the bed, he looked at me and said "This is a really good bed." I laughed and said, "Yep it is a really good bed!" It makes me think how little things like the comfort of a bed are important and so important that Dad would comment about it. He has always shown such pleasure in getting in bed and being cozy. I think back about how much Dad has changed in the past 17 months that he has been with us. We have a little pond on our property and Dad really enjoys spending time there. In March of 2009, Dad and I would walk down to the pond with Van and sometimes Zeb and Simon. Dad would always ask "How deep is this pond?" We would answer "6 feet". Then 10 seconds later Dad would ask "How deep is this pond?". And on and on. He literally asked that question 25 to 50 times, depending on how long we stayed. He would also comment about the sky, such as "It sure is a blue sky day" or "It's a beautiful day, a beautiful day..." or "There are a few clouds in the sky, but it's a nice day". Now Dad doesn't comment as much or as often. On those days back then, Dad would also walk back up to the house. It is quite a good walk, mostly uphill. Now it's hard for Dad to walk down to the pond, much less back up to the house. We drive him now and often he doesn't even want to get out of the car. I end up getting him out and he enjoys himself. Now that the weather is getting cooler, I'm sure we'll spend more time there after work. Thanks for reading and for your comments........ Susie