Sunday, November 7, 2010

I have some catching up to do! My sister, Marie, came last Wednesday from Dallas. My dear college friend, Maria, and her family came Friday and stayed the weekend. Everyone left today. We have had a great visit! Dad enjoyed seeing Marie and I know Marie enjoyed spending time with Dad. On Thursday, Peter invited us over for supper. I had a horrible headache, so I stayed home with Dad and Marie, Simon and Van went to Peter's house. After I fed Dad his supper, he was sitting at the bar. Marie had picked up some paint samples for me. The paint was in small, pint size plastic containers that had a handle and a plastic lid. They were sitting on the bar. The phone rang and I went over to sit on the couch and talk. When I walked back over to the bar to hang the phone up, Dad was screwing one of the paint lids back on the bottle. I looked at him and he had a light green circle around his mouth! I told him to stick out his tongue, and sure enough, it was covered in light green paint!! I couldn't believe it! I said, "Did you drink some of that?" and he said, "No!" (Bologna!!!) The bottle did say to call poison control, but I knew he had only taken a swallow. I called Van at Peter's house. I decided to give him a big glass of water, which he drank. My, my, my!! Simon picked Dad up at Life Care on Friday so that I could get groceries and come home to start supper. Marie and I got to walk down to the pond and spend some time together before everyone got home. Then I grilled hamburgers and made homemade French fries. We all ate together around the table and Dad said the Lord's Prayer for us. On Saturday, Simon stayed with Dad while Marie, Maria and I went to the flea market and few other sales. When we got back home, we ate lunch and did some things around the house. Once, I was making Dad's bed and when I went back in the living room, he wasn't in there. Maria thought he was in the bathroom. She had heard a horn blowing. We looked outside and he was sitting in Simon's car, blowing the horn. I went out and he said, "Where are the keys?" I told him Van had the keys. He said, "Where is he?" I told him Van was playing golf. He said, "Well, I guess I'll have to go later." Then I got him out of the car. Later, Simon and Marie told me he was telling them that he thought his time was up and he was ready to go. Another time, Simon went in his room and Dad told him he was looking for his keys. He was trying to open the china cabinet. After everyone went to bed last night, he kept getting up. Van or I would get him back in bed and a few minutes later, he would get up again. He finally stayed there! I made everyone a big breakfast this morning. After everyone left I did some washing and cleaning and then just hung out with Dad and watched a movie. I got him in the shower after dinner. He did pretty good. I just have to make sure he doesn't know the plan until he's mostly undressed. I washed his hair and told him to wash all his parts. Then he actually stayed in the shower for a while. Every time I asked if he was finished, he would say "almost." We got an extra hour last night, but unfortunately I didn't get it in sleep! I'm going to hit the sack!.......... Susie