"Grumpy"

I met my new grandson today. He was born on Monday of this week, and one of the many, many things I’m thankful for is that he didn’t choose the middle of Thanksgiving dinner to make his entrance. I’m told, by his father, that my daughter went into labor at 1:30 a.m. Monday [...]

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One. Word.

Cribbed from Philippa:
One word, and only one word, so here goes!
Yourself: musicalYour partner: loyalYour hair: red(dish)Your Mother: CatholicYour Father: deadYour Favorite Item: woolYour dream last night: noneYour Favorite Drink: cawfy! (That’s “coffee” in Brooklynese)Your Dream Car: MiniYour Dream Home: cottageThe Room You Are In: officeYour Ex: noneYour fear: heightsWhere you Want to be in [...]

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Sundowning

That’s what dear old’s condition is called.
I went to the rehab center to see him, and on my way to his room stopped at the nurses’ station to talk to someone. Yesterday when I was there, one of the nurses had asked me if he had ever seemed “confused” to us while he lived [...]

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Brought Up on Charges

At least, that’s what Dear Old Dad is threatening to do to dh and me. Why? Because his son didn’t visit him last night.
The day after my last post, we went to church. Now, dear old, being 94, doesn’t see the need to go to church anymore, since he went for the first 90 years [...]

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When I’m 94

The Beatles had a great tune called, “When I’m 64,” to which I can’t remember all the lyrics, mostly because the year it came out, I was occupied with wedding preparations, and 64 seemed like the back side of the moon. Now that it’s imminent, well….
Dear old Dad has been with us for two [...]

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Things I’ve Done…

…are in bold face type. Swiped this from Philippa. I hate swiping stuff, but when it’s this good, how can I resist?
What have you done? Or not, as the case may be?01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink02. Swam with wild dolphins03. Climbed a mountain (if you count the gondola car to [...]

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