Always New in Alice's eyes.

Sitting here looking at this picture makes me smile.  There is my beautiful sister her little son Joey and me the baby sister.  I was always following Alice around and staying over at her house.  Those were many many years ago.

This past Sunday I went out to Alice's to take her out for lunch and spend the day with her.  She was very happy to see me even though I had talked to her on the phone on the way out to see her.  She had forgotten I was coming.  We went to Steak N Shake and she thought it was a really nice place and said she had never been there before.  LOL of course she had and it was one of her favorite places to go.

She kept saying how nice it is to get out, and she says she never goes anywhere.  Wrong again.  Irv took her to church that morning and they went to Jack in the Box for breakfast.  I don't know where it came from , but she asked me if I thought Mom would be happy we were out together.  Then she looked up to the ceiling and said (Mom do you see me and Jessie here.  Does this make you happy?) I just smiled and man behind her smiled too.

First she wanted a strawberry shake, then when she saw my cherry coke she asked if she could have one of those too.  Said she had never had one.  We left and went to the store for a little while and then home.

She got upset because Irv bought a cat tower for Miss Kitty to scratch on.  She didn't want it in the floor, but pushed against the wall.  Every time Irv sat it out she would go behind him and move it.  She is very dedicated to what she wants and the way she wants it.  That is the Alice I know.

I stayed for dinner then came home.  It seems easier to do it like that for now.  If I wake up and come out and she is in the front room she get a worried look on her face like who am I and what am I doing in her house.  Well guess I will stop now and wait for my next trip out. 

Mother's Day 2012

I decided to spend the day with Alice on Mother's Day even though she did not remember it was a special day.  I stopped on the way out to pick up a Cherry Cheese Cake that she likes and a card.  I felt at least if she forgets she can look at the card and remember for a while.  I called when I was almost there to let her know I would be there. 

I drove up and went inside.  She seemed surprised that I was there , but was glad I came.  LOL  I gave her The candy and card and she was all smiles, but seemed sad that she didn't have me anything.  I kept telling her no big deal.  I just wanted to surprise her.

Got a call from Pat saying her and Sam and Patti were stopping by for a short visit.  I was so happy they came.  She gets no visitors except me and that has got to be pretty boring.  She didn't remember them and wanted to show them the whole house all over again.  They brought her a box of candy and guess what yep she was happy.  I wish she had friends, but she has been out of work and never seemed to keep up with anyone and when you are older and don't keep up with other's you get forgotten.  She loved the visit and kept wanting to give them a hug and kiss.  She kept telling them she loved them.  She didn't remember that I use to be married to Sam and that is a good thing.  LOL  I don't know what she might have said.

We set outside in the back for a while and enjoyed the evening together.  Alice would say how good Irv was and he laughed and said right now, but tonight it will be a different thing.  Many night's she forgets who Irv is and he has to remind her he is her husband.  She asked me when we were leaving to go home because she was getting tired.  So had to explain to her we were home.  Wow Irv goes through this every night.

They went to bed at 7:30 pm so I had the whole evening by myself.  She wakes up about 2 in the morning and Irv has to be up with her and then might go back to sleep around 4:30.  He said he is always tired.  I know why.

Well all in all it was a nice day with Alice.