Grandpa and Christopher.. Thanksgiving Dinner

To catch up a little....here is the group at the church today for the annual Thanksgiving meal. I am the odd one out and stayed home as I am still sick with food poisoning....at least that's what they said in the Emergency room at the hosptial. That was Sunday night and I am still queazy but much better. This is the group that made it to the church this morning. They said they had fun. Dad looks like he is having a good time...free food always put a smile on his face. LOL He had cherry dump cake for dessert. It's a bit cold here now...we had rain all day yesterday so that brought the temps way down.

Stories, Stories, Stories...

OH I have plenty to write....just not plenty of time. I find myself easily distracted with other things to get done. I had surgery a couple/3 weeks ago and I am still having to sit in a wheel chair. I hate it....then the second week in December I will be having the other surgery and AGAIN another 4 weeks in a wheel chair.
Rod does just about everything around here right now....he does 98% of everything for Dad. I do manage to get up and walk to the car 4 days a week to take him to the Senior Center but they come out to the car to get him. Rod picks him up then.
So we are finding a way. Rod does all the tending to Dad and insists that I don't get up. So I try to do as the Dr told me to do.
I told Dad he was going to have to help take care of ME for awhile. LOL
In the meantime, Dad has done enough funny stuff to keep us laughing, that's for sure. I have the list here in front of me on my desk.
Let me write just a few short ones just for kicks...

*I made Dad an appt for a massage...I said "She sure is pretty, Dad."
Dad says,"A pretty girl don't do me any good anymore."

*I had collected a spider in a jar with her egg sac. I could have sworn I saw the babies starting to come out....and then realized I did not. I said to Dad, "I must be seeing things." Dad's reply, "Why not, I DO!"

*This last one really isn't about Dad. It's about the other comedic in the house, Rod. I had gone out with my girlfriends to dinner one evening and Dad and Rod stayed home. That was the night that Dad was having his run of diaherra, no pun intended there. lol
We [my girlfriends} were seated to a nice evening meal and I had picked up my cell phone and noticed Rod had tried to call me but I didn't hear it. So I called him back. He said all was fine now but he couldn't find the Depends so he fixed something up. {Oh lord, I thought} I didn't ask any questions either.
I didn't think anything about it until I got home and nearly wet my pants laughing when I had seen what Rod had rigged up. He left an extra pair for the next time on the bathroom counter. {not near as bad as the clothes pole he rigged up but damn near close, inside joke to some.} Photo attached below. Just make sure you don't have anything to drink in your mouth when you look.

What's Going On....

We have been rather busy around here. Dad has been doing well in healing his cut on his brow...it's almost completely gone and has been a little more cautious.
I decided to have my knee surgery while he was still up and able to get around. That was almost brought to a halt with his fall but thankfully he didn't break anything. I really told him that I needed him to be very careful so that he could help me out when I have my surgeries. I know he feels helpless when it comes to doing anything physical around here but helping us with NOT doing things without help is the way to help us. Calling us before he tries something he might not be successful out is one way to prevent a fall.
After getting that message across off we go to get my first surgery over with. Last Thursday I had the first one. Early in the morning we all arrived at the hospital. Dad wanted to be with Rod during all that instead of going to the Senior Ctr. That was fine since I knew he would be worried anyway. Rod did take him to the Senior Center right before lunch after the Dr came out to talk to Rod. Dad was ready to go knowing I was okay. I wanted Dad to be at the center so Rod could get me home, run errands, get prescriptions, etc, before he had to go pick up Dad.
We got through that day fine...sorta, haha Just those little things that make one sigh and then keep on going. I am the detail person and when I am not running the show, Rod runs around in circles yelling, "Which way do I go, which way do I go."haha IMHO.
I remember very little about after the surgery and for the next day or so...
Dad had his lower back injection the very next day after my surgery. It had been scheduled for a couple months. Rod took him while I stayed home. All went well with that. In fact, Dad says that he didn't feel any pain in his lower back yesterday. The Dr had told Rod that he was going to try the medicine in another area to see if that is any better than where he has been putting it before. I do believe the Dr may have gotten the medicine in the absolute correct spot this time. It takes a while to find out exactly where the medicine does its best job. Once the Dr finds it, then it's so much better each time. Dad doesn't always tell the Dr helpful information about what is helping and what isn't...he saves that for when he gets home. Haha. This time it worked out well.
Dad missed going to the Senior Center on Friday due to getting the injection. So he missed the Halloween Party. I had planned to have him dress for the costume party. Now he didn't know what the plan was BUT I was going to have him dress up like an OLD LADY. LOL I KNOW he would have done it. It would have been so crazy awesome and they all would have had a good laugh with it. So I will keep that in mind for next year. I just need a good wig. I hadn't figured that part out yet so I guess it wasn't quite ready for this year. I just need a good blue-gray haired wig. I have the clothes and pearls and handbag. hehehe
Amy and Chris were here last night for Halloween. The weather was puuuuuuurrrrfect for Trick or Treaters. They passed out candy and we took photos. Dad didn't go outside to see the Trick or Treaters like he said he wanted to do just some days ago. I think he was rather tired after a busy day. We ordered pizza and had a good time watching reruns of the Munsters and Addams Family. Oh and we watched 2 old Vincent Price scary movies.
Even though I am not supposed to put any weight on this knee for 4 weeks....*sigh*, I am taking Dad to the Senior Center tomorrow. He just can't lie around here and sleep all day like he WILL do if he doesn't have something to keep him busy. He will miss all of them, especially his friend, John. Dad needs to keep up his exercise and get his good meals and coffee he loves so much. They told me that I can just drive him up to the door and they will come out and assist him in the building with his walker while I am in this condition. Of course, Rod is concerned I will fall being alone or worse, Dad will fall going out the door and then I can't help him up. I just say I will be careful and would rather take that chance than to have Dad go backwards in his mobility! Rod will have to settle for that answer. The Dr told him and me today that I could drive...I just had to keep the weight off the knee until it heals.
I will be continuing my surgery on the next knee 2nd week in December. Christmas will be a little undecorated this year....I hate that but maybe I can get Amy and Chris to come help. They will be doing the cooking this year for the holidays. That actually is a good thing for ME!