December 30, 2010 What a great day today!

Today was probably the most relaxing that Mom and I have had.  It is exactly four weeks today that Mom and I have been living together.  The day started with a real surprise. My friends from Treadwell,, Kleug and Walsh came to visit.  Since today was the first day with a "babysitter" (thank you so much Stacie!!), I had intended with my three free hours I was going to just relax and wander about, but ended up going to lunch with my old friends.  You know it's hard to catch up on about 7 years in a few hours.  Jeanne said to not worry they know where I live and they will be back.  They have been faithful friends even when I wasn't.  Mom's sitter is Elsie Howland.  She is a soft spoken woman and Mom did well with her.  When I came back from my lunch Mom was very calm and relaxed.  I think the time away from me was good for her.  It's like a husband and wife spending 24/7 together, it's just not a good thing.  I tell you I sure am looking forward to next week when she comes again.  I was thinking today that I am very blessed to be able to have this special time with my Mother.  Alot of people don't get the opportunity that I have been afforded.  Mom spent her late afternoon and early evening wandering about and talking to her unseen friends.  I sure would like to know who she is entertaining all the time.  Before dinner I went in Mom's room to check on her and she was sitting on her bed with her legs outstretched, head against the headboard and she was just talking away.  She spent about two hours in her room folding her blankets and talking, always talking.  Jim Harvey lives on!!!!!!  She ate a good dinner and did it in record time and even ate a whole cookie.  She has really lost her taste for sweets.  Every once in a while I"ll walk by her and pop a nutty M&M in her mouth!  Oh yeah, she was putzing around after dinner and said, "Where's Pat?"  I said, "I don't know, where is she?" to which she replied, "Well, I was asking Bucky and Bonnie, where are they?" She just makes me smile.  Then before bed in the bathroom I had turned the lights out (hoping that would move her along to her bedroom-didn"t work) and she said, "Where's Dolly?"  Go figure!!  This afternoon she was in her room and I was at her dresser and she literally yelled out "Amie what did you say?"  If she had asked about Stacie and Shannon she would have covered the whole lot of the family.  Life is never dull with Martha.  Well that's about it for today. I have babbled on a bit tonight but, another thing about life with Martha, it leaves one very tired at the end of the day.