Another day
Hi Friends,
An uneventful day, I guess...nothing much new to report. Got the dishes done and made some pasta to bring to RIC for dinner. Didn't get much else done, to be honest. No brunch or lunch dates today, so I sometimes have a hard time getting off my butt and going when I don't have anything scheduled to do. Tomorrow I am determined to do so sooner. Got to RIC and mom was up in the halls...did some walking around with her, we put in some laundry, and then we ate the food I brought...she ate a whole bowl of whole wheat penne with red sauce, plus some of her chicken salad sandwich they gave her on her tray...she did really well. Then we put the laundry in the dryer and did some more walking...I was really giving her a workout. :) I made her stay up until the laundry was all dry and we folded it together and put it away, because I know she didn't have much therapy today so I didn't want her laying around.
We tried doing some "speech therapy" exercises this evening, but she didn't do that great, I think because it was the end of the day and she was tired...not that she didn't try hard, though. I'm afraid I wasn't as patient with her as Michelle is, and I feel REALLY bad in hind sight about it...she really was trying hard, but because I know she can do it and because I've seen her do it before, I think I was pushing too hard and getting too frustrated...I hate to even admit this, and it hurts my heart to think about it. It makes me feel like a really mean person. I mean, I wasn't yelling at her or anything like that...of course I wasn't. But she could tell I was getting frustrated, and it turned into a no-win situation, so I finally stopped, apologized profusely to her, gave her a huge hug and told her it was entirely okay and that we'd try again tomorrow. Ugh.
No plans again tomorrow, but as I said, I am determined to get up and going sooner in the day. Hope everyone is having a good weekend so far. Peace and love to all.
An uneventful day, I guess...nothing much new to report. Got the dishes done and made some pasta to bring to RIC for dinner. Didn't get much else done, to be honest. No brunch or lunch dates today, so I sometimes have a hard time getting off my butt and going when I don't have anything scheduled to do. Tomorrow I am determined to do so sooner. Got to RIC and mom was up in the halls...did some walking around with her, we put in some laundry, and then we ate the food I brought...she ate a whole bowl of whole wheat penne with red sauce, plus some of her chicken salad sandwich they gave her on her tray...she did really well. Then we put the laundry in the dryer and did some more walking...I was really giving her a workout. :) I made her stay up until the laundry was all dry and we folded it together and put it away, because I know she didn't have much therapy today so I didn't want her laying around.
We tried doing some "speech therapy" exercises this evening, but she didn't do that great, I think because it was the end of the day and she was tired...not that she didn't try hard, though. I'm afraid I wasn't as patient with her as Michelle is, and I feel REALLY bad in hind sight about it...she really was trying hard, but because I know she can do it and because I've seen her do it before, I think I was pushing too hard and getting too frustrated...I hate to even admit this, and it hurts my heart to think about it. It makes me feel like a really mean person. I mean, I wasn't yelling at her or anything like that...of course I wasn't. But she could tell I was getting frustrated, and it turned into a no-win situation, so I finally stopped, apologized profusely to her, gave her a huge hug and told her it was entirely okay and that we'd try again tomorrow. Ugh.
No plans again tomorrow, but as I said, I am determined to get up and going sooner in the day. Hope everyone is having a good weekend so far. Peace and love to all.
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