This has been a "longest" day.

Dick seemed to be extremely tired and a bit "off" today.   I can't describe it well but Heather, the care worker noticed too.     I am hoping that a good night's sleep will reset him.

Jody was here at 8AM to clean.   I baked scones and made cranberry relish.  Then I baked the Barm Brack for the Caim concert tomorrow.

Mother was transferred to Meadow View Nursing home today.    Hopefully, she will recover quickly and be able to go home.  She will not be content until she is home. 

Tonight I went to shoot pistol league at Rhine and now it is time to get ready for bed.    I am so tired and tomorrow will be busy what with the house guests and the concert.

Fall is in the air.   The trees are absolutely spectacular this year.

Barbara called tonight to see how Mom is doing.   She is working much too hard what with her job and school.    She will be done with school by Christmas then can ease up a bit.

Dia Dhuit

Mary 

First of all.  Mother is doing quite well.   She had hoped to leave the hospital today, but Dr. Hancock kept her for a few more tests and to be sure of her stability.   Tomorrow she will be transferred to Meadow View Nursing home for some rehab.   She is anxious to get started because she wants to go home.

I did several errands on the way home.  When I got home, Dick was all bathed and had done everything but eat breakfast.   So we had a nice late morning and afternoon.   We are eating up leftovers, so cooking is easy.    I am getting ready for the weekend, however.   I made a nice main dish pie crust that needs to be refrigerated for a Guinness Mushroom pie for Saturday's evening dinner.   My house guests are vegetarian.   Dick does not mind vegetarian but does not care much for mushrooms so I have a pasty for him.   I also am soaking the dried fruit for the barm brak that I will be taking to the concert for the tea part of tea and cakes.

I am thinking of a stew for Sunday.  I think I have everything I need for that.

I had a little adventure today.

While I was waiting for the Plymouth Arts Center to open, I stopped in at the Exchange Bank,one of my favorite places, for a cup of coffee.   All of a sudden, people were pointing at the building across Stafford Street.   There on the ledge or the second story was a cat.   Apparently the cat had managed to push its way out of the window onto the ledge and couldn't get back in.  A big white cat was inside and kept encouraging him.

Somebody apparently knew how to get into the units next to the apartment that the cat came from.   First they tried to coax the cat to a window about four down from the one he was trying to get back into.   He kind of told them that he thought they were crazy to think that he would fall for THAT one.   Then somebody managed to get to the window right beside the one he was at.  That was apparently not so much of a stretch and he zipped right in there.  We all cheered mightily.   I was sure relieved.   Kitties are so able to get themselves into so much trouble.   Curiosity, you know.

So that was my excitement for the day.

Hope you had a good one.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

It has been a long two days.

Last night, when I got home from shopping, at 8:00PM the phone was ringing.   It was Donna.   Mother had been taken to the hospital.   The evening caregiver came at 7PM and found her in her chair semi conscious and not able to communicate.   She called Randy and 911.

Heather, our caregiver, was able to stay with Dick.   I went to the hospital right away.    She was really out of it.  She did not recognize us.   And she was distressed.   But as time went on, she started to settle down and by the time I left, she was settled in a room and knew all of us. 

I went back this morning for an hour.  She is MUCH better.   She is weak as a kitten, of course.  But they have decided that she did not have a stroke but a seizure.   Jeff and I started laughing as she was reminding US that we had to cancel Meals on Wheels for a while and let Companion Care know that she will not be needing them for a while.

She will be given meds for that the seizures and will have to start taking a baby aspirin a day.   Today she had a round of therapy.  I believe that tomorrow will be the day she will go to Meadow View until she is strong enough to be home again.     We hope this will happen.   Of course, she wants to go home now.   But, as I explained to her, this is just like when she dislocated her shoulder.  This time the seizure "dislocated" her ability to care for herself and we have to get her to the point that she can do so again.  She did it before.   I hope she can do it again, but - if Dad comes to get her, that is OK too.   We will be lonely but what joy there will be in heaven.

This afternoon, Dick and I drove to Fond Du Lac to get his updated prosthesis.   This has been a long time coming.  We went up two times that the thing was just not working.  So this is really a relief.   Dick told me that he plans on trying to stand again now that the leg is steady.
Pray God that this happens.

So now you know the story of the past couple of days.   I will run to see Mom in the morning and am sure that I will be pleased with the improvement again.

Bless all of you /

Dia Dhuit

Mary 

Monday, Monday.

Everybody was at bible study this morning which always makes a nice discussion time and gives us a lot to pray for.   Psalm 90 does stress the importance of community prayer.   We have personally all know how our little group praying together does a lot of good.   And the power of prayer in a big group such as Mass is super.

Mom was fine this morning.   She said she was "just the same" which sometimes I have found to be that she is feeling weak.  Today, she perked up really quickly.   I think perhaps she was a bit tired but it was such a good tired.   Britt was or is in Wisconsin and drove from Madison to spend time with her yesterday.   What a lovely gift for Mom.

We got all of our errands done and I even went out and cut the "last rose of summer" to float in her rose bowl.  I picked up sub sandwiches for lunch for Bobbie, Dick and me.  I got the same sub with three different dressings.   That turned out to be a really good idea.   Bobbie got to eat one of my decadent pumpkin cupcakes.  

The rest of the afternoon was quiet but busy.    Now I am settled down to watch Dancing with the Stars.   I missed last week because the Packers are much more important.   So this is my first week of the season.   I do enjoy the show.

Tomorrow is a "home all day."   I will have Embrace here in the evening, and will do the grocery shopping, but the day is MINE.

So, until then. 

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I spent a whole day with no agenda.   It was great.  

We both slept until nearly 8AM this morning and we had gone to bed very early last night also so I feel that I am pretty well set for the week.    It is not too jammed, but will culminate on Saturday with the concert at Plymouth Arts Center.

We had leftover fish  for lunch and Irish bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches for supper.   I made some absolutely decadent pumpkin cupcakes with maple frosting for a dessert.    I want to take  something to Mom tomorrow and have a good dessert around the house.   I can freeze part of it.

Tomorrow is a normal Monday.   I will enjoy Bible Study and the visit with Mother before settling down to an agenda again.

Bless you

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I have a new Mantra  = "I choose peace and tranquility throughout my day."