PEACE and SLEEP
October 13, 2006
It feels like ages since I’ve blogged- for which I have received many complaints from my friends. Ben’s upstairs sleeping- he took a nap at 4:00 and now it’s 8:00 PM and I am debating waking him up or letting him sleep. I suppose one of the reasons you haven’t heard much from me is there hasn’t been too many episodic adventures around here in a while but even as write that …
So anyway, we’re settling into more of a routine around here- thank goodness to the COPES caregivers, what we call Ben’s ‘assistants.’ Now we’ve got 2 primary and 2 back-up assistants- they all bring something new to the table and they are all excellent. We are truly blessed. I’m adjusting to having the help and trying to learn to pace myself so I don’t burn out.
Even though Ben’s on the upward swing, we’ve still got a long way to go. And it’s hitting me that now I am going to have to be the one to keep our little family afloat. But I have to figure out something that isn’t stressful and doesn’t take me away from Ben much. That pretty much rules out real estate for now, but maybe I’ll get my license just in case. But I’ve had the real estate class on my computer for how long? A 60-hour class and I’ve only done 2 hours. And I can’t even pass the first lesson of a class I used to teach. So, what does that tell me? Pick another direction perhaps.
Writing is what I truly want to do, but it’s not practical for making $$$$ quick as far as selling a novel goes. I’m starting to query some magazines with ideas for articles. I’ve written a decent query letter, I think. But now I have to learn how to type a business letter- all the stuff I always had a secretary do- I am hopelessly inept at figuring out how to put the address into WORKS so it’s saved. Eeeeeeekkkkk!
But the good thing is I got out a whole TON of applications and paperwork for all of Ben’s stuff and programs we can apply for out this week- like the City of Olympia has a program for repairing your house with no interest and we wouldn’t have to pay it off till we sell. So we’ll see what becomes of all that. You can’t win a the lottery unless you buy a ticket, right?
I’m still moving the furniture around, trying to figure out what’s the best set-up for our new lifestyle. Now we’ve got a dining room table so I’m happy.
We finally named little kitty- Brenda thought of it- Black Bart- he was a stagecoach robber which fits his personality to a tee. Since Bogie came home, Black Bart clearly is the Alpha-Kitty around here. At first, Bogie was pretty irritated we’d replaced him. But now that Bogie has put some weight back on and the two kitties wrestle all day. Bogie has to have his food away from Blackie (Ben’s name for him), Bones eats Bart’s food. And Black Bart will only eat dog food. So there you have it.
Ben continues to make incredible progress- he’s truly amazing. He’s still physically a bit wobbly but cognitively he’s doing much better. His speech therapist who works mainly on his memory was shocked at how much better he scored on her tests since his seizures in August. His attention is improving which is a big part of getting his memory back. He’s often remembering stuff like what he did yesterday and what he had for breakfast- even that his friends came to visit last week so that’s really improving. He’s sleeping too. Yippee! Plus, I can reason with him- like now when he asks if he can drive, he actually understands when I explain and he even laughs and agrees. He continues to be laid-back and happy. He likes all 4 of his assistants and doesn’t even question what they are here for- he’s so used to having an ’assistant.’ Today he was looking up stuff on the Metzger Map and on the net already thinking about buying property. He thinks we are rich, so now rather than try to explain otherwise, I just go with it. I tell him he’s been a good provider and given me everything I’ve ever wanted and it’s the truth.
It feels like ages since I’ve blogged- for which I have received many complaints from my friends. Ben’s upstairs sleeping- he took a nap at 4:00 and now it’s 8:00 PM and I am debating waking him up or letting him sleep. I suppose one of the reasons you haven’t heard much from me is there hasn’t been too many episodic adventures around here in a while but even as write that …
So anyway, we’re settling into more of a routine around here- thank goodness to the COPES caregivers, what we call Ben’s ‘assistants.’ Now we’ve got 2 primary and 2 back-up assistants- they all bring something new to the table and they are all excellent. We are truly blessed. I’m adjusting to having the help and trying to learn to pace myself so I don’t burn out.
Even though Ben’s on the upward swing, we’ve still got a long way to go. And it’s hitting me that now I am going to have to be the one to keep our little family afloat. But I have to figure out something that isn’t stressful and doesn’t take me away from Ben much. That pretty much rules out real estate for now, but maybe I’ll get my license just in case. But I’ve had the real estate class on my computer for how long? A 60-hour class and I’ve only done 2 hours. And I can’t even pass the first lesson of a class I used to teach. So, what does that tell me? Pick another direction perhaps.
Writing is what I truly want to do, but it’s not practical for making $$$$ quick as far as selling a novel goes. I’m starting to query some magazines with ideas for articles. I’ve written a decent query letter, I think. But now I have to learn how to type a business letter- all the stuff I always had a secretary do- I am hopelessly inept at figuring out how to put the address into WORKS so it’s saved. Eeeeeeekkkkk!
But the good thing is I got out a whole TON of applications and paperwork for all of Ben’s stuff and programs we can apply for out this week- like the City of Olympia has a program for repairing your house with no interest and we wouldn’t have to pay it off till we sell. So we’ll see what becomes of all that. You can’t win a the lottery unless you buy a ticket, right?
I’m still moving the furniture around, trying to figure out what’s the best set-up for our new lifestyle. Now we’ve got a dining room table so I’m happy.
We finally named little kitty- Brenda thought of it- Black Bart- he was a stagecoach robber which fits his personality to a tee. Since Bogie came home, Black Bart clearly is the Alpha-Kitty around here. At first, Bogie was pretty irritated we’d replaced him. But now that Bogie has put some weight back on and the two kitties wrestle all day. Bogie has to have his food away from Blackie (Ben’s name for him), Bones eats Bart’s food. And Black Bart will only eat dog food. So there you have it.
Ben continues to make incredible progress- he’s truly amazing. He’s still physically a bit wobbly but cognitively he’s doing much better. His speech therapist who works mainly on his memory was shocked at how much better he scored on her tests since his seizures in August. His attention is improving which is a big part of getting his memory back. He’s often remembering stuff like what he did yesterday and what he had for breakfast- even that his friends came to visit last week so that’s really improving. He’s sleeping too. Yippee! Plus, I can reason with him- like now when he asks if he can drive, he actually understands when I explain and he even laughs and agrees. He continues to be laid-back and happy. He likes all 4 of his assistants and doesn’t even question what they are here for- he’s so used to having an ’assistant.’ Today he was looking up stuff on the Metzger Map and on the net already thinking about buying property. He thinks we are rich, so now rather than try to explain otherwise, I just go with it. I tell him he’s been a good provider and given me everything I’ve ever wanted and it’s the truth.
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