Dear Diary Thursday...

This is truly pathetic, but I can't believe how excited I am that I have tomorrow off of work and can SLEEP IN. I know I will probably only sleep until 6:00 am, but that is more sleep than I have had since the week before Christmas! It was so difficult pulling myself out of bed this morning, especially when I had my electric blanket wrapped around me, turned on, and I was toasty warm. DAMMIT! Oh well, things will hopefully smooth out in the next few days for myself and my family.

Went to the rehab center last night to take my Dad dinner and ended up staying there for four hours. It was a good time, watched some football with my Dad and then got to meet some of the other patients. My Dad is rooming with a surly, unhappy, grumbly old man who I just adore....Charles. He had a car accident and it caused a blood clot to be thrown into his brain. He is getting around pretty well, has just the slightest slur in his speech, but will always need care and, unfortunately for Charles, he has a bitch of a wife who won't even come see him, let alone make an effort to take care of him. I bring him marshmallows and fruit cake every day and try and make his day a bit brighters. I also have met Lucille, who is over 90 and just a sprite of a person!! And yesterday I met Hazel, she has no family that visits her, is very lonely and suffering from either Dementia or Alzheimers, and started to cry yesterday when I was walking to the dining room. She is just so lonely and just wants to go home, and that is not going to happen. So for the remaining time my Dad is there, I am going to make an effort to go and visit Hazel so that she knows that SOMEBODY cares for her. And who knows, I might even visit these people AFTER my Dad checks out. Old people are just so damn cute!!!