Day 13 Hide 'n' Seek

        Mom's been on the warpath for several days because she wants to go to Canada...same story different day..    For several days she has been really mad at me, hard to believe she remembers why!    Anyway after a 13 hour day today, I come home and see that she has been VERY busy.  She is actually talking to me now without sounding disgusted.
        As you know she likes to clean and boy has she been at it today.  All the dishes that were in the dish drainer are now spread all over the counter tops.      She thinks she has helped by spreading them everywhere.
      She had taken the pot holders and hung them around the kitchen in various places.  I go to put things away and open the Tupperware cupboard,   cereal comes pouring out....... Evidentally she had gotten the cereal down  and tried to open it ( it was allready open at one end)  this made both ends open.     No box to be found!!       The cupboard  door was holding the cereal in place so as soon as I opened it, out poured flaky crumbled cereal all over... I had to laugh!  I can't find the box anywhere... Hhuummmmm??

      I then get ready to fix my dinner..... it is now almost 9 pm.  I am searching for something decent and start opening containers and to my surprise I discover  a piece of cheese cake with honey roasted peanuts poured all over it!  I search the kitchen for the peanut jar to make sure it is no longer available to her and finally find it in the back of the fridge, of course no lid....Hhuummmmm?

I am looking forward to discovering where she had hidden the box from the cereal and the lid to the nuts......... I feel like a crime detective :)  Not sure what else I  might discover!!!

Day 12 Here we go again!

Well it's been a few days since we have visited.... On Sunday I took mom to visit her friend, and once again the idea of her old house came back to haunt me.  On the way home she wanted to stop at her old house (one of my daughters is living there to maintain and make improvements)  so I called to tell my daughter we would be by. I had groceries in the back of my car so our visit would need to be fast.

OK, you need to know that on the way to the house she has been talking about seeing her "things" to make sure everything is fine...... she speaks with distain, as if someone is doing something to her stuff.
We go inside and we are greeted by my daughters dog.    all she wants to do is pet the darn dog... I remind her that we need to go because of the groceries and she needs to go look at her stuff so we can leave..... she still is messing with the stinking dog..... finally she walks down the hall, peeks in one room, and that was it!!    SERIOUSLY????

We get back in the car and again all she can talk about is how she CAN live alone... and by golly she WILL.    This went on for two days!!!   So when she needed my help with something I would say, suppose you were alone.... what would you do.   She finally gave in and at least for now is resigned to living with us.

On the lighter side..... when I went to brush her teeth, I noticed she had some white stuff on one of her arms. It was strange in its consistency, as I was washing it off it released an odor.... yes it was toothpaste that she had used as lotion!!   LOL

Day 11 Cleanliness is next to Godliness

Mom is pretty good at personal hygiene, however sometimes it gets funny. Today was one of those days. During mom's  shower today I was waiting on her bed in case she needs me. I heard her say she was finished. When she says that she is ready to have some shampoo put in her hair.   So I go in and put some shampoo on her head and said "now scrub it real good so you get bubbles."  At that point she takes her hands and starts wiggling her belly!! She was trying to wash her belly instead of her head.  It was too cute.   LOL

I smiled and put her hands on her head and away she went..... she made lots of bubbles.... : )

Tonight  was a bit tough..... she tried to brush her own teeth tonight and she came to the front room to show me that she was ready to go to bed.  She had taken out her partial (top front teeth) I asked her if she used toothpaste and she said yes.  She tried to prove to me that she had used toothpaste by picking at her top molars!!  I said  "  does your mouth feel fresh and smell good? "  again she tries to pull her teeth out!!   Needless to say she did not use toothpaste so off we went to brush those babies.

Then after I said goodnight and thought she was asleep here she comes down the hall fully dressed.... wanting to know about going somewhere tomorrow....She is paranoid about living here. I understand that is a common symptom... she is always worried about having to leave... no matter how many times I reassure her that she lives here...................frustrating night.

Day 10 Who's your daddy?

Well things had been calm lately and last night while we were channel surfing.
(honestly Sunday night TV is terrible )

Mom  asks me " now how did we meet?"

Me " you gave birth to me."

Mom " no i didn't"

Me "yes you did"

Mom "no I didn't, my mom would be really upset if I did that."

I tried to explain that it was OK because she was married but that was not going to  work for her!    She is determined to figure out if I am telling the truth.   She does not remember her first husband (my dad) at all.   Therefore, I must be lying to her.

Off to bed she goes with a scowl across her face..... Oh tomorrow is going to be interesting.....

follow up to day 9

Well ........ I had been hopeful that mom didn't remember her own home which was true.  However the next morning by the dawns early light..... she recognized the neighbors house... not her own but the neighbors.... VERY INTERESTING as Col. Klink would say!! (Hogan's Hero's)  

So the games began.... explaining why she can't still live there.....etc.   this ended about 8 pm that evening.   She certainly doesn't have ADD.... she was focused all darn day!!

Hopefully her brain has reset itself overnight and we will not access any former memory!!

Day 9 Sometimes it;s a blessing!

Most of you reading this know that we are having a heatwave. Quite frankly I feel that is an understatement.  It should really be called a 'Hellwave'  yesterday 108º today 109º and by Wednesday anywhere from 110º to 115º. And as luck would have it..... yes..... our air conditioner decided to take a break from it's job.

Last night at 9pm it was 90º inside the house with all the fans going etc.  I decided it was way too hot for mom to stay here. My daughter is living in my mom's old house fixing it up so that it can be ready to sell when needed. She offered us coolness and we took her up on it.  Then it hit me.... uh oh..... mom is always thinking about the past and if she sees her house it will drag all those memories up again and it will be another type of 'hell'.   No choice really..... just have to take our chances and pray she doesn't recognize anything.

At 10 o'clock we get to the "old" house, on the way she was questioning where we were going and I answered her honestly but vaguely....."to the place my daughter lives"   I took a different route to try to avoid drawing up any old memories.   We arrive and so far so good, no recognition at all.  We go in show mom  her bed for the night.  She looks around and I thought "oh no.... here it comes" but nope  she says  "i really like this place, I have never been here, I didn't know where you stayed but I like it."  Thank you GOD. 

I left her there this morning in the care of my other daughter, and I am waiting on the repair guys to come get the AC rolling again.  88º inside the house at 10 am..... it's gonna be a long day.... glad I look good with the "wet hair"  look.  ☼ ☼ ☼