Saturday, Nov. 12

Woke up at 6 a.m. and found that Mother was awake, too, and ready to come to the den. Once I got her settled, though, I laid back down on the couch and drifted off to sleep again. Hubbie came down around 7 a.m., and I woke up briefly, but drifted off again and didn't wake up again until 8 a.m.

That's my usual way when there a crisis (such as Mother's illness)...I run full speed for several days in a row, then crash. After that, I'm good to go again for a while.

After breakfast, I helped Mother get seated in the kitchen, where she cut up bread to dry. The bread will be used to make dressing at Thanksgiving. While she did that, I walked on the treadmill and did weights exercises.

Afterward, Mother went back to the den, and I got ready for the day. Then I did this and that around the house until lunchtime.

After lunch, we watched a couple of one-hour shows. I made a batch of chai tea while we were doing that. Around 2 p.m., Mother was ready for a nap.

While she slept, I went to my office computer to do several things I've been putting off, including writing a letter to my friend who lives in Texas to include in a birthday card next week.

Mother slept until around 4 p.m. and then came back to the den. She is now using her walker to go back and forth from her bedroom to the bathroom and to the den, though I walk right behind her to make sure she doesn't fall.

Supper tonight was barbecue on buns, slaw, and corn-on-the-cob. Mother chose to have a hot dog on a bun instead of barbecue, but she ate servings of the slaw and corn with it.

Following supper, we watched a couple of Hallmark Channel movies..."The Christmas Visitor," and "Mistletoe over Manhattan." Mother was ready to go to bed afterward.

Once Mother was settled, Hubbie and I watched our favorite college football team play to a wide-margin win. I'd recorded the game on DVR.