Monday, November 1, 2010

We had an eventful evening! I picked Dad up at Life Care at 5:00 and we went to Spindale to Mudbones Restaurant. Simon was making his debut playing the guitar! Dad and I sat at the back table. Lots of friends came to hear Simon. It was a great time with great food. I got Dad a vegetable plate, as usual. He loves it. While we were waiting for his meal, my friend Meg came over to talk to us. We had Dad spell some words. He correctly spelled medical, pediatrician, aspirin, school, children, Rutherfordton, North Carolina, Duke University, Chapel Hill, pneumonia, California, spina bifida, meningitis, and Forest City. He spelled guitar - gitar and missed a syllable in Mississippi. He couldn't tell us the names of his children, but he did spell them when I told him. He could tell us his mother's name and spell it, but not his wife's name. He was not able to tell us his birthday, but did spell it when I told him. After he finished eating, Van took him to the bathroom so he wouldn't pull out his teeth and clean them off. Then he read the menu over and over. I moved a table behind him to talk to Tammy and Tim. We looked over and Dad had the barbecue sauce bottle, drinking from it! Then he got up and walked around. He stopped at the table where Van was sitting and picked up a beer and took a drink. I tell you, if it's in front of him, he will drink it or eat it! Simon moved to the bar stools to play for a while and Dad went up and sat next to him. He was really enjoying the music and being there. When I tried to get him to leave, he didn't want to. I got him up about 7:45 and we headed home. He didn't say anything on the ride home. I think he was worn out! When we pulled up to the house, I said, "We're home! Let's get out." He said, "I want to stay here." I told him we needed to go in the house and he told me he wasn't going to get out. I took my things in and let him stay outside for a few minutes. Then I went back out and told him it was going to get cold and he needed to come in. He let me help him get out of the car. I got him changed and in to his pajamas and gave him his medicine. He's now in his recliner in front of the TV, but probably sleeping! It's been quite a night!! Susie