Archive for January 4th, 2008

It’s getting more difficult for him to get boots on (his boots, hopefully – often they are not his!).

He sometimes puts one boot on and then sees his slippers, removes the boot he did get on and puts his slippers back on.

So I have set the chair sideways in the back entry – as he takes one slipper off, I’ll move it under the chair with my foot. Then I’ll have his other boot in my hand and offer it.

Runners are also a pain for him – I moved mine to a different area because he would always grab mine and ask if they were his – just saves him some frustration/embarrassment.

When I set his clean clothes out, he often tucks the clean shorts and socks away on his bookcase or the headboard. Either it’s too much bother to change or he forgets to. Not the end of the world – I try to be there but sometimes I can’t be. Once I teased him that I had found a grave yard of sock/shorts. The way he laughed made me suspect he was pulling a fast one – which he loved.

If I don’t grab his used shirt, he wears it again so it’s best to put it in the laundry as soon as he takes it off.

***I think he sleeps more peacefully if I make sure he has a t-shirt on. Try to get socks on him but he refuses them. We’re back to using 3 pillows again – it doesn’t look comfy but not worth arguing – he thinks it’s the answer and maybe so.

***If you are having trouble with laces, as we are, go to boots with zippers. What a relief. He was humiliated when I had to “rescue” him from his lacing job.

Every time you request cereal, I ask if you’d prefer Raisin Bran, granola or oatmeal.

Every time, you say, “Raisin Bran would be nice for a change.”

(Something I do is cut his banana (or whatever fruit) on top the cereal. If I serve it as a side dish, he is “too full” to eat it. Usually, I can make a toast and he will eat it if it’s all “doctored” up before I set it on the table. I get older and wiser by the day:)