Archive for October, 2009

It’s well know by everyone that Wayne “protests” going to day care. (It’s 2 days per week.)

Anyway, yesterday I arrived a few minutes early. As usual, he jumped out out his chair and drove for the door, name tag still on.

Everyone gets a laugh how he bolts when he sees me.

The one aide called to him to stop so she could get his name tag. I waited just outside the door in the hall.

I heard him say, “Oh, Ok.” He thought she was putting it on for the day and waked to his chair again. There was a chorus of “No, Wayne, good bye, you can go home.”

The look on his face was Mastercard “priceless”.

So, he is wearing two watches now. My Mom gave him a nice Seiko years ago and he cherishes it. Then, at work he got an engraved one for his 20th year of service. He really loves that one and comments on it all the time, also.

Anyway, lately he’s been wearing both watches. It’s kind of sweet being he can’t tell time now.

Darn, I hate it when my bubble bursts!

Pretty good day, I thought. He seemed so good, picked fruit out and ate a really good pasta dinner.

Doing a jigsaw puzzle tonight and would include him, making up questions like, “raining cats and —-”

He was pleased to say “dogs” and actually I felt good for him.

Then the bubble burst:) He cocked his head to one side and said, “Listen. I guess they’re still running those machines back and forth, eh?”

“What machines?”

He looked at me like I was totally hopeless and said, “Those things that they take people in.”
Of course, he was referring to airplanes.

(This may not seem like much but he is losing his grasp on words and it scares me as it’s a big step down. This has been happening for a day or two.)

This afternoon we visited our local produce shop. We love apples and pears – they are in large orchard bins. I gave Wayne a bag and told him to pick which ever apples he wanted. Chose Galas. I suggested he put 12 apples in a bag.

It was kind of cute, he would put 3 apples in the bag, bring it to me and say, “Is this enough?”
“Add a few more, Hon.”

We bought apples, bananas, peppers and 4 bags of pears.

Our peaceful time ended when we heard a bang, 2 vehicles had collided at the intersection outside the produce store:)

Our son got home safely after a 2 week holiday in Japan.

He called right after he got home. Dad was so, so happy to talk to him.

Sometimes I debate telling Wayne when they go holidaying but feel honesty is best – someone will comment about it to him.