Thursday- Thanksgiving

Some days are stone.

Foggy Sunday

  9 a.m. - 39* and foggy. What a morning. Been quiet here on the homefront. Woke up for the second time around 6. Spent the time reading for the second time a book about Alzheimers that Ann gave me a few years ago. Also reading a little bit in the Merck for info. Such a horrid disease.
  Tim and Ralph came home on Friday. Still had until Sun to hunt but decided to bring R's deer on homw for butchering. He got an 8 point. Gary got a doe I believe it was. Haven't heard about this weekend. Gene is back at work - maintenance man somewhere. Says he likes it. They had a good week at deer camp.
  Got a picture from Allen last night. He's hunting with friends this week too. They have gotten 3 so far that are similar to his friend's:

Here's Ralph's 8 point white tail.

Quite a bit of difference in the white tails and the muleys as expected. Both nice size bucks no matter how you look at it. Oops! Just realized that the friend's above would be counted as a 10 point here. Forgot the eye guards. lol  

 Sis found good homes for the cat and the minpin she's been fostering for mom wo was fostering at least the minpin. Not sure about the cat. Either way it all washes out, mom can not keep 4 dogs and a cat and Sandi can not keep them for her. What a month it has been. Give or take a week or two.

  This week will be Thanksgiving. Can't figure out what to do about that. Going to son's on Thursday and Greg's on Saturday but what do we do about mom? I assume the home will be having a dinner of sorts and how will I find the time to go there? As long as she's having some good days that are lucid I hate for her to feel abandoned because she is not. Not by Sandi and I anyway.

Monday, Monday

  Day four of deer season widowhood. Brandon has got his deer for the season. T sent me a picture of it. He's enjoying himself despite no deer.
  Sandi and I went to see Pat on Saturday afternoon for awhile. She was doing ok all things considered. I hope she adjusts to her new home. Not sure how quickly this will progress. Maybe some meds will line her out for awhile and she really could stay at S's. The demetia website gave 1.5 years in stage 5 and 2.5 in stage 6. Best of what we have seen and heard she's 5 overlapping into 6. Guess that means she'll be in this stage for a couple of years or so. Not sure what Char's plan is. If T is correct - soon as possible she will get the paper work done and go on about her life leaving the rest to S and I. I'll run up and see her tomorrow for a bit.

  Well, getting some housework done today and some extras. haha Need to catch up on some throw away Thursday.....I've finished in the bathroom and our bedroom. The living room and the library. Think I will start with the closets next. Plant room closet-here I come. Front closet after that.   Not sure what the rest of the week will bring but will try to do better for for myself on this page. Some days are diamonds! Even though it's cloudy and dreary it's been a beautiful day.

And the beat goes on

......no matter what takes place ....life goes on it's merry way. Sis and I are struggling with another one of life's curves it throws out there periodically. How to deal with the loss of another parent. No, no one has died but she is slipping away from all who knew her. Those of us who love her will miss her funny ways but she taught us a lot since she came into our lives. We took to her kicking and screaming as children and learned to appreciate and love her as young adults. She made dad a very happy man almost to the end. She didn't want to let him go and I can understand that. He was tired of the fight and wanted her to let him go. She refused. I might do the same in her shoes. Hoping to never find out. Now it's her turn to have a body turn against itself. In her case, her mind. It's awful to think you pray that a stroke or heart attack is the answer and not the effects of the dementia. The disease that steals a person of who they are. I remember reading one time of someone with Alzheimers (sp?) asking - "who will I be when I'm no longer me? " what a horrible thing to deal with.

  Nevermind..........

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

  Been trying for a couple of weeks to post something that is positive and interesting etc but you know what? Life sucks sometimes. I'm too emotional at times when it's not very convenient...I'll be back in a few weeks or less and life will be normal again. Meanwhile, the day is beautiful and I'm thankful for it.

Wen-day-ya-ho  Gonna be a diamond kinda day ----I'm determined ...