Dinner at Giuseppe's

Pat and I made a Costco run.  And then we ran up to Camas for dinner at the Puffin Cafe.  We did not get to have dinner, but we went there.  There was a sign on the door about being closed for kitchen remodel.  Then Pat looked them up.  Their website said nothing about being closed, but their facebook page did.  It also showed their hours as closing at 6, so even if they hadn't been closed for remodel we would have been too late.  We got there a little after 6.
So then we went to Giuseppe's over in Portland.  Pat had chicken parmigiana and I had fettucini.  I didn't even eat a third of the plate.  It really was a huge portion.  It was a very nice dinner and we ate in the lounge.  That is one of the strange things for me.  I have almost always had minors in my care and have not been able to eat in lounges when the restaurants are full. 
Thanks Pat for a lovely dinner. 

Mom is in Her Own World

Went to visit Mom today.  I have no idea where she is in her head.  She kept talking about someone right there giving us information and how we had to weigh it and decide if it was good information.  I think maybe about bunions.  She introduced me to Cami.  She is extremely restlest. 
Once I got home I made a doctor appt. for her.  This may just be progression of the disease.  She is sundowning again and that is not good in an adult care home.  So we have to see, if anything, what we can do about that.  And just the restlessness and moving all the time. 
I find it funny how when she is in this state she gets around a lot better.  She still reaches for hands and railings but never acts like she is losing her balance.  Anyway she has an appointmet next week.
Then I also called their med management program to get that ball rolling.  A pharmacist will look at exactly what she is taking and make recommendations on any changes that may need to be made.  I suspect there are some. 

She's Mad

Had a chat with the little woman today.  I had told her of the plans to move.  She got mad and said is that why you made us move out here so you could move by yourself.  No, no it was not.  So I explained she needs to live with her mom and her siblings and David.  And it had nothing to do with me moving.  Me moving is because I am going to sell Mom's  house.  And I need to have somewhere to live.  I'm really surprised she didn't ask me to move out there, but that is okay.  I would have had to tell her no.
We also talked about when exactly I was coming to visit and that seemed to make her calmer.  She doesn't like change.  And she likes to know exactly what is happening and when.  It's partly normal and partly her anxiety.  She felt better by the end of the conversation and more understanding.

Red Velvet

As I was driving to a bakery that I knew had Red Velvet cupcakes, I was reminded of many searches before to find them.  Red Velvet was not the little's favorite, but once a year they had to put up with it or go without. 
These cupcakes at this bakery were small.  Like the size you would make at home.  And so I got two.  And then when I got home I ate one.  And I was disappointed.  When you buy singles at a bakery you are paying a lot more than say a grocery store bakery.  So after eating that one I wished I had went to Larson's on the off chance they had Red Velvet.  Larson's was the last place I got one and it was divine. 
I don't know what the policy is at this bakery.  But I would swear that first cupcake was yesterday's cupcake.  The part exposed to air had a stiffness to it.  And the frosting was stiff also. 
After dinner, from Golden Tusk, I was watching a movie and decided to eat the other cupcake even though the first one was disappointing.  It was there....I had to eat it.  Well it was a totally different cupcake.  I would say that cupcake was fresh today.  No stiffness and the frosting had much more flavor.  Still not as good as Larson's, but pretty good. 

More Dents

Par for the course....I have started working on some other piles.  And I have finished no piles.  Well that is not true.  Under the table is cleaned out. But it took me several different days to get it done. 
Today I worked on clearing off Mom's dresser.  I have a big box filled with clothes to go to the Goodwill.  I have almost a garbage bag of garbage. 
I'm trying hard to be aware.  Not throwing garbage (clothes with holes,etc) into the Goodwill boxes.  Garbage needs to go to the garbage can. 
I have another box filling for the littles.  It amazes me the things that turn up.  Toys that had been missing.  I have found five pairs of scissors.  I have found twenty pens and many teaspoons. 
Anyway my piles are diminishing.  And that is progress.  Going to have to pick up the pace soon though to get done by the end of March. 

One

It's almost a month since the kids moved.  Today there was a knock on the door and then the doorbell rang.  Why do kids do that?  Anyway it was a newer friend.  My understanding is she lives with one parent and then the other parent moved into the neighborhood last summer/fall.  So she came to see if the kids could play. 
Before the little man left he pretty much said good-bye to all his friends in the neighborhood.  He may have missed a couple, but he has a large circle. So it really doesn't surprise me that none of them have come by.  I have the oldest ipad so I know when our old neighbor "calls" him to play roblox. 
The little woman on the other hand told no one.  She did not say good-bye to anyone.  She did not go to school with me to return items.  I thought she might so she could say good-bye to the one friend she had in class.  She opted not to.  I would have thought that maybe one of her friends in the neighborhood would check up on her.  Now I don't know why I thought that.  History has already proven that no one ever checks up on her.  The last couple of months she was only playing with one girl, who no longer lives in the neighborhood.  That girl would come over and they would go play.  I don't expect to see her because her grandparents know that my kids moved. 
I find it kind of sad that only one came by to play.  One. 

Update

There was an evening event at the kids' school.  Cassie took this picture of the little man.  I so miss that little face and all those wonderful hugs.  He is doing all right there.  He tested the limits almost right at first.  Found out Mom doesn't mess around and has been much better since then. 
I laugh at this picture because he is wearing a hoodie and shorts.  I thought the cold back there might change that, but I guess not.