She’s practically glued to the TV but doesn’t think she will make it to midnight.
December 31, 2012 It has snowed all day so we’ve stayed in except for my occasional “walks in the snow” I still get pretty excited about the snow and mom really doesn’t understand why I want to go out in it.
New Year’s Eve Snow – Little Video
Mom just cruised around the house all day looking like a little toy. I like seeing her in this animated state because it lets me know how she gets along when she is spending days inside with no one around. She has good days and she has bad days. This was an exceptionally good one and a fun way to end the year. It’s about 9pm and she is finishing the day sitting in the living room watching the Dick Clark New Years Eve count down from Times Square – I don’t understand her excitement watching this but I’m grateful she is enjoying it. I try not to feel selfish because I have no desire to go in and join her.
Life is like a box of Chocolate
She has made an amazing recovery but it’s still not clear enough to her that a big part of the reason she landed in the hospital for six days is because she needs some extra help. She can do a lot but she just can’t do everything on her own day after day. Mom of course thinks she can still climb tall mountains! The new exercises and the virtual Par Course we have set up in the house is keeping her dedicated to building up her strength. I’m happy she understands the importance of doing these little routines and can see for herself how effective they are. She already notices a difference – especially in her circulation.
My biggest concern is her getting enough to eat and drinking enough water. She still maintains that she is a big eater but I watch her daily and she is not. I think the arrival of her first Meals on Wheels entry will bring extreme resistance and most likely initiate our first fight.
I am not looking forward to the next step when I will need to put on a new hat and start telling her what to do. I’ve enjoyed spoiling her up to this point but my song is going to have to change to the “You must do this for your own good” part.