A good day

When I left for work this morning, my dad was still sleeping. When I got home this afternoon, he was napping. He got up a little after 5, about a half hour before dinner. He looked like he was sleep walking when he came out into the kitchen. His eyes were slits, and those lovely bags we all get under our eyes, were very prominent. His one eye was tearing (I've seen this before). I handed him a tissue and asked if he was crying because he missed me so much today. His reply, "oh, were you gone?" Funny, Dad. I asked him if he wanted some coffee, and he told me that he would just eat breakfast. I told him it was nearing 5:30 and we'd be having dinner. He had this look on his face like, what?????? dinner???????? "what the hell time is it?" "Almost dinner time, I said". "OK, let me know when it is ready."

After dinner, we did a manicure (he was digging in my garden again). Then we played gin rummy, and he did a great job shuffling, dealing, and playing! Yeah! Even beat me 109 to zero one game. I got out the Trouble game and we played that twice. He beat me both times. :) A little help had to be given for rules throughout the game, but a lot less help had to be given when he counted his moves out than the last time we played. I have to get that game out more often. It brings out my competitive dad.

Last, but not least, I made an appointment with an elder care attorney. The app't isn't until the middle of July, plenty of time to fill out the TWENTY PAGE questionnaire and gather all the documents that need to be taken. I'll have to do a lot of searching and reading to fill it all out, but I'll give it my best shot.

I never know how a day/night will be. Today.... a good day. :)