The ending of a day..................

AS USUAL, I HAVE HAD A VERY FULL DAY..OVER TO HAVE LUNCH WITH PAUL..(BAKED CHICKEN BEAST, MACARONI AND CHEESE, SPINACH, AND A CHERRY BURRITO, WHICH WAS VERY GOOD...THEN HOME AND AFTER STEVE'S LESSON, HE CAME AND TOOK ME TO ALDI'S WHERE I DID SOME GROCERY SHOPPING...HE CAME UP WITH ME, HAD A CUP OF COFFEE AND DID MY BILLS..I AM REALLY, REALLY TIRED SO THIS WILL BE SHORT TONIGHT....LOVE YOU ALL....MARY

DAY IS DYING IN THE WEST, HEAVEN IS TOUCHING EARTH WITH REST............

THIS IS THE END OF ANOTHER BUSY DAY...I HAD BREAKFAST, WATCHED THE NEWS, DRESSED AND WENT OVER TO SEE PAUL AT 1:3O..HAD LUNCH WITH HIM...THIS IS SUCH A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE AS WE EAT ALL OF US TOGETHER AROUND A LONG TABLE..IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT ANNA HAD A BIRTHDAY WEDNESDAY AND I AM INVITED...BEFORE LUNCH PAUL AND I DID ARMCHAIR EXERCISES WITH THE GROUP..PAUL ACTUALLY ENTER INTO THIS ACTIVITY...THEN AFTER LUNCH ONE OF THE LADIES READ US THREE STORIES FROM ONE OF THE CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL (I'M NOT SURE THIS IS THE CORRECT TITLE} THEN AROUND 1;30 STEVE AND EILEEN CAME AND TOOK ME TO THE GROCERY STORY..THEN HOME...AT 3;30 I MET WITH THE BUILDING DIRECTORY TO SEE WHAT IS AVAILABLE IN A SMALLER APARTMENT...THEN AT 4 O'CLOCK I ATTENDED THE HAPPY HOUR FOR A POTLUCK...NOW YOU KNOW WHAT FILLED MY DAY..I AM GOING TO GET READY FOR BED AND EITHER READ OR WATCH TV IF THERE IS ANYTHING GOOD TO WATCH...HAVE A GOOD EVENING....MARY

HOME AT APPLEDORN

I have been busy this morning having breakfast and since my coffee maker suddenly stopped making coffee, I made a trip down to the dining room to get a cup..I have a load of sweaters to wash before I go over to the Cottage to see Paul and have lunch with him...then off to get my hair done...it is so nice just to be a wife to Paul, supporting and loving him...although my back aches (I am taking pain pills) however
in two weeks I go to my Pain Management Clinic and hopeful the pain will be much better...I am so pleased with the care that Paul is getting..I feel that it the best and he belongs there where he is close and I can come and go and be with him..he is
adjusting well..Steve Eileen, Mark and Leigh continue to give me much needed support..this will be short as I am getting ready to go see Paul....

AN EVENING AT HOME AT APPLEDORN VILLAGE

MY DAY STARTED AT 5 A.M....AFTER BREAKFAST, I CALLED AT 6 A.M. TO SEE HOW PAUL'S NIGHT WENT AND SHE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS AWAKE AT 3A.M. BUT HAD GONE BACK TO SLEEP AND WAS SLEEPING. THEN, AT 7 A.M., I CALLED JON AND ANN AND TOLD THEM WHAT WE HAD DONE..THEN AROUND10 I WENT OVER AND STAYED WITH PAUL UNTIL ABOUT 4 P.M. I HAD LUNCH WITH HIM AND THEN SAT WITH HIM AS HE SLEPT SOME AND WHEN HE WANTED TO GET UP, WE WOULD WALK AROUND THE COTTAGE..I CALLED DAVID AND CYNTHIA AND PAUL TALKED WITH DAVID WHICH I THOUGHT WAS GOOD FOR HIM...I LEFT A LITTLE AFTER FOUR AND EILEEN AND STEVE TOOK ME TO WALGREENS WHERE I PICKED SOME ITEMS ON SALE...THEN I CAME HOME AND PUT ON MY GOWN AND SLIPPERS AND TURNED T.V. ON AND ON THE HALMARK STATION, THE MOVIE OF FIVE PERSONS I MET ON MY WAY TO HEAVEN WHICH I WATCHED..HAD SOME SUPPER..SO AS YOU CAN SEE THIS HAS BEEN A VERY BUSY DAY FOR ME AND SOON I WILL BE OFF TO SLUMBERLAND...I ALSO HAD A CALL FROM MY FRIEND, HILDA, TO SEE HOW EVERYTHING WENT WITH PAUL GOING INTO THE COTTAGE..THEY SAY THAT MOST OF THE PERSONS USUALLY AJUST TO THEIR NEW LIVING SITUATION IN ABOUT 3 WEEKS...I LIKE THAT I CAN GO AND BE WITH HIM, EAT WITH HIM, VISIT WITH HIM, OR JUST READ A BOOK OR WATCH TV WHEN HE DOZES OFF..I AM SO GRATEFUL TO MY CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN AND STILL ARE WITH ME AS I FIND MY WAY IN MY NEW WORLD AND ALSO GRATEFUL TO MY HEAVENLY FATHER WHO HAS BEEN AND STILL IS WATCHING OVER US...SO,,,,,,,,,,,,GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE............MARY

AT THE END OF THE DAY...

THIS HAS BEEN A BUSY DAY AND EVEN THOUGH MY BACK HAS BEEN ACHING, I HAVE GOTTEN A FEW THINGS DONE..THE COMFORT KEEPER CAME THIS MORNING AND PAUL ALLOWED HER TO DRESS AND SHAVE HIM...THEN, TONIGHT WHEN SHE CAME BACK, I TOOK MY CD, "MARLEY AND ME' AND WENT DOWN TO THE LIBRARY AND LEFT THEM ALONG FOR HER TO GET HIM READY FOR BED...I ONLY READ ABOUT 1/2 HOUR AS A FRIEND CAME BY AND WE CHATTED UNTIL 8 O'CLOCK AND THEN I CAME BACK AND FOUND THAT HE WAS IN BED..I HAD NICOLE HELP ME PUT A HEATING PATCH ON MY BACK BEFORE LEAVING..SO NOW I AM GOING TO GET READY FOR BED....GOODNIGHT ALL......

A SNOWY DAY IN HOLLAND....

It has been a lovely snowy day here, of course, I didn't have to drive in it...yesterday Steve and I ate at Bob Evans and today while he did my grocery shopping I went to Ditto Resale place and found a couple of items...This morning Paul responded read good to Laura (Comfort Keeper) and tonight also letting her help him take a shower and I left the apartment so she could deal with him and she did...this is short but I have a backpain (first in a long time) and I am sleepy.................

This is the end of another day for me and I thought that I would post a little something here. My housekeeper was here today and the apartment is clean and I have helped Paul to get ready for bed and he is now sleeping...I divided my wash into two piles darks and light colored as I am having some help come tomorrow to help me. They are called Comfort Keepers and they will help me laundry and I hope to learn how to find out how to take better care of Paul..thanks to Steve who help me get in touch with them...keeping all of you in my thoughts and prayers....Mary