Are we nearing the peak? Maybe. Seems like things are declining – slow and steady, insidiously. Have I told you that I hate you, AD? Oh, yeah, right, many times. Well, here’s another for good measure!

I watched as he tried to help today – we were filling small pails with water for patio plants. I set the pails in a row and handed him the running hose. He would fill a pail, then get the (only one) ice cream bucket and start emptying the full pail into a 3rd pail, using the small ice cream pail.

It was so methodical that I was interested, wondering what and why, what is his brain saying to him at those times. He didn’t appear to be upset, just very methodical.

About 2 am, he scolded me for “serving me that awful food”. I was amused because all I could think of was yams – which I do try to slip into his meals.

Then at about 3 am, he asked me what I was doing. Bit my tongue and answered, “Just sleeping.” Oh, I wish. Finally gave up and surfed for a couple hours, awaking at a decent hour.