quiet day
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For a while now I have been trying to make some changes in my life. One of them is to calm life down. Now I can be a bit of a drama queen (hey! I am a woman!) and I know that stress is not good for me and worse for Ray so I am trying to de-stress us both. As Ray ages he certainly appreciates the quiet life. And if he is stressed the result shows up in his sugar readings, they sky rocket, so it is in his interest too that we live a quieter life.
This resulted in me having a very quiet birthday. But it was good because that was my choice.
I wondered how to make the day special and came up with a plan. I sent Ray off to Daycare as usual. Then I went down to our small shopping village and bought two large iced and filled cakes. I took them down to Mum's Dementia lodge and had them cut up for morning tea. That way I shared them with Mum and all her companions. And it was worth it to see how much they all appreciated the cream and jam filled treats! The expressions on the faces as they licked their lips was amazing! It is so much better to give than to receive when you can receive so much from giving!
The rest of the day was the usual shopping and I visited a girlfriend for the last hour before Ray came home. I did have a lot of greetings on the phone and by email (thank you, thank you) and a few cards in my letter box so it was a good day. And a friend who used to be a florist left a beautifully boxed flower arrangement on my doorstep!
I finished the day by taking Ray out to dinner. I have posted a new caregiver's hint too as I have found a way of making dining out easier for Ray. It is hard when he has so many issues to enjoy a meal out. BUT we have actually had three meals out recently and all have gone well.
We had Steve and Pam and the two little ones over on Sunday night and just had takeout (Asha's suggestion) and so not a lot of tidying up afterwards. Alex's new party trick is to stand and smile. He actually stood for over a minute at one stage so it will not be long before he is walking now. Which is good as Pam is expecting the next baby mid-August. He is a beautiful boy now, big cheeky grin and a little gurgly laugh. Tori is a great BIG SISTER and plays with him nicely when asked to do so. She is still Granma's best girl too.
We are going out to craft this afternoon and Lions Club dinner tonight so I should get some more greetings, then our next door neighbour is taking us out to coffee after I finish here with you all on chat so the blessings continue. It is good to have friends, in real time and in cyberspace and I do give thanks for all of you.
Thanks to all who sent me greetings and personal messages. You are the BEST!
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