:hiya: The bad days seem to outnumber the good days lately. But today was pretty good up until this early evening. I love these kids so much and the little one can be such a sweetie, but there is something so wrong with him and no one wants to get involved in his care and treatment. It makes me so sad to see that they are willing to throw away this childs very brilliant mind. They know we don't have the money or the knowledge to do this on our own, so why are they doing this? If he gets no help I am afraid he will be in jail for some horrible crime by the time he is 16. He says he likes being mean to the babies and animals.

Got the bathroom cleaned from top to bottom today. Spring cleaning has arrived for me. I know it is a long way off but I think it will take me a bit longer this year to get to everything anyhow. Where do all the shampoo bottles come from? Just enough left in them for one more washing. I mixed them all together and put it in a dispenser for washing hands, kind of like soft soap. The kids love it. The 6 yr old said it makes her hands smell pretty. She is very self consious about her hands. She has a couple of warts that kids at school tease her about. I think it is time for a Dr. to see her. I have tried all the over the counter stuff and she still has them.

I got to play with the babies tonight after I got my kids in bed. They had just as much fun as I did. I love being a grandma, and they are at that cute but naughty stage, so I don't have to deal a whole lot with the discipline part. We had cookies and got real messy and the mommies had to clean them up while I cleaned myself up. What a treat.

Mom is feeling a bit better, but still sleeps most of the time. Dad gets so lonely for someone to talk to. I try to make a point of finding something each day that would interest him and sit and talk about it to him. I try real hard not to bring up this new medicare part D stuff though. I have had to go over it with him so many times and he just does not get it. I try to assure him that I am on top of it for him and he doesn't need to worry about it. Dad's 80th birthday is coming up on March. He still looks 60, and until this alzheimers hit him he was so active and did everything for himself and helped run the farm. That blessed old man is my dad and I love him so.