I'm willing to share small tidbits of me. Who I am. What I experience. Why I do what I do. Just ramdom thoughts from me. Enjoy!
Who?
Name::Random me From::California, United States
I am a wife and mother of two boys. I work full-time in the electronics industry. It took me 6 years to graduate college (no, I'm not embarrassed-I finished, Dammit!) SJSU class of 1990. I love to cook, because I love good food. I'll pass on sweets, but will eat something with garlic or onion in a minute. I HATE cheese, except Mozzerella on pizza-and that has to be combination pizza. I hate chick flicks, but love a good thriller. My husband and I are real estate investors on the side. View my complete profile
I'm in Austin, TX visting my inlaws and I was so excited to get here and see my inlaw's new home. It is beautiful. It's one story brick house, spacious with a screened in back porch. The weather isnt even that bad. As a matter of fact, it's quite comfortable. We havent even run the A/C today.
Thoughout their lives together, she was the housewife and he worked. He's retired now. He's now learned how to cook and does the majority of the household and yardwork chores. He even watches soap operas now--The Young & The Restless. And he demands complete silence in the house while it's on.. If he's going to be out of the house while it's on, he video tapes it. This cracks my husband up.
Shortly after we arrived, I was reminded of how much more my mother in law's alzheimers has advanced. She asks the same question over and over and over again, and you have to answer her as if it's the first time she's asked. It's quite sad. My father in law is stressed most of the time because he has to keep after her. She's grabbed pots or pans off of the stove and didnt realize they are hot. She likes to go for walks and has wandered off and gotten lost while he was taking a nap.
When they get ready to go someplace, she is anxious to get where ever that place is. As soon as they get there--she's ready to get back home. She's never content to be just where she is. It's exhausting. My poor father in law.
My mother in law has been advancing for about 10 years, where as my grandmother when from 0-60 in about 6-8 years. It's such a sad illness to experience and watch.
I guess I just forgot how much she forgets.
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2:53 PM ::
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