Sunday, March 17, 2013

Sunday, March 17

Rats !  I missed my friends coming through on Friday.  They needed to get closer to home on Friday and my schedule just didn't work out.  I am hoping to go visit them all next month.  Here's hoping.

The band drove to the home on Friday and played a "set" in the memory unit in the morning and then had lunch with Cowboy.  We had about 15 or so folks come to hear us play but the other residents can be in their rooms and still hear the music.  The band members and I spent some time talking with the residents and a couple of the spouses that were there visiting.  One of our ladies was talking to Herman and told him that her first husband was named Herman.  He joked "Maybe I am him !"  Some of these fellows are a joy to visit with and others are just too far into their own world.

We had catfish and trimmings for lunch and it was very good.  In the afternoon we played for the regular nursing home.  At first it didn't look like we would have many folks but as time went by more and more arrived. One of the aides brought Cowboy over for the second "set" and even served him a beer.  About 2:30 a motorcycle group that comes once a month arrived, beer and chips were served and it was quite a party.  There was a fellow in the motorcycle group with a great voice and he sang "Danny Boy" and a couple of other songs with us.  We had a great time.  Long day, but we came home tired and happy.

The motorcycle group were local folks that ride with the Patriot Guard and the Christian Motorcycle Assoc.

Saturday was busy.  We had an emergency drill on Saturday AM that included members of the Emergency Management Committee, the sub-committees, the Citizens Band Radio group, the Citizens on Patrol group (all based in our retirement community), the local police and EMS folks and some of the management of our community.  I used to be deeply involved in the committee but now am a volunteer.  There were also about 60 folks who volunteered to be "victims".  It went very well.  I am proud to be a part of the effort.

I then dashed to the dulcimer practice since this group is planning on going to Cowboy's home on the 25th.  Needed to be sure I could answer any questions that might come up and find out where things stood.

I went to see Cowboy today.  He was watching TV in the common area.  We looked at the paper and  visited a bit.  I stayed and had lunch with him.  He was very talkative today.  Was telling me about this resident and that one.  Apparently some fellow threw his liquid medicine this morning and Cowboy ended up with some of it on him so he had to be changed.  He wasn't upset about it, just told me about it.

After lunch he didn't want to go outside so we went back to his room.  He went to his bed rather than his chair and I asked him if he wanted a nap.  He said yes, so I made him comfy and came on home.

A friend and band member showed me a better route to the home that avoids the interstate.  I took it home and it didn't seem to take an longer and was much more pleasant.  I think that will be my new normal for driving there (unless I have an errand that requires being in town).

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