It has been nice having Mom here during the holidays. She was pretty alert on Thanksgiving day, seemed to enjoy the hustle and bustle of all the kids and grandkids buzzing around. I can tell that, not because she was Miss personality during it, but because not once did she fuss at the kids for being too loud! With Mom her silence speaks a thousand words! ;) And she even made that sound of clicking with her tongue while talking to the pups! That was a pretty big deal ... she is always very focused on the dogs but that is the first time she actually "talked" to them.
When I was getting her dressed for the day on Thanksgiving I changed up the order in which I do things so it did not go very smoothly, so much so that she fussed at me saying, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" I love when she is passionate like that (even if it means getting yelled out) because it makes her seem so much more alive!
Julian and Shari came over Sunday and her face really lit up when she saw Julian. She seemed to sleep through the visit but I know she enjoyed listening to his voice because she rested with such a look of content on her face. I may have been imagining things but after he left she seemed mad AT ME for a while ... like it was my fault he left!! ;)
Today the Priest came and prayed with Mom, it was nice for her to get that blessing. When I told her he was coming she seemed excited but I think she forgot to put on her hospitable hat when he got here because she was not very friendly, at least she was respectful while he said the prayers though.
I am looking forward to Mom sitting in the recliner with us at Christmas. She seems to like the tree alot. It just feels so homey in the living room with her sitting there. I might have mentioned this before but we are pretty sure Mom believes she is in her house and we are the servants ... but I like that she feels that way, she deserves servants!
I have really gotten tuned into her to the point that when she grumbles or tries to talk I can figure out what she does not like based on what I know she likes or by the differences in the way she "tells" me. Once in a while I do not necessarily ever figure out what is bothering her but she gets so tired of me messing with her and talking in that high pitched voice like I would with a baby that she just shuts her eyes and pretends she is asleep!
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