She's fine.

Life has been extremely busy lately with more doctor's appointments--for me--Mom is fine.

I had two wisdom teeth removed on Friday, so I had Mom's nails done last Wednesday and David took her to lunch and got her hair done today.

My birthday was on the first of November, so Mom's been eating plenty of good food. We went to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory Wednesday night. It was so cute. Wyatt and Mom road around the mall with Mom in her wheelchair and Wyatt on her lap. They were both grinning from ear to ear.

On Thursday, Nov. 2, Linda, a friend and caterer call me at work and wanted to know what we were doing that night....nothing. Good, she said. She was bringing over dinner for fifteen!!! I had no problem finding people who wanted to come to dinner. On top of being a wonderful chef, she is a wonderful person...Mom loves her. So Mom got to eat Linda's food, plus have a nice visit!

On Friday Mom went to I-Hop for lunch and a friend came over for dinner.

Last Saturday I took Mom to lunch and got her hair fixed. She ordered a breakfast skillet and ate almost all of it. David said she ate every bite of her blueberry waffle today.

Sunday I brought Mom over after Sunday School, Sheri, Charles and baby Max drove over for the day and David, Urs and Wyatt came to see the baby...so we had a house full all day. I cooked all of Mom's favorite food, so she has probably gained five pounds in a week.

This past week, I was busy trying to arrange Mom's clothes so she'll have no trouble keeping track of them. Sheri took her on a shopping spree just a month ago for a winter wardrobe and she now believes she has no slacks. I haven't found a great system yet, but I haven't given up. Mom and I are in agreement to try outsmarting old age for as long as we can, but this problem has us stumped.

If her closet isn't full of clothes she gets upset, believing she has little to wear, but if her closet is full she's overwhelmed with the selection and too frail to deal with the volume. Her world is narrow and clothes are extremely important to her.

The rest of the year is going to be extremely busy. Thanksgiving, my ear surgery, Christmas shopping, and Dave's sister is spending Christmas week with us. I'll update you if anything important happens, but the next two months, will be nonstop. Mom is well and I remind you the best way to communicate with her is by mail. She sometimes forgets how to check her voice mail and then sometimes forgets what she heard. With cards and letters she can read them over and over always having a friendly greeting at hand.

Take care.
Marsha