Monday, November 29, 2010

Mondays are hard after a holiday! I think they are hard for Dad, too. He did get up this morning to use the bathroom, just in time for me to get him dressed. That helped. He pleasantly undressed and then put on his t-shirt, shirt, depend, pants, belt, watch, and hearing aid with some assistance from me. Then he sat at the bar and took his medicine with his juice. He was drinking a cup of coffee and looking at yesterdays paper when I left for work. I picked him up at Life Care about 5:15. Only one other person was still waiting for their caregiver. He seemed happy, sitting in a chair with his coat on. We went to straight Mudbones, because Simon was playing the guitar again. Dad watched everyone and read the menu over and over. He smiled at me a lot and winked. He ate a vegetable plate. After he ate, Van took him to the bathroom to clean his teeth. We stayed for a couple of hours and then I decided we ought to head home. Dad got up with me and holding my hand, walked toward the door. As soon as I opened the door, the cold air came in and Dad decided he didn't want to go out. He pulled me back and said, "I don't want to go out there." I said, "We have to go home." He pulled me again and said, "I'm not going out there." We struggled back and forth for a minute. Our friends in Mudbones, saw my dilemma and smiled and laughed. I laughed too, continuing to try to get him to go out the door. Harry saw me and came to help, but we still couldn't get Dad to go out. Peter came to the rescue and finally got Dad to go out with me! When we got home, Dad didn't want to get out of the car. I told him it was getting colder and it looked like rain, and he needed to come in the house. He said, "I'm okay right here." I told him we needed to go in the warm house and get a blanket. He didn't like it, but he let me help him get out of the car and in to the house. "Lordy, Lordy, Landlordy!!!" Susie