Tuesday, December 14, 2010

I was feeling a bit under the weather Sunday morning. It was drizzling freezing rain and I decided to stay home from church. Dad slept until about 9:15. I made him oatmeal for breakfast and then he hung out in his chair and I hung out on the couch. I took it easy most of the day. Dad's eye is looking better and he really isn't messing with it. In the afternoon, I got him in the shower and he did really well with that. I've mentioned to a couple of people that he has had this different smell to him. Sometimes, if he has a wet depend, he might have a urine smell. But this smell is different and even after a shower, I can smell it. It might sound crazy, but it reminds me of the smell Mama had a week or two before she died with cancer. I guess as people change, they may have different smells. Dad will be going to Dr. Jane on Friday, so I'll mention it to her. Last night, Simon played at Mudbones again. I think the cold kept more people from coming out! It was freezing! Dad enjoyed his vegetables and didn't complain too much when it was time to go. When I got home with Dad, I changed him and put on his pajamas. He sat in his recliner until time to go to bed. When I tried to get him up, he said he didn't want to. Once, he stood up and then sat back down. Simon came over and helped me get him to bed. I got up twice last night to change him. The first time he was totally dry. The second time he was soaked. This morning I went to get him up for the day. I had made lots of noise in the kitchen and turned the lights on, but I could tell he was not going to want to get out of bed! He tried to grab the covers back, but I was pulling them off to get them in the wash. He said, "No! Look out!" When I told him again that he needed to get up and I pushed his legs toward the floor, he said again, "Look out!" It was almost as if he was saying, "You better leave me alone or I'll do something." Van came in to help and once we got him going, he was fine. He had his follow up appointment with Dr. Lowery for his eye this afternoon. When we got out of the car, he said, "Ooh, it's cold out here!" Then he read everything he saw all the way to the door. In the waiting area, he kept counting things aloud. Once, I asked what he was counting and he said "fishers". I think he was counting the lights. He took a magazine in to the examining room and read through it over and over. Dr. Lowery said his eye was looking really good. When we left, I took him to Peter's for dinner. They should be home soon. I have all my chores done and I'm ready for bed. I think I'll make it an early night for Dad, too. My shoulder and back are still killing me. Yesterday, it felt like a muscle in my shoulder "popped". It's been really sore since. I'm trying to take it easy on it!......... Susie