Happy 65th

Today is my parent's 65th wedding anniversary. We will be celebrating it with a beautiful cake in the hospital lunch room. This is not the way we imagined spending it, but we are blessed to be there. We can still sing to them and take pictures of them cutting the cake. We can still kiss their smiling faces. The celebration venue is not important. Just the fact that I have both parents to celebrate with is amazing. We trimmed the cake in purple frosting as their wedding song was "Deep Purple". I am looking forward to the party beginning.

Two Peas

My sister and I are like two peas in a pod. While each pea is a separate individual entity, they live amazingly well together in their pod. The things that I am weak in, she is strong in and visa versa. Our mindset is the same. We do things the same way. Our strong point is that we do not procrastinate. If I ask her to do something, I can rest assured that it will be done. I do not need to ask again. If she requests something, it is top priority on my list. Our actions are immediate and do not get put on a wait list. Last night she asked me to look up a telephone number. The first thing I did this morning was to write the number down so we will have it tomorrow when we need it. She is the only person I know that I never have to back track on.

New Week

It is a new week. Monday morning is the fresh start. You never know what direction you will be going in. Hopefully this week my mother will continue in the direction of recovery. Yesterday she was very improved from the day before. She was able to easily move her arm and leg. Her strength is coming back. The hospital is a pleasant atmosphere so it is not depressing. They like to put the patients into a common room for lunch to make the day seem normal. It is a good change of pace. A simple positive action can last all day.

Rain, Rain, GoAway

It is enough. I cannot stand so much rain. Normally I never notice the weather but since I am driving to Brooklyn every few days, I am now aware of it. This winter has been gray. Dark dingy gray. If the weather is sunny, so is my mood. The thought of another drive in wet weather does not make me happy. The rainbow at the end of the rain is my mother and father, so it makes the dismal weather a bit more bearable. I hope spring arrives quickly.

Happy Birthday Sis

Today is my sister's birthday. She will be spending it with my parents at the rehab facility. Yesterday my mother told me that she felt bad that my sister had to spend her birthday in a hospital setting. I looked at her in surprise. Bad? This was wonderful. How lucky is my sister to be able to spend her birthday with both of her parents who are still totally mentally aware of life. I made three cups of chocolate pudding (My T Fine, of course) and am sending it with my sister. I put in a birthday candle. This was they will have something sweet to eat after they sing Happy Birthday to her.

Connecting

There is nothing more frustrating than trying to connect to the Internet and not being able to.  I am visiting my mother and it just took me 15 minutes to get online.  Once I finally got on, I was so happy until I tried to log in to write this blog.  No matter how many times I touched the password box, it would not allow me to enter the site.  Finally, I shut off my tablet and called my sister so she could be my ghostwriter.  No matter what happens, I never miss a day writing this blog.

Comfort

I am going to visit my mother in the rehab today and have made a running list of things to make her feel normal. I will style her hair and manicure her nails. I will bring her some new clothes that will make exercising easy. I brought her favorite cookies. I made her a beautiful inspirational bracelet that she can wear and read. Now I am working on a picture of the family that I can post on her wall to know that we are always watching over her. A bunch of small things add up to make her day better.