Saturday, September 18, 2010

Dad got up about 8 this morning. I cooked him bacon and eggs for breakfast. Afterwards, he sat at the bar while I cleaned up the kitchen. Then I took him outside to sit on his swing and read the paper while I cleaned the house. Dad pays for someone to clean our house once a week, but she was on vacation this last week, so I had lots to do. After I finished, I brought Dad in. I took him in the bathroom and got him in front of the toilet. I left for a minute, and when I returned, he had peed all over the toilet and on the floor all around the toilet, and on his house shoes and pants. My clean toilet! I don't know what got him distracted. I took the opportunity to put him in the shower. We were invited to a birthday party and I wanted him to shower anyway. He did pretty good getting in. I told him he needed to "wash off" and he cooperated. He doesn't like it when I turn the shower on, and today he said, "It's hot! It's hot!" Of course, I had checked it, but he really is sensitive to the temperature of water, so I cooled it off. I washed his hair and had him use the soap to wash all his parts. I helped him get out, dry off and get dressed. Then we went to his bathroom to have him brush his hair and shave. I got him in his chair and re-cleaned his bathroom. Then I jumped in the shower. I don't really worry much about Dad for a short time, especially if he's in his chair. I'm certain he wouldn't wander off because he just doesn't like getting up and going places! I do check on him as soon as I get out of the shower. We left to go to the party. It was my friend, Patti's dad's birthday. He turned 84 today. We sat in his back yard with family and friends and ate barbecue. As soon as Dad ate, I got him up and took him inside to the bathroom. I knew his next action would have been to spit and then take out his teeth and suck the food off. We washed his teeth off in the bathroom and then he wanted to swing on the screened porch. After a while he sat with us as we all talked. He seemed to enjoy being around everyone and seeing everyone laugh. I just fed him dinner and got him in his pajamas. I'm going to kick back and watch a movie........ Susie