At long last, we are having decent weather - chilly, slightly damp, lots of fog and the sun peeking out for a long 5-minute stretch here and there. I'm hopeful the snow and really awful stuff is over for now. We're at home and as much as we enjoyed staying at David's house on the ocean, it's always good to be home.
Max and Glory and Vi are still with us; Max's nurse may be leaving this weekend. We're hoping for good news from the doctor. Max is doing really well; he stands unassisted, walks a few steps on his own but can get around with a walker. His speech is getting clearer all the time; everyone can now understand all the naughty words he shouts for no particular reason... He's reading a little; learning to cheat at chess (not that I would know anything about that)... has a lot to say about the lack of fine cigars in his daily routine and the state of the world in general.
Patrick is still with us and will probably be going home soon. His mom has been away on business and expects to return any day now. We'll miss him. We'll also miss him flying through the house - dog in tow - on his Segway. Santa brought him one for Christmas and he has become addicted to speeding under his own power.
David is overseas again. I'm hoping this is his last tour and that he will retire this spring. Bull goes back and forth between our house and David's house and is giving serious consideration to leaving the Marine Corps when he fulfills his latest commitment.
The giant squid... is still recuperating from RUN AMOK WEEK!
Oh t'was glorious!
I outdid myself.
We had several peachy moments, a melted chocolate wrestling match, he vs. me pushups. (He had to do one-armed pushups while trying to toss me off his back - I won!) There were crunches while balancing me on his knees (Tsk. Ended up on his lap but fortunately, the band was tuning up and started to play.) We had a whispered tug-a-war with dares and threats and ended up in the closet... Naughty Vi hung a do-not-disturb sign on the door. One night when everyone else was in bed, we passed out on the living room floor in front of the fire. Woke up with dogs pushed up against our sides and all the cats sleeping on our bellies. The critters tried to follow us into the shower to continue the love fest but the giant squid managed to lock the door before a paw or a muzzle could wiggle its way inside.
I took a page from Cassie's blog... on one occasion when Cowboy was up before me and in the shower... I threw ice water over the shower door and it hit him as he was drying off. He bellowed... unadmirally phrases and I got the hell out of dodge!
Slid down the banister... the giant squid chasing me down the stairs. He was wearing a towel... He grabbed my arm; I grabbed his towel and Patrick segwayed by and asked nobody in particular... "Why is the Admiral running around in his birthday suit?"
Couldn't help myself. I laughed.
The giant squid yelled.
Then I yelled and made threats.
Unfortunately, he's bigger than I am and his threats were carried out as soon as we were back in our bedroom. Then the band tuned up and we were at it again.
Never a dull moment in our house. And...
In just a few days, it will be February! Chocolate month!
~Sar~
5 comments:
Sounds like a great week was had by all!
How wonderful that Max is doing so much better!!! In no time at all he'll be giving Cowboy advice in how to handle you, I'm sure ;)
~ Terri
Fantastic to hear from you again Sar. How about some more stories?
Daisy
SAr, such a lot of good news, great that Max is making such a good recovery.
Seems that you had a wonderful run amok week, cowboy survived it?
I have no reall isea how old cowboy is, it's obviously not too old..
Great to hear from you both.
Love and warm hugs,
Paul.
Great news about Max!!! I'm sure he will continue to improve. My 84 year old father suffered a stroke at his brain stem last february.........his speech was slurred, one side of his face was drooped and he had difficulty with balance and double vision.
It has been nearly a year and except for occasional problems with double vision, has has improved so much that he is back to driving; his speech, when he yells at me, is extremely clear, and he no longer requires a cane to walk.
Max just needs time to heal, and from what you have said, is doing remarkebly well with all the care you and the others are providing.
Its a brand spanking new year, we have a new president, and February is only days away which means Valentines Day, dinner out at Ruth Chris's and lots of milk chocolate covered peanuts and turtles!!!
Hang in there......February is indeed a wonderful month.
Woobie
That is awesome news about Max!!! I bet Patrick is having fun and I am sure u will miss him. Sounds like you had a grea time on Run AMOK week. MMM February is almost here, lol
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