We stopped first to see Leonard....he has a broken blister on the back of his foot so they have it in a padded boot to keep it from getting scratched more and to help it heal...when we asked what had happened he told us he did it "parachuting in"...then Grandmom jumped in and helped him to remember how it really happened. His mind is really slipping and he doesn't talk near as much. He's not crazy about the food...Dad asked him what he would like and he said a Strawberry Milkshake so we took him one back later that afternoon. He missed GrandMom's party. We didn't tell him we were having one. 90 years old.
GrandMom's favorite gift was her little sister, Clarice and her daughter, Amy coming in for the party from South Dakota. Clarice is in the beginning stages of Alzheimers and Amy's coming with her reminded me so much of a few trips to Canada I made. Clarice has 10 children and they were pig farmers for years. She is a delight...and Amy was living goodness.
We found Dad sleeping and he didn't want to get up. The meds they give him to help him feel HAPPY also make him tired. When we went back on Saturday several family members where there and he was up, but kept saying how tired he was. His lifetime of sweetness is still there, but he is mostly childlike. Alzheimer is such a MEAN disease. All the nursing home visits made it ALOT easier for me to work out and run.
But didn't help so much in the food choice area....THIS WAS HEAVEN in a cup....caramel hot chocolate at IHOP's!!!!! Oh yeah. SO IF I DO end up in an assisted living facility...these are my instructions: bring me Krispy Kreme's and cheeseburgers and fries and shakes and this hot chocolate until I die. I plan to eat myself out of here :)
Friday night we all gathered at Joe's Crab Shack in Garden City...it was Don Tonkin's birthday...coconut shrimp...YUM!!!Amber and I sealed the deal for her visit in July there :) The weather was so incredible that we went back to Trish and Don's and had a fire and got a private concert from Ronnie...AMAZING as always!!!
Mom and her kids at the party.
Mom opening the lap top computer all the kids got her....the idea is she can take it to the nursing home and use it while hanging out with Leonard.
Amy, Clarice and Mom.
Pam with GrandBaby ADDISON...she is so dang cute...EVERYONE wants a piece of her!!!
Stacey...lost 30 lbs...my weight loss inspiration!!!
The PARTY ROOM in Meridian at Smokey Mountain Pizzeria. Jeanette made the cakes....and took lasagna over to mom's so she wouldn't have to cook. She is a sweet daughter.
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