Do – a deer a female deer
Okay, another difficult day with Dad. Not all day. Just this evening. The day started out good with a run over to the VA for a fasting lab, and then breakfast in the Canteen (that’s the cafeteria to you regular folks). And then I took Dad to the Senior Center for the Day.
Re – a drop of golden sun
This evening, we joined some family members at the VFW to eat dinner. Only Dad wasn’t hungry, he had had a late snack (4pm).
Mi – a name I call myself
After dinner we drove home. On the way home I was in living hell. Dad started to think we were in Chicago, and that I was going the wrong way home. So the entire drive home Dad yelled at me about me driving the wrong way, and could we just stop at the VFW to pick-up his car before it was stolen? Dad: “I need to get home tonight in Lemon, IL. My dog Caitlyn is home alone and I don’t want her to starve to death. Can you please take me home now?” This whole monologue would repeat itself only in a more angrier and angrier tone. All the while I was thinking, I hope he doesn’t hit me. If he did hit me, what would I do? What can I do to avoid being hit? Should I call the police? If I did get hit- how bad could it be??
Fa – a long long way to run
Finally Dad quieted down and started to relax, and even apologized for yelling at me. Which was truly amazing. We got home, and crept in to the house. Dad grabbed Caitlyn and gave her the long lost hug and kiss, you give someone, you think you’re never going to see again. I disappeared in to my room. Dad came in later to apologize again. Which is really amazing, because you’d think he’d have forgotten about the yelling by then.
Sol- a needle pulling thread
Note to self: Never drive Dad anywhere by yourself again. Especially after dark (Sundowners).
La – a note to follow so
Well, I have to get to bed early, I have a rehearsal tomorrow morning at 9:30 am for the Community Band concert on Sunday. So good night sweet blog, good night.
Ti – a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do
Many thanks to composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II for the use of their lyrics from the “Sound of Music”.