A Better Day

My dear Auntie had a much better day today. She woke up and completely forgot about Carol's death. She was pretty happy all day. I have to give a hand to Sarah R. for giving me some tips on keeping her focused during the day.

Lynne brought her to me around 11:00 am this morning. I was fixing lunch and she kept asking me if she could help with anything. I gave her a skein of yarn and had her roll it into a ball. This kept her focused for some time. She ate a very good lunch and then sat down and looked at the newspaper. She would read a few articles and then fold it all back up so neatly. She did this for most of the afternoon.

We also went to look around our new house today. She loved it. Although she thinks she will just be spending a few nights with me until Bob and Carol are back from their vacation. I am so excited to get us all moved in. There is a beautiful covered patio that I think she is really going to enjoy. I took pictures of the new house but my camera is on its last leg....everything turned out so blurry. I will borrow Lynne's camera and post pictures of the property. We are going to enjoy every bit of those 6 acres. Caleb already had quite the time trying to hit every inch of the property.

Speaking of Caleb.....he has been such a joy to Aunt Earline. He just treats her like another cousin. She spent a couple of hours watching him play his Nintendo DS and having the cutest conversations. She kept telling me how cute he was and how SMART he was. He was even giving her lessons on Nintendo lingo .....you know....stylus (he gave her a phonetics lesson on this word because she referred to it as a wand (gasp). She now knows how to say stylus and what one is. He also discussed profiles with her but I am not sure she caught on to that one.
He even entertained her with a rendition of 3 Blind Mice. She loved it. He did tell her that he was the only one who could sing it, though.

After yesterday and her grief, I was glad to see her so happy. Don't worry, everyone. We are going to be all right.