2004-10-01
Just when I thought I had done almost everything in my life, then I go grocery shopping with Lois. Many of you may know that Lois has always had some unusual eating habits. Well, shopping with her is equally unusual. We spent 10 min looking for the “Soy Milk Section.” Also she had me bag up 1 ea of about 10 different fruits, which I thought was unusual. The check out clerk said it was not that unusual however. We laughed and wondered the isles talking about different foods. It was great fun. We even stopped and had sushi at the little café in the store. One thing was not good however. About half we people we encountered at the store were courteous and understanding. However, the other half were noticeably annoyed that we were in their way. I was not prepared for this type of reaction for people. Lois just shrugged when we talked about it later in the car ride back to Weinberg. I hated the fact that she has added another minority and possible discrimination to her life. There were some very caring people at the store. Some even offered to help Lois when she wanted something off a shelf. This was a most unusual, eye opening day. Funny moment at the store: When we came out of the store after shopping they had set up a huge Christmas display in the front area. I said to Lois, “We have been in there so long that it is now Christmas time.” We laughed all the way to the car.
The house is almost ready. I have spent the week nights cleaning and doing some sprucing up. I have repainted her porch and paid special attention to the handrails as they have new importance. I purchased some beautiful fall mums the same color as her front door to put in the front of her house. Her lawn company has spent extra time at the house working on the front lawn and mulching the beds. It looks great. The medical alert device has been installed. The cable has been installed (I had it shut off 8 months ago) and we upped it to digital so she can get hundreds of channels to surf. We also added a second TV in her bedroom. Her bed has been dismantled and stored. She will be using her current bed that we purchased when she started at Weinberg. It is comfortable and has added safety benefits. The mover comes at 8:30 AM tomorrow to move her from Weinberg and then it will be done. And a whole new group of things will start. Stay tuned.