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Dad is taking a nap today....usually he takes one in the living room with his feet up. Dad just learned to use the TV in his bedroom. haha Family joke with Dad and the remotes. This TV is easier to use and he learned it in one lesson last night after he asked me how to turn it on. I use the timer at night so he can fall asleep with either the Bible on CD or watching Animal Planet. I think he is getting hooked on TV at night like the rest of the world. Mom and Dad never liked a TV in their bedroom and I can't go to sleep without watching the TV for a little bit. Funny how we all have our rituals and get stuck in them.

I asked Nola to take some photos of Dad's house so he knows everything is still there and okay. When he was having dementia so much that was a main concern for him. Now he knows that he was hallucinating. To him, they were very real. He can remember all that too. Even if I had the photos back then, I don't believe he would have believed me anyway. Dementia if very powerful I have learned. Not something I ever want to have for myself one day.

Dad misses home and his friends. He is so looking forward to his next visit.
Dad knows that he has to live with me. I am unable to take care of Dad alone. I thought at one time I could come and stay with him but there is so much to do that I can't physically do anymore. He knows I need to be home. He used to say that when I came to stay with him but I pretended like I could handle it when I really couldn't. He had enough worries.
So now we have come to decision making time about selling the house. It's coming and he says it has to be done. The market is lousy right now so we are just waiting. Dad wants to do things NOW but there are times when you just have to wait. One step at a time.
He does enjoy checking out nature here....and my flowers... He will sit in the kitchen for hours and watch the birds and squirrels in the back yard. I am going to make an obstacle course of sorts for the squirrels so Dad can have that as entertainment. We have 4 squirrels that stay in our yard most of the time. They chase each other and entertain us very well. I am hoping the Orioles are coming back this month for Dad to see. We had so many last year it was the most incredible site. I have an orange out on the picnic table to see if they are around yet.
Dad keeps watching.