Sunday, June 15, 2008

Where are all the FLAGS?



Didn't we have a war start a few years back,

beginning with someone attacking America?
Flags went up all over.
It was nice to see and comforting to know that

we all were going back to supporting our country.
We have already had Memorial Day and

June 14th is Flag Day, not to mention July 4th, and Veteran's Day.
Let's get our flags back out and support our country

and be proud to be an American.

Friday, June 6, 2008

Mom~Nursing Home



Mom has been working real hard in therapy lately.
She has two amazing Therapists.
They have very good people skills and are pretty strict.
She has been doing the Occupational therapy which she likes.
They play ball, play games and have a good time.
When I got there today they had taken her to Physical Therapy.
She was at the two bars. Dad said she had taken two steps on her own.
Then after they worked with her on the bar he put a table up to her and brought
her a pile of laundry that needed folded. Some of it was turned inside out.
Of course she didn't want to do it..(her hands were shaking, she always gets nervous during therapy)
She didn't want to fold them but started slowly. It was taking her quite a while and I told them that she had always been very picking about her laundry.
She eventually got the whole pile done and a good job. She told John (one of the therapist that he owed her $5.00 for folding his laundry ha.)
After therapy we went across the hall to Happy Hour. They were doing Karaoke. They were old country songs. I knew most of the words.
They gave them a little cup of Sparkling grape Juice.
They have a piano in there and she said that on Thursday John had taken her in there and wanted her to play the piano. She played a little then he played a song.
Dad was ready to go back to the room.
I worked on her nails then.
She seems to be doing pretty good. (unless someone calls and she can get sympathy from them ha.)
She will ask Dad to help her occasionally during therapy but he just sits there. She is having to adjust and work without Dad.
Dad seems tired. But he is encouraged with Mom's progress. He told her he was proud of her for taking two steps.
Best two parents anyone could ever ask for, they are so precious to me.