Friday, Dec. 30

Beautiful day today...sunny and mild. We were up around 7:30, and after breakfast, I did a treadmill session and weights exercises. While I cooling down, we decided to go to a matinee movie to see "I Bought a Zoo," starring Matt Damon.

Once I was dressed and ready for the day, I went to Mother's house to help her take a shower. It was a challenge for Mother to get in and out of her tub...definitely more difficult than it was at our house. I need to look for something easier than the bath stool for Mother to use...something with a board that she can use to scoot onto a stool. I think something like that is available for wheelchair-bound folks.

We had lunch at Mother's house...leftover veggie soup, and crackers with Italian cream cheese. The movie started at 12:50, so we got ready to go a little early, so that Mother would have plenty of time to use her walker to get to the van, and then, with assistance, step up into the vehicle.

At the theater, we used the wheelchair, which was good, since the screen showing the movie we chose was at the far end of the theater. There weren't many folks in the theater when we arrived, so the wheelchair space was vacant. Pretty soon, though, lots of folks arrived, and most seats were filled except the first couple of rows.

Later, a member of our water aerobics group arrived, with three grandchildren in tow. They "pardon me, excuse us, oops-ed!" their way over our feet to get settled into their seats. No sooner had they gotten settled, though, than the woman and one of the kids had to "pardon me, excuse us, oops!" their way back across our feet, because the kid had to visit the bathroom.

When they returned, they each had trays of food and drinks that they had to balance as they "pardon me, excuse us, oops-ed!" their way across our feet. Were they settled in? Well, for a little while. But it wasn't long before another of the kids had to visit the bathroom, so...

The movie is a wonderful family feature, and we thoroughly enjoyed it. We were back home around 3:30, and I put together a casserole from the leftover beef roast dinner. While I did that, Mother made an Italian cream cheese ball for us to enjoy tomorrow night in celebration of New Year's Eve.

Mother ate supper with us at our house, but she went home immediately afterward. A shower, a movie, making a cheese ball, and having supper at our house were enough to wear her out.

Later we watched TV, including our favorite college basketball team, as they played to another wide-margin win.