Journal November 9 2009 Monday

Gratitude And Ponderings
1- ate bland food
@ Furr's cafeteria
2- visited Dad at Texan Nursing and Rehab
with Steve and Mamacita
he rants on and on
about how he's had 13 wives
sophia's not his wife
she could be any old lady
tomorrow we could send another
old lady in
and tell him she was his wife
he demands to see his name
in the phone book
and even when we show it to him
he thinks his name
should be in the St. Albans
phone book
he wants to see the doctor
who put him in this place
he wants to go back to the hospital
and the doctor better bring his card
nothing will do but we arrange that
for him
3- mamacita, steve and i go to a used bookstore
where mamacita exchanges
some already read books
for some books yet to read
steve finds 2 books to read
and i found 2 Feehan books
on Val's wish list
4- when steve took mamacita
back for doc's visit to dad
enroute
she had a screaming meanie fit
because steve had called
dad's sister Charlotte
as she requested
I guess nobody wants to
talk with me ever
she screetched
and i don't spoze you told her
it was my idea to call
5- I've left out of my blogs
most of her screaming meanie
hissy fits
one never knows
what will set her off
but there's no need
to walk around on eggshells
because no matter what one does
sooner or later
sometimes it fells like daily
she's gonna erupt like a volcano
scorching who ever is within reach
with her acid tongue
or her tears
and moany groany songs
why don't you just hit me
/shoot me dead with a gun
6- a few nites back
steve had an aha!
about all of this
seeing clearly
how never being able
to please her
with any guarantedd stability
led him to always
trying to please others
in his life
7- back to scenario with dad
steve sketched dad's concerns
to doc
who came in with card to prove
who he was
and explained
how dad was where he was
by consensus
and that by the time
doc came back in 3 weeks
for his regular visit
to the nursing home
dad would probably
feel better oriented
he told dad we chose this place
because it's the best one in Victoria
and encouraged him to get up
and out and about
to meet people
8- after doc left
steve asked dad if he felt better
dad grunted
9- when steve was recapping
and mentioned doc's visit
dad perked up and said
yeah and how did that turn out?
as if he wasn't even there . . .
10- we shopped all over town
to find some shoes for dad
and made a grocery store run
shopping in a strange town
can be difficult
11- came home and watched part 1
of a 3 part CSI series
this one set in Miami
importing a character from
California CSI
12- i read a bit
then slept from midnite
til 1:30 a.m.
got up and read some more
i'm up to p. 333
in Phylos The Thiebetan's
AN EARTH DWELLER'S RETURN