Early lunch

Steve and I went to see Alda today. I waited for the chocolate zucchini bread to come out of the oven so I could take her some. It was 11 by the time we got there. No one was in her room. We went down to the dining room, and she was just getting there as we did. For someone who didn't like to get up before 11, to be having your second meal at 11 is EARLY! She has told us before that they get her up at 6:30 in the morning. Such an early schedule makes it hard to visit. If I come after work, she is eating dinner. If I come after our dinner, she is already in bed.

We stayed for dinner. I picked up the bib to put it on her. It was VERY damp. I looked at the aid and said, "This is wet." She said, "Yeah, they didn't get it dry enough." It was beyond not dry enough.

I offered to put some salt on her food - as she always salts everything. She wanted salt. As I picked up the salt shaker, it had food slarmed on it - still wet from breakfast. Alda used to wash off her salt and pepper shaker after every meal.

I did see one good thing. They put her milk and OJ in mugs with handles on both sides. This seemed to help a lot.

I'm not overly impressed with Sunshine Terrace.

She has quite a case of cradle cap on her head. I hope someone is treating it. I never hear any updates.

I continue to hear rave reviews of Legacy House. If she recovers enough to leave Sunshine Terrace, I hope she can go there.

She was able to carry on a conversation (between mouthfuls). She knew Norm had stopped by on Saturday and that Debbie was to the Women's broadcast.

I haven't been up to the house in a few weeks. Evidently the washing machine leaks - even when it is not being used. I would love to see the house put on the market. It may not sell, but how do you know if you don't even ask a real estate agent? Leaving it obviously empty all winter is unwise. Pipes could freeze. The roof could ice up. Someone could break in. August home sales were the strongest they've been in six years in Cache Valley.