Christmas Time

House of Flavors Restaurant in Ludington

Mom and Dad had a good time
Back to Sutter Living Center

Mom helped with the window decorations

A GOOD DAY

Doug and I went to visit mom and dad on Friday. When we entered the building they were sitting at the table having a snack with their friends.

I was struck by how happy the faces were of the elderly men and women there.

Mom and dad recognized us right away, stood up and came over to us.

We went to their room where they offered us candy from the tin that Nancy had sent. Mom remembered that Nancy had sent it, too.

They wanted to go out so we drove along the lake and looked at all the BIG houses and discussed what it would be like to live in one of them.

Then we went into the health food store in Ludington-the store also has locally made knitted hats, mittens-there are silk scarves and unique baskets, jewerly and kitchen items.

We had a blast.

Dad kept saying to mom," Don't get carried away Barb, I don't think I have any money on me,"

and mom told him she was having fun and wouldn't buy much.

It was an hour that was almost like having them back as they once were-

Mom talked to a man with a little white dog who was waiting outside for his wife.

Then it was time to go home.

Dad did not recognize his room and wondered why they had clothes there.

Mom put on some new clothes that I had gotten her and she tried to put the sweater on her legs, as pants.

Once we got that all corrected she looked beautiful in her new sweater and we went out to the living room to watch t.v.

The other residents were very pleasant and wanted to know where mom had gotten her new sweater.

Mom is so kind to the other ladies and I am sure she is a real blessing there.

She acts as though she were at a sorority house-waving and smiling at the other residents!

As we left mom and dad were sitting together in the living room on the loveseat exclaiming over the beauty of the setting sun out the window. They can still see the beauty around them and be moved by it. Praise God for all His goodness.

VETERANS DAY

Doug and I went to see Mom and Dad today and to enjoy the Veteran Day Celebration

I took Mom out to get her hair done in Ludington. Doesn't it look good?


The Program

Autumn in Michigan

October 27th at Sutter Living Center

The birds



Halloween decorations


A very nice lady





solitare anyone?



Dad helping with the decorations

Dad



THEN WE WENT ON AN OUTING TO LUDINGTON

The car ferry

Dad, me and Mom

Mom and Dad beside a lovely tree

Visiting Mom and Dad in August

John, Mom, Nancy, Dad and me

Dad

Mom with the orchid that John and Susan got for her

John and Mom

Mom loves the orchid

Denny, Nancy and Mom in the dining room

Mom and Nacy in the beautiful kitchen at Sutter Living Center

Susan helping herself

Mom, Nancy,Dad and Denny

Susan, Mom and Nancy

Dad wearing his Portage Lake hat!
Mom's doll (isn't it life like?)

Safe

John and Susan came for a visit and Mom and Dad knew them both right away!

Well, Mom and Dad are now at the brand new Sutter Living Center in Ludington, Michigan.

They have been there for a month, have made new friends and are adjusting very well.

Mom probably has the most advanced Alzheimer's of the 15 residents but she is happy and friendly.

We had Mom's 87th birthday there and the staff made her a beautiful cake!

Who Will Be First To Crack?

We only have nine days until they go to the Alzheimers unit in Ludington. Things have been difficult the last week and Anna was wondering who would be the first to crack.

Ed-Who looks for his car a dozen times a day and now thinks that we have stolen it and taken the money for some nefarious purposes. He wanted to call the police, so we called the police in LaGrange who had a record of him calling a year ago reporting his car stolen; they investigated at that time and had in their records that he had sold his car to the car dealer and received a check for it. That pacified him for awhile-an hour!- and then he said he did not believe the police story.

Will he be the first? Or....


...Barbara- who wants to fix everything and make everything okay again but doesn't know how to put the pieces together.

Will it be her? Or...

..Doug-who spends endless hours trying to help them to understand when he needs to be working.

Will it be him? Or...

..Susan.

(the picture says it all!)

Will she be the first to crack? Or...

...Anna-the "evil" piano player whom they think just plays the piano to annoy them, even though she has made dozens and dozens of cookies for them which they consume like they were 200-pound-football players and answers their questions all day long.

Will it be her? Or.....

...Lucy-who will probably go into cardiac arrest from all the donuts, chocolate, and grapes that they have been feeding her.

Will she be the first to go? Or....

...AJ- who goes for walks with them down the road..they think he's a dog and call him "Lucy....here girl, good girl!"

HE's having an identity crisis. He'll be checked into therapy as soon as they leave.

Will he crack first? Or.....

...Tammi- who loves to sit in their room and whenever she's in there Mom and Dad yell "Get that dog out of here!" They've also called her a mouse and a fish.

She doesn't know who she is anymore.

So, will she be first?

There's one more candidate....

....Pat, the caregiver, who has spent many hours advising them on which colors to use on their fuzzy posters.

Who do you think will be the first to crack?

Will it be

Ed?

Barb?

Doug?

Susan?

Anna Joy?

Lucy?

AJ?

Tammi?

or Pat?

Be sure to vote! :)