So Doris was looking at at my Easter Mini Session card that was laying on the table. She states "Well they better bring their cameras or just forget about it..."
Now I am totally confused with where this conversation is going... "What do you mean?" I asked
She replies "If they don't bring their cameras they need to just go home" "Why do they need their own cameras I ask, I am the one taking their pictures, they are paying for me to take them..."
"What a brilliant idea you have" she responds. She then proceeds to tell her sister what a smart idea it is to take their pictures for them...
Gotta laugh...
Conversation with the Hubby:
When I was younger I wanted to go and bomb every place that sold alcohol... But I'm not in that place anymore....
hmmm.... Not really sure what to think about that one..
Today:
Her: Well I think I will go to bed..
Me: ok, Tena comes in the morning..
Her: looking blank ~ whose coming
Me: Tena
Her: I don't know who that is...
Me: Tena, your caregiver who cleans your room
In my head: it's time to check for another UTI... confusion is one of the signs in the elderly...
Friday will be busy with blood work and eye doctor appt.. hoping to talk about cataract surgery soon
It's been a good week so far, I know it is only Wednesday I still have high hopes for the rest of the week..
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Friday, March 21, 2014
March the month I'd like to skip...
It's been a few weeks since I posted. March has been a hard month for me. Thankfully April is almost here. The sun is shining more, hopefully the snow quits, days are longer..
March 1st is the anniversary of my sister Beth's death. It's been (I think) 10 years. We weren't close until she was diagnosed with liver cancer. (don't wait until someone is dying to show your love). I still struggle with the circumstances of that last week. Anyhow to make the week even better 2 days later we celebrate my birthday.
I don't really like birthdays. So the plan of the day was dinner @Hobo's in Muskegon with Shannon, Tim, Little L, Granny & Hubby.
As I ordered my vodka tonic with lime, granny leans over and ask what I ordered. I replied tonic with lime. She ask, with vodka? I replied I certainly hope so.. Granny doesn't drink, her father was an alcoholic and even tho she has given us permission to have a glass of wine (yes she did say that), I try to be respectful of her feeling about it.
Fast forward to the next day:
Granny: I should have stayed home last night...
Me: didn't you have fun?
Granny: yes, but you should have celebrated with your family..
Me: I did! you are part of the family...
She still doesn't see herself as part of our family, I'm trying hard to include her, make her feel included...It's hard to not make it personal.. This was the first birthday since I was 18 she has been with me to celebrate.. It's been a hard month for granny too.
She sleeps the majority of the day & night.. Which I've learned isn't such a bad thing for me. Instead of focusing on how much she sleeps I tend to embrace it.. It's a time I can do anything or just be alone. I am confident once her health issues are fixed she won't be sleeping so much. Last week was her first appt with the heart specialist. We learned her heart is out of rhythm (which makes one tired), her pacemaker is going to need replacing in 6-12months. Granny was talking to someone (everyone) telling them the doctor thought her scar from the breast cancer healed very nice. After hearing this story at least 5 times, I finally spoke up and told her he was talking about her pacemaker scar!!! He wasn't near the other scar.. Yesterday was the appointment for the procedure to put her heart back in rhythm.. Epic fail.... They knock you out, then shock you. they tried it 3 times and it didn't work. Adding another heart med to her list, in a month will shock her again. Little L came over Tuesday, Granny decided she needed to give her a nickname... Pork chop or porky... her reasoning ~ Little L has fat rolls... in my head I said "no wonder I see a counselor, and we need to start a fund for Little L's counseling when she's older.." I told granny she needed to find a better nickname for her. Toots, Luc, and cupcake it is.... she's so sweet I could eat her up... better start that fund next payday.
Took granny to church Wednesday for soups on. Churches in the area provide soups every Wednesday during Lent. She was sitting out in the foyer by herself, I motioned come in with everyone and make a friend... She was observing people (must be why I'm a people watcher) she asked about a man, I told her he's so and so husband. She replied I hope he had good eyesight when he was younger... My head whipped around, What does that mean? She replies well she's very beautiful.... I'm thinking it was a compliment in a backward way...
My Friend Val is working on getting granny to go to the local health club (whatever it's called) to swim.. She's ordered bathing suits for her to try on.. I think once granny gets there she will enjoy it.. it's baby steps getting her in pool.. I'm thankful for friends that reach out to granny....
Granny: I should have stayed home last night...
Me: didn't you have fun?
Granny: yes, but you should have celebrated with your family..
Me: I did! you are part of the family...
She still doesn't see herself as part of our family, I'm trying hard to include her, make her feel included...It's hard to not make it personal.. This was the first birthday since I was 18 she has been with me to celebrate.. It's been a hard month for granny too.
She sleeps the majority of the day & night.. Which I've learned isn't such a bad thing for me. Instead of focusing on how much she sleeps I tend to embrace it.. It's a time I can do anything or just be alone. I am confident once her health issues are fixed she won't be sleeping so much. Last week was her first appt with the heart specialist. We learned her heart is out of rhythm (which makes one tired), her pacemaker is going to need replacing in 6-12months. Granny was talking to someone (everyone) telling them the doctor thought her scar from the breast cancer healed very nice. After hearing this story at least 5 times, I finally spoke up and told her he was talking about her pacemaker scar!!! He wasn't near the other scar.. Yesterday was the appointment for the procedure to put her heart back in rhythm.. Epic fail.... They knock you out, then shock you. they tried it 3 times and it didn't work. Adding another heart med to her list, in a month will shock her again. Little L came over Tuesday, Granny decided she needed to give her a nickname... Pork chop or porky... her reasoning ~ Little L has fat rolls... in my head I said "no wonder I see a counselor, and we need to start a fund for Little L's counseling when she's older.." I told granny she needed to find a better nickname for her. Toots, Luc, and cupcake it is.... she's so sweet I could eat her up... better start that fund next payday.
Took granny to church Wednesday for soups on. Churches in the area provide soups every Wednesday during Lent. She was sitting out in the foyer by herself, I motioned come in with everyone and make a friend... She was observing people (must be why I'm a people watcher) she asked about a man, I told her he's so and so husband. She replied I hope he had good eyesight when he was younger... My head whipped around, What does that mean? She replies well she's very beautiful.... I'm thinking it was a compliment in a backward way...
My Friend Val is working on getting granny to go to the local health club (whatever it's called) to swim.. She's ordered bathing suits for her to try on.. I think once granny gets there she will enjoy it.. it's baby steps getting her in pool.. I'm thankful for friends that reach out to granny....
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Feeling a bit whiny today
It has been a very long week.... I have been sick since last Tuesday, sleeping everyday, most of the day. I finally went to the doctors & got meds, which should be helping (they aren't). I get very testy when I am sick..
Everytime I step into the living room Doris ask if my allergies are better.. I reply it's asthma... At least 5 times a day.
I made the doctor appt, went to it, picked up the meds all before she was out of bed.... She had no idea I even left.
I get cranky when I don't feel well. My throat hurts like crazy. So sitting across from a deaf woman whose hearing aid isn't in her ear makes me a little testy.... What, I can't hear you... Boy your throat sounds really sore.... I give up.
This morning she wasn't able to go to church because she has a pain in her chest... around the pacemaker. Hubby tells her to give it time & see if she feels better. She comes out of her bedroom a bit later stating she burped & now her chest is better..
I know she cares, she keeps asking if I feel better.. the problem is I don't feel better & asking if I do makes me testy....
This too will pass & I will actually feel better, will be able to answer nicely why yes I do feel better. Until then when she ask, I will think to myself, she's only asking because she cares, and I will answer nicely..
Everytime I step into the living room Doris ask if my allergies are better.. I reply it's asthma... At least 5 times a day.
I made the doctor appt, went to it, picked up the meds all before she was out of bed.... She had no idea I even left.
I get cranky when I don't feel well. My throat hurts like crazy. So sitting across from a deaf woman whose hearing aid isn't in her ear makes me a little testy.... What, I can't hear you... Boy your throat sounds really sore.... I give up.
This morning she wasn't able to go to church because she has a pain in her chest... around the pacemaker. Hubby tells her to give it time & see if she feels better. She comes out of her bedroom a bit later stating she burped & now her chest is better..
I know she cares, she keeps asking if I feel better.. the problem is I don't feel better & asking if I do makes me testy....
This too will pass & I will actually feel better, will be able to answer nicely why yes I do feel better. Until then when she ask, I will think to myself, she's only asking because she cares, and I will answer nicely..
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