Monday, April 8

Spent some time with pop yesterday.   He was doing good, pretty sleepy, but in a good mood.   When I got there, he was just finishing up lunch and standing in the dining area.   I walked up to him and he was really happy to see me - gave me a big hug.    He was cold, so we walked down to his room.   I open the blinds, put on his sweater, and he sat in the sun with his blanket tucked around him.    Asked him if he knew who I was, and he said I was his little girl.   He was rambling about working there, so I just went along with things.    Mom arrived shortly after that, and dad wanted to go out and sit in the hall.   I can now see why - pretty active place.  As it turns out, dad has taken a liking to one of the rocking chairs in a lady's room.   Ashely, the med tech, found him there earlier in the morning, and it's the same place mom found him last week.  Dad also had on someone else's shoes, so we just switched his out.    While we were in the hall, Skipper and Susan were wandering around together, and Susan actually pushed Skipper.  Pretty funny.   The staff would walk by and say hi to Charlie, and he would smile.   He dozed a little, but was still aware of what was happening around him.   Eric got there, and then mom and I took off.   All in all, pop seems pretty content.  He is defninately getting more frail, but that is due to his age and the disease.  He does like to have visitors, even though he is asleep half of the time.

Sittin' in his usual spot, enjoying the sun.