Thursday, June 2

Supposed to be 100 degrees today.  Wonder what August will be.

Cowboy and I celebrated our 34th wedding anniversary yesterday.  It was also Marsha's day to cover for me so I could get out.  I went out and did errands, some shopping and bought groceries.  Last night we went to an Italian restaurant and had a good meal.  He had asked me the other day about ordering an army ring for him.  The one he always wore just falls right off of him at this point.  We ordered it for his anniversary present but it is not here yet. 

He has always said there are two things he is really proud of in his life.  The first is his success in the Army.  The second is the 10 years he spent teaching Motorcycle Safety Training.  Both represent service so he should be proud.

Last night he was restless.  He kept raising up in the bed and looking around, laying back down and then repeating that.  It seemed like he was in one of his hallucinatory states.  You almost felt like he was seeing something when he raised up and looked.

Marsha said he didn't want lunch yesterday but he ate pretty well last night and he ate all his breakfast of  2 eggs and 2 slices of toast and orange juice this morning.

I am still spending some time most days going through old stuff.  This morning I found his report card from the 8th grade.  It was excellent !  There is also a toy soldier from he was a small boy that is literally in pieces but he still has it.  I also found a wooden box full of army pins and things.  In the same pile are golf tees, pen refills, and just junk.  He has never much cared to organize the memorabilia of his life but I remember well the day I met him.  There was not a single piece of paper on his desk and you could have eaten off the floor.  That was all about presenting impeccable military discipline.  When he was in the military he went and got a haircut every week to set an example for the young soldiers.

Right now Cowboy is getting his bath and shave and then I am going to take him to get a haircut and go to the base and pick up my glasses that I had repaired.  That will be enough for today.