Friday, November 26, 2010

I guess I've taken a respite from blogging! Our computer has still had some issues. Also, I've been busy with the Thanksgiving holidays and just needing to chill out. My back and neck has still been bothering me. I've decided it's stress! Really, I think some of the things I do, is having an effect on my back. When I think about it, I bend over a lot when I dress and undress Dad and when I change him and when I get him up from sitting and in and out of the car, etc. I'm going to get it checked out next week. We've had a good week. On Monday night, Simon played the guitar again at Mudbones. I took Dad and he enjoyed the crowd there. A friend of mine had her grandbaby there and brought him over to Dad. Dad's eyes lit up like a Christmas tree. His smile was beaming as he sat and looked at the baby. He would say "ooooo, oooo, ahhhhh, ahhh," and raise and lower his eyebrows and laugh. It was precious. You could see a connection there with them, like going back in time for Dad. Right after my friend left the table, I said, "You liked that didn't you?" Dad said, "Liked what?" I said, "Liked seeing that baby!" Dad said, "What baby?" It's amazing. I ordered Dad a vegetable plate for supper. It was the 2nd anniversary party at Mudbones and a buffet was set up. After Dad ate, he kept trying to get up and walk toward the bar to get food. We had to keep stopping him. Once he got pretty determined to make it over there and kept trying to get by me. I decided it was time to take him home. It was a good thing because when we got in the car, I could smell him. He had a major poop! I changed him and cleaned him up when we got home. Peter kept Dad on Tuesday and David kept him Wednesday. I got some things done and started back going to yoga on Tuesday. Yea!! I hope it will help my back. On Wednesday, Dad went to Life Care and Zeb and I went to Boone to do some things. We got a Christmas tree on the way home. Later, we went to a party and had a great time. Simon picked up Dad at David's and Papaw sat while Van and I went to hear music at Barley's. We had a great Thanksgiving day yesterday. We went to Van's aunt's house at 1:00 and to Betsy's at 7:00. We took a short nap in between. We had a great visit with our families! Today we just hung out and relaxed. No shopping for me!!! A good friend, who used to stay with my Dad, came to visit us. She has moved to Kentucky. She helped us care for Dad for about a year and a half. It was great to see her! Hopefully, now that I have taken a little break from blogging, I can get back at it!!! Susie