Mom and Her Buddies enjoying a sucker...... Yes... a toostie roll sucker..

 Dot just kept sucking on her sucker and enjoying each taste.

 Barb was telling me the last time she had a taste of a sucker when she was a little bitty girl.

 Melba kept telling me I made her day......

Faye , went up to Mom and Phylis telling her how much she loved Lucy. 

Last Friday , we went to see Mom as usually. We brought some of her friends suckers to eat.  We made sure that they did not have any sugar problems or that it would make them sick. You would not believe what a hit those suckers were. Many of the oldies and goodies had tears in their eyes of wonderful memories of sucking on a sucker when they were little kids. I had to remind some of  them what to do with the suckers and once they tasted how yummy they were, they would close their eyes and enjoyed the taste and the memories it gave them each.  It was a wonderful feeling to walk away knowing I put a smile on many faces today, and yet Mom had no idea what she was tasting.... but she was Happy.....

Do You Know Who Judge Joe is?

It was a very gloomy, and cold Friday and Tom and I got Mom's clean clothes ready at home to take back with us to the nursing home. We bought some doughnuts and cider for all the nurses, doctors, and therapists. I even brought a doughnut for mom. When we got there she was in her pj's and her lunch had been untouched. Tom got her bed up for her to sit comfortable to eat. I had just talked to her doctor before we walked in, and Dr. M said she was doing well even though she has a broken shoulder bone. He had a blood and urine test done on Mom and everything came out good.

She is not eating, so I told her we had brought her a surprise and Mom loves those surprises. She picked at her food, and drank some of  her coffee. I gave her half of the doughnut and she ate most of the half. People come in and they always talk to Mom to see how she is doing. We noticed today she is using her right arm more, but still complained  of some pain in her shoulder and stiffness in her right hand. After she ate her fish and a little of the rice, I gave her the half of the doughnut. Her eyes got so big when she saw that doughnut.

We got her dirty clothes and I asked if she wanted to get dressed . She wanted to wait for awhile in getting dressed, but I still got her clothes ready in case she changes her mind. Tom and I spent several hours there, and her roommate told us that she was going home tonight. We will miss that sweet lady, and I know Mom had to bug her many nights because Mom stays up so late. God bless that lady for being so patient with Mom through out her time with Mom.

Even though Mom said she was not feeling good today.. she still had that big, beautiful smile.

When Tom put the television on and Mom got so excited.... she said in a very loud voice ... that'  Judge Joe was on television. Tom and I went nuts. Here Mom knew who Judge Joe was and simple every day things she has no idea what they are. Mom started laughing because she felt she that she was  so much  smarter than us  because she knew someone that we did not know...JUDGE JOE!