Just a quick ci:
I think dgs has the v-tech globe you are talking about,
Kathryn. At least, I think his is v-tech brand. I'm not sure he plays with it a lot, but it has buttons you push for questions and then you push 1/2/3/4 for the answer. He loves geography, as y'all know, and I had not thought about what you said,
LadyM, but I bet having the wooden puzzles for the USA and our state has helped him a lot in learning his states and the counties in our state. He LOVES those puzzles. He will arrange the pieces by alphabetical order, size order, etc etc etc. (I found the one for our state on etsy.) He has a world puzzle, but it is not wooden, and there are so many pieces, some of them so tiny, that I think ddil put it out of reach until he's a little older.
We also have a pillow that looks like a globe -- I think I found that somewhere when ds was little.
Ditto to whomever you were quoting,
LadyM, re: the elf. DDIL says they are not doing that stuff. Mainly she's too busy to be bothered, but I don't blame her. I just have real mixed feelings on the whole thing, and I am sure it gets exhausting to remember to move him and do cute things with him. I saw an idea once where someone had taped popscicle sticks to the elf's legs and put a note on him saying he could not walk for 4-6 weeks. LOL!!! That was genius, in my book!
Today... whew...
We did the PT thing, the x-ray thing... went to the bank (dmom went in, with me close by for support -- didn't use walker)... got her some fish at Captain D's... and back to ass't living.
The Golden Child
(dbro) messaged me asking what her schedule is for the week, but he has not responded since I told him.
MY schedule just got one MORE thing added to it -- dgd will be here around 10:00 a.m. Wed, and then I will need to pick up dgs at school. They'll be here a couple hours probably before time for the program at church.
They came over and ate chili with us tonight (just canned chili, no big deal) and they didn't stay long. I've got the kitchen cleaned up, all Christmas cards signed, stamped, and waiting for dgrands' pictures to arrive to be inserted into them.
I also got the laundry done tonight.
AND bought two more Christmas presents at a drug store in town where dmom is.
Dmom is soooo tired of the ass't living, and she keeps saying she does NOT need to be there -- the ONLY reason she is there is for MY peace of mind.
* sheesh *
I don't know if she needs to be there or not...
She says she could drive enough to get her own food if she needed to, she
says she certainly feels strong enough to get around her own house... I don't know... I want her home ASAP b/c (1) I know how miserable I would be in a place like that... and (2) it would be easier to get her to therapy if she were in her own home... but... I just don't know. I do NOT want her taking her medicine improperly again. * sheesh *
I know there
will come a day when I will miss these times, and long for another chance to drive dmom around... and worry about all these things... but right now... oh my, it keeps me slightly anxious all the time and totally exhausted all the time.
(((HUGS))) and prayers for
Dee, Mr. Dee, and ds... and dd and her dh, who I hope is in a better mood when he returns from his shop!