Thursday Afternoon..................

We had Pizza furnished by Visiting Doctors ( a group of doctors who make house calls) and then after we came upstairs I made Meatball Hominy Stew for supper...Steve took me to Aldie's this morning where I picked up some needed items and then came home and put the freezer things in the freezer and went down and played a half-hour of Bingo..didn't win anything but enjoyed being with the ladies...I have almost a box of clothes for the Good Will..my friend Ivy has offered to take them to Good Will for me..yesterday I had an 8 O'clock appointment with my M.D. and a 3p.m. appointment with my talk doctor...in between Steve took me to Ditto's to shop (they had a sale on their clothing of buy one, get one and I made out like a bandit..hence I am getting rid of more of my too large clothing.when I came back, Paul was so scared and couldn't deal with my being away that long even though I told him it would a long time...he said that he went down to the office and told them that I was missing and Becky told him to go back upstairs but when he returned later with the same message, she came up to the apartment thinking that maybe I had fallen or needed help..then when I returned I told Paul that I would go down and tell them that I was found...Eileen suggested that I could get a white board and when I have to gone to just write it down for him....lovely day today but everyone says that tomorrow we will have cold weather..I came back up from downstairs and sat down and promptly went to sleep..I am really doing a lot of this..I suppose that I am catching up on all the lost sleep I have had in the last few years... LOVE AND PRAYERS,,,,MARY

SUNDAY MORNING AT THE VILLAGE...

Up at 5 a.m. and decided to write a few lines...this has been an interesting week for me...On Tuesday, Steve took me to shop at Family Worth, Family Dollar and Walgreens where I was able to pick up some items that we needed..then on Thursday, Eileen and I went to lunch downtown at 8th Street Grill where I had a bowl of Clan Chowder..yum, yum and fish, chips and slaw for lunch while Eileen had the chowder and a salad..then we went to the fudge store where I purchased some fudge and the candy store where I purchased some of their many varieties of candies (this store takes me back in my memory to the corner grocery store of my childhood where there was many bins of candy and you could get a little bag of candies for a penny a piece..this was fun..while we were lunching, Steve came over and brought Paul some Kentucky fried chicken and visited with him..then yesterday I made some chicken stew with dumplins in my crock pot and had just enough for Dad and I a bowl, a bowl for Eileen and a bowl each for my friends Kay and Ivy here in the village...these ladies have been so good to me that I try to find ways to show my appreciation...Paul had me up this morning around 4 a.m. and I had a hard time getting him back to bed...he kept telling me there was someone in his room and finally I was able to convince him to go back to bed..also, we had a telephone call from Chuck Woods who was in the quartet with Paul during our college years and Paul was able to talk with him and knew who he was..Chuck and Paul are the remaining members of the quartet still living. as you can see, this has been a very full week and I am beginning to cope a little better with my situation...I plan on going to Church this morning..Eileen has been picking me up and taking me to the Presbyterian Church and coming and getting me before she goes to her Church but today I will be going with a lady here at the village and her daughter and then Eileen will pick me up after church and bring me home..I was so tired last evening but feel rested this morning...hope that all of you have a wonderful day...enjoy...this is the first day of the rest of your life...love and prayers....Mary

Tuesday Evening..........

This has been a busy day...this morning I had to go at 8:15 a.m. to the doctor's office to get some blood work done...then Steve stopped by McDonald's and I got an egg Muffin and a cappucino Steve and Icino and a pumpkin pie for Paul...he took me home where I had breakfast and then came back an hour later and took me to two Dollar General ajd Dollar worth where I was able to get some needed items at pretty reasonable prices...then brought me back home and the he and Mark picked up lunch and came up to the apartment and had lunch with us...so nice to have Mark visiting for a few days...the boys did some moving around of chairs...one in Paul's room which I gave to Appledorm putting in our washroom so that we can have another seat because this is where we visit...then moving a couple chairs out of the living room into the bedrooms and the brown chair into the living room...I went downstairs and played dominos with some friends and believe or not I won a couple games..there were eight of us playing..then when I Came back up, we watched Jeporady and some of Comedy Central...then I helped Paul to bed and then read some..I am a little tired tonight but I am most every night..my cleaning lady came today and I managed to get my sheets washed even though I did a lot of other things too..Steve and I thought that we saw a little snow among the rain as we coming home...hope everyone has a good night's rest...all my love and prayer, Mary

LOVELY FALL DAY...........

I managed to get up this morning and get everything done (feeding Paul and dressing him for the day) and went to Church...it was a real rewarding for me and I felt very much a part of the Church...I went to early service and then to coffee which is held between worship and Sunday school...then Eileen picked me up and brought me home and went to her church...next Sunday, I am going to go to Church with a lady who lives here and her daughter and then have Eileen just pick me up and bring me home...I am expecting a visit from the Minister soon as I met her at th hairdresser and she said she would make a visit...Steve and Eileen came by for a visit which was nice even though Steve seemed pretty tired...yesterday I took a large baked potato (leftover from one of our meals downstairs) and made a delicious potato soup...I am thawing hamburger to make a couple of meatloaves but it will have to wait until tomorrow since after Steve and Eileen left, I put a load of towels in the washer and they are now in the dryer...lazy day really...I am just finishing another book...Paul is watching T.V...Mark is coming this evening for a visit and I look forward to seeing him but since he is coming late, he probably won't be over until tomorrow...Dad doesn't know that he is coming...Steve suggested that I let it be a surprise and then I wouldn't have Dad continually asking me when he would be here

Beautiful Fall Day in Michigan..............

My day has been a long one...up with Paul at 4 a.m. and then I couldn't get back to sleep so I got up about 5 and went in the living room and rested in our Lazy Boy Chair..then Steve took me over to Dittos, a resale place which has clothing and a little of everything...I spent about 1 and 1/2 hours finding some clothing which fits me..I was so tired of baggy pants etc....he brought me back and then went to a meeting and then came over later in the day to talk with Dad about going to Day Care tomorrow and we left that he could make up his mind tomorrow..I quickly threw in his white short and underwear since he didn't have but one pair clean and he needs, if he goes, to take an extra set of clothing for accidents do happen...he didn't even seem to remember refusing to go before...I plan to go get a hair cut and set from Eileen's hairdresser, Sarah, as our new gal here is just out of school however she really tries to please...we were informed that we didn't do trick or treat but we do have a halloween party and I was able to get a shirt at Dittos with a scarecrow on it which I can wear...this will be short as I am now off to bed....all my love and prayers, Mary

Hello from Appledorn Village...

This will be rather short but I wanted to record a few things tonight...this is now my free time when I have help Paul dress and get ready for bed...he is needing so much care that I am really really tired at night...my Grand Valley Nurse and I agree that I am probably getting about 6 hours a night...she was here today and I will have her until April when she graduates...I called Ella and Hilda tonight and had good chats with them...I am trying to reach out more...Dad is refusing to go to Evergreen Commons so today I haven't mentioned anything at all about him going but in the morning, I will simply get him ready as if he is going and we will see what happens...it was so good to talk with Ella and Hilda...well, I am going to sign off and get ready for bed....hope all of you have had a good day....my love and prayers.....Mary