FROM MARCH UNTIL AUGUST 2011

WELL...ITS A HOT DAY. MOM IS WEARING A NEW DRESS CAROLYN SENT HER..ACTUALLY HAD IT MADE FOR HER...SHE IS STILL IN BED..BUT NOT FOR LONG.  WE GET HER UP, GET HER BATHED..AND GET HER TO BREAKFAST..NO SLEEPING IN BED FOR HIS YOUNG LADY. ( SHE TELLS ME ..JUDY..I AM JUST AN OLD LADY..AND I SAY...WELL..NOT THAAAAAAAAAAT OLD)!!

AND FOR SURE NOT TOO OLD TO GET HER HAIR DONE.   NOTHING FEELS BETTER THEN A NEW HAIR DO...........ITS HARD TO TAKE MOM OUT.  TAKES TWO OF US...SHE IS DEAD WEIGHT...WE HAVE TO PACK LIKE WE DO FOR A BABY..CLEAN CLOTHES IN CASE OF ACCIDENT..PANTS, ETC...WATER..SOMETHING TO EAT...WE JUST NEVER KNOW...AND THEN WE DONT' KNOW IF SHE WILL SIT LONG ENOUGH. LAST TIME HALF WAY THRU SHE SAID ' I AM DONE."...AND WANTED TO GO HOME.  WANTED TO KNOW WHO GOT HER TO THIS SILLY PLACE........BUT THIS TIME..IN THESE PICTURES..SHE ENJOYED IT..NEVER KNOW.

I TRY TO KEEP HER BUSY.  THATS THE NAME OF THE GAME. BUSY.  SO I TAKE HER IN MY STUDIO..SHOW HER MY NEW ART..BOXES, CANVAS..AND TELL HER TO DESCRIBE IT TO ME...WHO SHOULD WE GIVE IT TO..OPEN IT UP..ETC ETC..ANYTHING TO KEEP THE MIND GOING...YOU CAN SEE IN HER EYES..SHE IS TIRED.  THE DAYS ARE LONG FOR HER....BUT SHE DOESN'T GO TO BED UNTIL 7:30...AND SHE WILL SLEEP UNTIL 10:30 AM. NO NAPS.  NO. EVEN IF I ASK HER..SHE CAN BE TIRED..BUT NO NAPS.  THATS THE STRONG BODY AND MIND IN THESE ELDERLY PEOPLE!! ME?  SURE GIVE ME A NAP!!!

 AND AS HARD AS IT WAS TO GET HER TO THE HAIRDRESSER..HERE SHE IS..AND YOU CAN TELL SHE IS FEELING GOOD.  TIRED.  BUT GOOD.  I WISH I COULD TAKE HER OUT MORE..BUT I CAN'T DO IT ALONE..HARD TO GET HER INTO THE CAR..AND OUTAGAIN INTO HER WHEELCHAIR...JUST WHEN YOU THINK SHE DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE WHAT OR WHERE YOUR GOING ..SHE WILL SAY ' JUDY LOOK AT THOSE BEAUTIFUL TREES'.  ITS THEN YOU REALIZE HOW CONFINED THEY ARE!

NOW ITS AUGUST.  SHE IS TIRED.  SHE DOES HER FOOT EXERCISES DAILY. NEXT TIME I WILL SEND A PICTURE OF WHAT THAT IS.  AGAIN..KEEPS HER BLOOD MOVING.  I HAVE MOVIES OF IT..BUT NO STILL PICTURES.  AGAIN, YOU NEED TO KEEP THEM BUSY!   I ALSO HAVE HER PLAYING TIC TAC TOE..AND SHE WINS MOST OF THE TIME..AND NOT BECAUSE YOU LET HER...GUESS I NEED MORE PICTURES.

BUT SHE IS TIRED.  HER MIND IS TIRED.  HER BODY IS TIRED.  I ASKED HER IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO SIT ON THE PORCH.  SHE SAYS ' I CAN'T GO ANYWHERE.  I AM WAITING FOR THE TRAIN.  THE TRAIN IS COMING TO TAKE ME HOME.

EACH DAY IS DIFFERENT.  EACH DAY IS A BLESSING....FOR WHOM?  IF YOU WOULD ASK HER..ITS NOT FOR HER.  SOME DAYS I AM ' MISS'  AND SOME DAYS SHE KNOWS ME...

I WILL TRY TO KEEP UP THE BLOG MORE OFTEN AND SEND YOU MORE PICTURES AND IDEAS ON HOW TO KEEP THEIR MINDS AS BUSY AS POSSIBLE.

BUT SHE WAKES EVERY MORNING..WITH A SMILE.  NOT SURE HOW SHE DOES IT.MAYBE BECAUSE SHE HAS FORGOTTEN SHE ISN'T GOING TO WALK OUT OF THAT BED???????????