COMING TOGETHER--31

Today has come. Mom had a short night. She was up and down, and is sleeping without any clothes on; she knows I think this is wrong with what her body does at night. I won't argue the point, I'll just let her mistakes show up on the sheets.

I called my brother last night about what happened. We agreed that I might have to quit my job. We agreed that we need to sell my Lincoln Mark 8 and use her little Honda only. Her car is a lease, so we will have to turn it back in at some point.

As of 815am she is still sleeping although she might not be asleep.

I had errands to run. When I came back, she had eaten some breakfast so I brought her the favorite breakfast: the McDonalds egg and sausage muffin. This was a popular move.

She was in good spirits, so I went to WalMart with a shopping list. When I came back we put the stuff up and I gave Mom some ice cream. She wasn't greedy about it, but it did hit the spot.

The day is grey, overcast, sticky humid for March and mild. We are staying inside today. I told Mom she had to watch out for any internal blood flow due to her fall last night. She has been co-operating about this.

This day is better but we spend so much time in here that the boredom builds up until she cannot overcome it. If she is plotting some way to get around what I'm doing, tomorrow would be the day to pull it off. I know she can call a cab when I'm not here; I know she can get away with things she knows I don't like but the effects of what she does comes back at her.

I'll just have to pray that she stays with what makes her life easy.

This is Sunday. I was going to go to church without her, but maybe the desire to be with other women and not just me encourages her to get up. She got up and dressed in 30 minutes--a new record--so we went to church. She forgot to put her teeth in but we were out the door, anyway.

Church was good, a new program called Church Without Walls, and a new style of worship was probably good for everyone.

When we came back and mom got her teeth in (!), we went to the Corner Bakery for breakfast. They served big breakfasts, so Mom got to eat well. I then rewarded her with a little ice cream and 2 chocoloate cookies. She was thrilled. I thought I could do so because she ate so well, there was plenty of nutrition in her body.

I expect her to sleep this afternoon.

I hope she gets the message. If she eats well and gets around some, I will reward her. To be honest, I would rather she be in Presbyterian Village with plenty of people like her and lots of social activity. But that may not be feasable now.

Maybe tomorrow.