Is it sad, weird or good (or all of the above) that I sometimes do things that are at once not necessarily the healthiest or best thing for me in the name of saving money and not being wasteful? In this particular instance, I am talking about using up old toothpaste. Mom went through a phase, while she was living alone, of buying a lot of toothpaste even though she didn't need anymore. Which means we have at least five or six tubes of it lying around. Mom is still doing a decent job brushing her teeth. And I brush mine. My preference, though, is tooth powder - no fluoride, healthy ingredients, in a teeny container that is recyclable. But in order to not be wasteful, I have just gone through my second tube of mom's unused fluoride toothpaste. So, which is this? Sad? Weird? Good? Hmm?
I just read an interesting article about Alzheimer's. It was trying to get inside the heads of both the caregiver and the afflicted one. I was just thinking about the issue of mom's fear of being alone - it isn't as pronounced as some people's apparently. She doesn't follow me around. Mainly because she is afraid of moving around - tottering on her pins as she says. Also, I was thinking about her quality of life. Am I spending enough time with her? Finding enough things for her to do? An adult day care might be beneficial - though the idea seems iffy at best, there doesn't seem to be one around here and it would probably be way too costly at this time. Sigh. She does get a little bit of not-me socializing when the aide, Jenny currently, comes to visit two days a week for two hours per visit.
Speaking of Jenny, she came yesterday and mom got showered and her sheets changed. Yay! I had thought to take mom out to dinner as a reward, but she was feeling anxious about it - so I brought Chinese food home instead. At the buffet, one of the girls followed me around and spoke Chinese with me. I think she can't get over the fact that I speak decent Mandarin. If I see her again, I will ask her if she wants help with her English. That worked out so well last time...
Saw a fun movie last night - not great but the kind of movie I love - Safety Not Guaranteed. Quirky, romantic, dark here and there. Good stuff. Definitely worth a look if you like dark romantic comedies. And who doesn't like dark romantic comedies?
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Monday, June 17, 2013
Funny how things turn out
It is funny how things turn out. Yesterday, I was supposed to meet a friend in Victor, NY. We had been trying to figured out a time to meet and had landed on Sunday. Then, another friend, this one from Seattle, and her husband came to Rochester for a wedding (or two as it turns out). So we arranged to get together. Which put a kink in my plans with the first person - who, as matter of fact, was going to have a busy Sunday and would have rather rescheduled anyway. So we postponed - maybe till Saturday or sometime in July, whichever works out. So, yesterday morning, I got a call from my Seattle friends saying that they had a surprise second wedding to attend so that logistically it would be difficult to get together. From getting together with 3 friends to getting together with no friends. Oh well. Life is that way sometimes.
Since all that happened, and I was planning on having an adventure, I decided I would head out into the world and try a new-to-me brewery and perhaps a winery. I invited mom to go several times (several in this case being five) to each of which she responded with some variation of "you don't really want me to come." To which I responded basically "of course I would like you to come." Which resulted in her saying that she just wanted to stay at home. Which I interpreted to mean that she would rather that I stay at home as well. But that wasn't happening. So after I gave her lunch and saw that she had eaten most of it (except for a slice or two of apple), I headed out. Alone. Mixed blessing. Being alone means that I move at my pace and do what I will. Traveling with mom means traveling at mom's pace and trying to keep her as comfortable as possible - but then I don't have to worry about being back at any particular time.
As I headed out the door, I saw this plant - which I am pretty sure is a weed - but the flower is pretty! Any one know what it is?
Out and about - my first stop was Finger Lakes Beer Company, located near Hammondsport (in Hammondsport?) NY. I am not going to blog about them in my brewpubs and such blog because they don't serve food. I did, though, have a nice time and if it were closer, I would probably visit there at least once more. There were a couple of beers coming that I would like to taste. Don't know if I will make the trek out there again, though. We shall see. A Watermelon beer and a yummy sounding scotch ale. The beers I did have, in a teeny, weeny tasting glass, were decent but not very inspired or exciting. The man serving the tastings was personable - an assistant brewer - which means he generally mostly does the scutwork - is going for an interview at another brewery in Ohio! Which is where one group of tasters was from. Another pair were from PA. At the FLBC, I picked up a flyer that listed all of the beer-centric places around NYS (not including NYC an environs). I think I have been to quite a few of them already. No surprise there, really.
Next stop was the Arbor Hill Grapery which got its own post. The main reason I went there was the Beer and Brats part of the establishment (which also got its own blog post). Nice places, and probably worth another visit. Someday. And suddenly, it was late in the day. So I zipped home.
Originally I had planned for dinner to be at Friendly's. But that would have entailed a period of getting mom ready for an outing. So I opted to make a dinner from leftovers again - pizza for everyone, as well as corn on the cob and a big salad. Tasty and easy, just the way I like it most days!
Mom and I ate dinner and watched a new episode of Inspector Lewis on PBS Masterpiece Mystery. Yay! Don't know if mom followed the somewhat convoluted plot (it was a mystery, after all), though I figured out who had done it as soon as s/he was introduced. (See how I did that?!)
Lastly, after a long enjoyable day, I unwound with a movie. ParaNorman caught my eye on Netflix. Fun stuff - a little predictable, but it was a kids movie. Glad I stayed up to watch it!
There you are, a day that started off with one plan and ended up with a completely other plan. And what fun was had?!
Since all that happened, and I was planning on having an adventure, I decided I would head out into the world and try a new-to-me brewery and perhaps a winery. I invited mom to go several times (several in this case being five) to each of which she responded with some variation of "you don't really want me to come." To which I responded basically "of course I would like you to come." Which resulted in her saying that she just wanted to stay at home. Which I interpreted to mean that she would rather that I stay at home as well. But that wasn't happening. So after I gave her lunch and saw that she had eaten most of it (except for a slice or two of apple), I headed out. Alone. Mixed blessing. Being alone means that I move at my pace and do what I will. Traveling with mom means traveling at mom's pace and trying to keep her as comfortable as possible - but then I don't have to worry about being back at any particular time.
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| One man's weed... |
Out and about - my first stop was Finger Lakes Beer Company, located near Hammondsport (in Hammondsport?) NY. I am not going to blog about them in my brewpubs and such blog because they don't serve food. I did, though, have a nice time and if it were closer, I would probably visit there at least once more. There were a couple of beers coming that I would like to taste. Don't know if I will make the trek out there again, though. We shall see. A Watermelon beer and a yummy sounding scotch ale. The beers I did have, in a teeny, weeny tasting glass, were decent but not very inspired or exciting. The man serving the tastings was personable - an assistant brewer - which means he generally mostly does the scutwork - is going for an interview at another brewery in Ohio! Which is where one group of tasters was from. Another pair were from PA. At the FLBC, I picked up a flyer that listed all of the beer-centric places around NYS (not including NYC an environs). I think I have been to quite a few of them already. No surprise there, really.
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| They are growing some hops |
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| $3 for a tasting of seven beers - or 8 or 9... |
Originally I had planned for dinner to be at Friendly's. But that would have entailed a period of getting mom ready for an outing. So I opted to make a dinner from leftovers again - pizza for everyone, as well as corn on the cob and a big salad. Tasty and easy, just the way I like it most days!
Mom and I ate dinner and watched a new episode of Inspector Lewis on PBS Masterpiece Mystery. Yay! Don't know if mom followed the somewhat convoluted plot (it was a mystery, after all), though I figured out who had done it as soon as s/he was introduced. (See how I did that?!)
Lastly, after a long enjoyable day, I unwound with a movie. ParaNorman caught my eye on Netflix. Fun stuff - a little predictable, but it was a kids movie. Glad I stayed up to watch it!
There you are, a day that started off with one plan and ended up with a completely other plan. And what fun was had?!
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Glutton for punishment
What a great phrase! I think it was something that my mom used to say. I don't know where she got it. Anyway, I think I do enjoy torturing myself, just a little. Not in a hair shirt, cat-o-nine tails sort of way. But in a - must-watch-every-episode-of-Doctor-Who sort of way. I was hoping that there would be a complete collected Doctor Who set out there somewhere. If there is, I can't find it. Anyone? The next best thing would have been to find them all on Netflix. Nope. But what they did have was 18 episodes (average of 4 shows per episode) with a bunch of the first set of doctors. No rhyme or reason that I could tell on how they chose what to put up, but I will admit to having watched them all. Finally. It took me a while. And I also must admit, that I enjoyed them! Yay!
A year ago, mom and I were on a major trip across the country. We had just landed in Boise, Idaho. I am, again, trying to catch up with my brewpub blog, but it is hard work: finding the pictures and dredging from my brain any recollections I might have about the different places. Sigh. Beer and memory, not always a great combination!
My friends Ellen and David are nearby for a wedding. Hopefully we will get together later today. I offered to drive them to the airport.
Finally finished Water for Elephants! Took me a long while as I was listening to it only in the car. Then I broke down, found yet another cd player in the house and put it in the kitchen so I could listen while I cooked and cleaned. Yay! So glad that the book was recommended to me. I did mostly enjoy the movie - but the book was, not surprisingly, even better. Makes me sad once again that I didn't try to join Ringling Brothers for a year or two long ago. Sigh.
Mom is bloodthirsty! Last night while watching Monkey Business, we were visited by a moth. Mom wanted to kill it. Rather she wanted me to kill it. I refused. Eventually, it came to rest on mom's ice cream container (she had brought it out to finish it) so I took it out and let the moth go free. Monkey Business was entertaining, but not great. A B&W from the 1952 starring Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers with a supporting role played by Marilyn Monroe. Who knew that Cary Grant could do a cartwheel?!
A year ago, mom and I were on a major trip across the country. We had just landed in Boise, Idaho. I am, again, trying to catch up with my brewpub blog, but it is hard work: finding the pictures and dredging from my brain any recollections I might have about the different places. Sigh. Beer and memory, not always a great combination!
My friends Ellen and David are nearby for a wedding. Hopefully we will get together later today. I offered to drive them to the airport.
Finally finished Water for Elephants! Took me a long while as I was listening to it only in the car. Then I broke down, found yet another cd player in the house and put it in the kitchen so I could listen while I cooked and cleaned. Yay! So glad that the book was recommended to me. I did mostly enjoy the movie - but the book was, not surprisingly, even better. Makes me sad once again that I didn't try to join Ringling Brothers for a year or two long ago. Sigh.
Mom is bloodthirsty! Last night while watching Monkey Business, we were visited by a moth. Mom wanted to kill it. Rather she wanted me to kill it. I refused. Eventually, it came to rest on mom's ice cream container (she had brought it out to finish it) so I took it out and let the moth go free. Monkey Business was entertaining, but not great. A B&W from the 1952 starring Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers with a supporting role played by Marilyn Monroe. Who knew that Cary Grant could do a cartwheel?!
Saturday, June 15, 2013
What do you do?
Or some variation on that theme is a question asked by many people of many people. Maybe they are being polite. Or maybe they are interested in just getting some information. But what the heck does it matter? "What do you do?" The question is asking, it seems to me in my defensiveness, how do you justify your existence in this financially focused world in which we find ourselves. Well screw that! Life isn't about what you do! It is how you live your life. What do you do? I live, breathe, read, write, play, ponder and none of that has anything to do with earning money. Life isn't about money. Ask the worms or the fire that consumes your flesh after you die. How much money are you taking with you when you die? How much happier were you that you worked at a job that, ultimately, was pretty pointless and meaningless? I have worked quite a few of those myself - and will probably work at more of those as I grow older. Right now, I don't really have the time for a "job." My job is to make sure that my mom has a decent quality of life in her waning days. Isn't that enough for anyone to be "doing?"
Maybe a better question would be - what are your creative outlets? Or do you define yourself as a human being and if so, how? Though, I, for one, tend to not define myself if I can help it. Definition smacks of judgement to me - and since I try to be accepting, this sort of sits wrong for me.
Interesting study I read about on Facebook - so it must be true - researchers found that just thinking about money makes people jerks. Which is why when I see someone write that they are looking for someone who is "independent" or "financially stable" on their profiles, I immediately click off of them. And if possible hide them.
On a completely other note, mom and I came to the same realization at about the same time - that she could easily take over the task of cleaning up the form-feed paper. It is fairly straightforward, fairly mindless and gives one a sense of accomplishment. Yay for all of that. Then again...she did one little stack and thought she was done. Then I watched her try to do some more. It was actually quite humorous. Not very quick or effective, but I did get a giggle out of it. Gotta find giggles where one can!
I had a plan yesterday. I did. And then it got a smidgen changed up by a call from The Smith. David wanted company and a little help with resetting the lighting for an upcoming show. I am glad he called. I do enjoy working on things at the Smith. And they are almost done with their air conditioning install! How awesome is that?! David and I hung out (a lighting joke) for about two hours getting color in the lights and doing some rough focusing. Yay!
After that, my plan continued on its merry way - with David coming along for the ride. Part of my reason for driving down Route 14 was to check on the progress of the new beer place (20+ taps) that is supposed to be opening soon. Two weeks ago they said two weeks to go before opening. Oops. Maybe they will be open after we come back from Maine.
In my on-going quest to go to all of the Wineries around Seneca Lake, I had decided that I would do at least one on Friday. White Springs Winery was the winner of the opportunity to impress me. Read my thoughts on my Brewpubs and Such blog, if you would be so kind...After that, we made a quick stop at Leaf Kitchen to visit with Cassie and friends. We each had a beer and then David headed off into the Sunrise (East) while I went into the Sunset (West) to get some groceries at Wegman's. When I got home I discovered that my wheat pizza crust was a tad moldy! Eeek! So I nipped that bit out and went on with my life.
Mom had salmon, asparagus and corn on the cob for dinner. I had pizza. We both had yummy food! Yay!
After dinner, mom watched Now Voyager. I didn't so I can't review it. She seemed to enjoy it, which is always a good thing.
Maybe a better question would be - what are your creative outlets? Or do you define yourself as a human being and if so, how? Though, I, for one, tend to not define myself if I can help it. Definition smacks of judgement to me - and since I try to be accepting, this sort of sits wrong for me.
Interesting study I read about on Facebook - so it must be true - researchers found that just thinking about money makes people jerks. Which is why when I see someone write that they are looking for someone who is "independent" or "financially stable" on their profiles, I immediately click off of them. And if possible hide them.
On a completely other note, mom and I came to the same realization at about the same time - that she could easily take over the task of cleaning up the form-feed paper. It is fairly straightforward, fairly mindless and gives one a sense of accomplishment. Yay for all of that. Then again...she did one little stack and thought she was done. Then I watched her try to do some more. It was actually quite humorous. Not very quick or effective, but I did get a giggle out of it. Gotta find giggles where one can!
I had a plan yesterday. I did. And then it got a smidgen changed up by a call from The Smith. David wanted company and a little help with resetting the lighting for an upcoming show. I am glad he called. I do enjoy working on things at the Smith. And they are almost done with their air conditioning install! How awesome is that?! David and I hung out (a lighting joke) for about two hours getting color in the lights and doing some rough focusing. Yay!
After that, my plan continued on its merry way - with David coming along for the ride. Part of my reason for driving down Route 14 was to check on the progress of the new beer place (20+ taps) that is supposed to be opening soon. Two weeks ago they said two weeks to go before opening. Oops. Maybe they will be open after we come back from Maine.
In my on-going quest to go to all of the Wineries around Seneca Lake, I had decided that I would do at least one on Friday. White Springs Winery was the winner of the opportunity to impress me. Read my thoughts on my Brewpubs and Such blog, if you would be so kind...After that, we made a quick stop at Leaf Kitchen to visit with Cassie and friends. We each had a beer and then David headed off into the Sunrise (East) while I went into the Sunset (West) to get some groceries at Wegman's. When I got home I discovered that my wheat pizza crust was a tad moldy! Eeek! So I nipped that bit out and went on with my life.
Mom had salmon, asparagus and corn on the cob for dinner. I had pizza. We both had yummy food! Yay!
After dinner, mom watched Now Voyager. I didn't so I can't review it. She seemed to enjoy it, which is always a good thing.
Friday, June 14, 2013
Living between the lines
That is a phrase that popped into my head as I was sitting and thinking - meditating some people might call it - though I think that might be a bit grandiose for what I was doing. Anyway, I sometimes feel like I am, once again, sort of waiting for the next thing - the next shoe to drop. That doesn't mean that I am living in the future. Or in the past. I do think that I am living in the now. That being said, I am also trying to figure out the next thing that I want to do or next task I would most like to accomplish.
Maybe treading water is what I am doing. When I was in camp, many years ago, one of the swimming awards required one to tread water for a certain amount of time. Actually, different awards required different amounts of time treading water with different challenges. One I recall was having to tread water while holding your thumbs up and out of the water. The other was having to tread water while holding a five pound object - in my case a substantial rock. Did I mention that water and I are not friends? For me, treading water is not the most pleasant thing I could be doing - perhaps why I picked that as an analogy (is it an analogy? Or a metaphor? I get confused about those two things. Oh, and simile.) (I think it might be a metaphor - but am open to being convinced otherwise...)
What do you think of me going back to school, again, maybe for massage? I sometimes act as soon as I think of something - so I went online to look for massage schools in the area. Found one that I knew was there in Ithaca. Sent in an info request form and maybe 5 seconds after I hit "submit" the phone rang. Elena left a message (lovely voice) and also sent an email. Maybe they are eager for students?! I don't know - Ithaca is a longish way to go for classes...there is a school in Rochester as well. Both cost about the same. Where the money would come from is anyone's guess.
Well, Ithaca is out - their part time program is weekends from 9-5. That won't work easily. The other school has a night time program. Hmmm...
I forgot to mention that mom and I watched a movie together on Wednesday night. As I have mentioned previously, watching movies with mom is not always the best experience for me. This time, she sat fairly quietly and didn't worry that she didn't understand what was going on. I thought that it might be a good movie for her to watch - and it got good reviews so I thought I might be interested as well. We saw Silver Linings Playbook and I was entertained. I like Bradley Cooper generally. Jennifer Lawrence was decent. Great supporting cast - including Julia Stiles who I hadn't seen in a while (I have always liked her) and Robert Dinero who always adds energy to a movie. All in all, it was a good rent.
Maybe treading water is what I am doing. When I was in camp, many years ago, one of the swimming awards required one to tread water for a certain amount of time. Actually, different awards required different amounts of time treading water with different challenges. One I recall was having to tread water while holding your thumbs up and out of the water. The other was having to tread water while holding a five pound object - in my case a substantial rock. Did I mention that water and I are not friends? For me, treading water is not the most pleasant thing I could be doing - perhaps why I picked that as an analogy (is it an analogy? Or a metaphor? I get confused about those two things. Oh, and simile.) (I think it might be a metaphor - but am open to being convinced otherwise...)
What do you think of me going back to school, again, maybe for massage? I sometimes act as soon as I think of something - so I went online to look for massage schools in the area. Found one that I knew was there in Ithaca. Sent in an info request form and maybe 5 seconds after I hit "submit" the phone rang. Elena left a message (lovely voice) and also sent an email. Maybe they are eager for students?! I don't know - Ithaca is a longish way to go for classes...there is a school in Rochester as well. Both cost about the same. Where the money would come from is anyone's guess.
Well, Ithaca is out - their part time program is weekends from 9-5. That won't work easily. The other school has a night time program. Hmmm...
I forgot to mention that mom and I watched a movie together on Wednesday night. As I have mentioned previously, watching movies with mom is not always the best experience for me. This time, she sat fairly quietly and didn't worry that she didn't understand what was going on. I thought that it might be a good movie for her to watch - and it got good reviews so I thought I might be interested as well. We saw Silver Linings Playbook and I was entertained. I like Bradley Cooper generally. Jennifer Lawrence was decent. Great supporting cast - including Julia Stiles who I hadn't seen in a while (I have always liked her) and Robert Dinero who always adds energy to a movie. All in all, it was a good rent.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Life's a grind
I forgot one of the most exciting things that I did on Tuesday! Mom has stored coffee beans in her freezer - the one on the top of the refrigerator - now, if heat rises, wise is the freezer often on the top of the refrigerator? Anyway, they were in four containers and I condensed them to two. Then, I had the recollection of a grinding device that mom once had. Sure enough, there it was, sitting happily and quietly where I thought I remembered, with the other coffee paraphernalia on a shelf in the pantry. Would it still work? Yes! So, I ground up all the coffee beans and elimanated the last two containers, condensing all of the coffee beans that have been sitting around into one coffee container! Woo hoo! See, I actually accomplished something of note on Tuesday! Go me!
Looks like there are only twelve more boxes to sort in the alcove before it is emptied! Yay! I did one (the thirteenth) yesterday. And yes, more aggressive on the tossing of stuff. For me it is such a mixed blessing to let stuff go. Even if it isn't my stuff.
Also looks like we are going to Maine at the end of the month for a week! Not sure how much, if any, time off I am going to get, but it will be nice to have a change of scenery.
Leaf Kitchen re-opened after their break. Changing things up again, they have decided not to do table service, except maybe on the weekends. Their menu has also changed, focusing on their sandwiches and de-focusing their entrees. They still have good beer, which after all is the most important thing. Well, ok, not most important.
Things have slowed way down here at the Schoen-René household since Grace's departure.
Looks like there are only twelve more boxes to sort in the alcove before it is emptied! Yay! I did one (the thirteenth) yesterday. And yes, more aggressive on the tossing of stuff. For me it is such a mixed blessing to let stuff go. Even if it isn't my stuff.
Also looks like we are going to Maine at the end of the month for a week! Not sure how much, if any, time off I am going to get, but it will be nice to have a change of scenery.
Leaf Kitchen re-opened after their break. Changing things up again, they have decided not to do table service, except maybe on the weekends. Their menu has also changed, focusing on their sandwiches and de-focusing their entrees. They still have good beer, which after all is the most important thing. Well, ok, not most important.
Things have slowed way down here at the Schoen-René household since Grace's departure.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Wake of the Flood
No, this isn't some homage to the Grateful Dead. The thought just occurred to me that Grace's visit was a bit like a natural disaster - not in a bad way - but in a force of nature sort of way. Good nature, not bad nature. More like a tornado than a deluge. And now that she is well and truly not here, we can begin to get back to our routine, which is a mixed blessing. It was great to have someone in the house with a different energy. Someone who was motivated and motivating. Well, we will just have to move forward under our own impetus.
Yesterday was a recouping day for me. For mom, who can tell? At first I had grandiose plans about all the things I was going to accomplish. Then, after being up for a little bit, really, really early, and writing blog posts for a long seeming time, I decided I really needed to sleep some more. So I did. For a long time. Eeek! I guess I needed it.
For lunch, I made mom some "yellow" glop as she calls it. It looks distinctly orange to me but I just can't correct her. I mean, it is sweet potato, after all. With a little butter and a little brown sugar. And her typical sandwich. I wish she was capable of letting me know what she really wanted for lunch. But she isn't. So, I keep making the sandwich. I added fruit and a few other items to my shopping list for later.
Later came sooner than I expected. Part of me had forgotten about the foot appointment I made for mom, part of me hadn't - the part that set up reminders on my phone! So, we got dressed, mom in her clothes, me in mine, and headed off to the Podiatrist. They were all very nice. The podiatrist thought mom's feet were in good shape. She did some work on the nails, but said the scary one just needed time and it ought to be fine. I guess I will just check on it now and again.
After the foot doctor, even though as doctor visits go it was pretty non-traumatic, I decided we needed an ice cream treat. And, I had seen on the internet that Mr. Twistee had finally put grape sherbet back on tap! Woo hoo! Grape for me, cappuccino crunch for mom. Some yum for everyone!
I left mom in the car (overcast and cool) with her ice cream, which she said was way too much and she could never finish it and would save some for later, while I headed in to the store for some food shopping. I think I was gone ten minutes. When I returned, mom was still there but the ice cream wasn't. Which is about what I expected.
Back home, mom husked the corn without being prompted. Yay! I don't mind husking, or is it shucking, corn. But anything that mom can do to feel helpful and useful is to the good! Dinner was hamburgers, corn, tater tots and a salad, for which I got carrots, celery, green peppers, two kinds of lettuce and mushrooms. Yippee! Oh, I learned somewhere that the same trick for carrots works for celery. Keep them in water in the fridge and they will both be crispy! I can hardly wait! For so long, I have avoided celery and carrots for the limp factor. Now, I have achieved eternal crispiness! Huzzuh!!
All in all, a quiet, relaxed day. Did a little and moved forward a few baby steps. Who can ask for anything more?
Yesterday was a recouping day for me. For mom, who can tell? At first I had grandiose plans about all the things I was going to accomplish. Then, after being up for a little bit, really, really early, and writing blog posts for a long seeming time, I decided I really needed to sleep some more. So I did. For a long time. Eeek! I guess I needed it.
For lunch, I made mom some "yellow" glop as she calls it. It looks distinctly orange to me but I just can't correct her. I mean, it is sweet potato, after all. With a little butter and a little brown sugar. And her typical sandwich. I wish she was capable of letting me know what she really wanted for lunch. But she isn't. So, I keep making the sandwich. I added fruit and a few other items to my shopping list for later.
Later came sooner than I expected. Part of me had forgotten about the foot appointment I made for mom, part of me hadn't - the part that set up reminders on my phone! So, we got dressed, mom in her clothes, me in mine, and headed off to the Podiatrist. They were all very nice. The podiatrist thought mom's feet were in good shape. She did some work on the nails, but said the scary one just needed time and it ought to be fine. I guess I will just check on it now and again.
After the foot doctor, even though as doctor visits go it was pretty non-traumatic, I decided we needed an ice cream treat. And, I had seen on the internet that Mr. Twistee had finally put grape sherbet back on tap! Woo hoo! Grape for me, cappuccino crunch for mom. Some yum for everyone!
I left mom in the car (overcast and cool) with her ice cream, which she said was way too much and she could never finish it and would save some for later, while I headed in to the store for some food shopping. I think I was gone ten minutes. When I returned, mom was still there but the ice cream wasn't. Which is about what I expected.
Back home, mom husked the corn without being prompted. Yay! I don't mind husking, or is it shucking, corn. But anything that mom can do to feel helpful and useful is to the good! Dinner was hamburgers, corn, tater tots and a salad, for which I got carrots, celery, green peppers, two kinds of lettuce and mushrooms. Yippee! Oh, I learned somewhere that the same trick for carrots works for celery. Keep them in water in the fridge and they will both be crispy! I can hardly wait! For so long, I have avoided celery and carrots for the limp factor. Now, I have achieved eternal crispiness! Huzzuh!!
All in all, a quiet, relaxed day. Did a little and moved forward a few baby steps. Who can ask for anything more?
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