Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Simon had a soccer banquet last night. I had a meeting after school and didn't get home until after 5:00. Our sitter picked up Dad at Life Care and brought him home. I got his sheets changed before I left. After the banquet, Van and Simon and I ran by Lowe's and Burke's Outlet. We got home around 9:00. Dad had done great while we were gone and was cozy in his recliner. When I told him it was time to go to bed, he said he just wanted to stay in his chair. I told him I had to go to sleep. He said, "You go ahead, I'm gonna stay right here." Often, I will tell him I need his help doing something and he will usually concede - which he did. I got him in bed at 10:00 and went to bed myself. I got up at 1:00 to change him. Evidently, he had pulled off his dry depend and had decided to sleep in the nude. His sheets were soaking through to the mattress cover. I had to pull everything off the bed. Dad kept trying to lay back down on the bed as I was changing it and I would have to tell him to get up. I got new sheets and covers on the bed and started washing the dirty ones. This morning I went to get him up and he said he wasn't ready to get up. I told him we had to get to work and he decided he would get up. He will be going back up to Black Mountain for a respite visit again tomorrow. We are planning to visit Zeb at Appalachian and watch his bike race this weekend. I have lots to do tonight to get his things ready. Hopefully, while he's gone I'll be able to fill in my blog with some other stories!!!! Susie