Better and Worse Day

Better day for David, he was more awake, and up, which was terrific.  Worse day for me, I had dental surgery.  It took much longer than I or the Doctor anticipated, and the anesthesia kept wearing off.  Right now, I sit here with an ice pack on my cheek and I am hopped up on Advil.  Can you really be hopped up on Advil?

Anyway, before heading for the Dentist, I was the Speaker at the theatre company workshop today.  It went well, and I talked about festivals and about how to apply and research them and some tips on participating.  They seemed to enjoy it, and there were a number of good questions at the end.  I also found out that I will be directing the show that I wanted to for the One Act Festival.  Will keep you all posted on that.

Once home, I had to run out and fill prescriptions and do some grocery shopping at CVS.  I forgot that I would probably be off solid food for a couple days, so had to get some yogurt, apple sauce and ice cream.  Grocery shopping at CVS is a very strange experience.  We watched the latest episode of Ripper Street, then blog, Julia and Paul have adopted a cat and are expanding their circle of friends in Paris and the object, a Hawaiian Feather Helmet.  Number 87.

Correction

When I read the blog tonight, David had a correction, or more accurately, a clarification.  He said Hitler in the dialogue from yesterday because we have been watching a British TV Drama called Foyle’s War and all there are lots of nazi sympathizers and talk about the imminent German invasion.  He doesn’t normally have Hitler on the brain.  He wanted to make that clear.

Today was a rough day.  We had Speech Therapy, which was good, but when David got up this morning, he wasn’t himself, and when we got home from ST, he went right to bed, and asked me to cancel his Physical Therapy session and we didn’t go to the Young Stroke Survivors group that he has been looking so forward to attending.  He says he is just tired, and that is what it seems like.  We will see how he is feeling tomorrow before I begin to worry.  Not much happened except sleep.

Read the blog, and already made the correction, Julia and Paul have moved into their apartment on rue de l’Universite.  The apartment sounds quite appalling, but she says they are happy living a bohemian life in Paris.  Then, the object.  Number 86.  Akan Drum from West Africa, by way of Virginia.

A Speech Therapy Dialogue

OK, this morning we had a great Occupational Therapy session.  Some good movement with David’s right arm.  Nothing really useful yet, but it is getting there.  One of the exercises uses a small platform with wheels that David rolls with his right arm across a table.  Little by little.

I had an appointment with a Rheumatologist in the afternoon, and we are going to taper off the prednisone.  She thinks it is gout, but some more tests will tell.  Also, have to go have x-rays of my feet done.  I should be off the prednisone in a week.

David had a Speech Therapy session with Siobhan this afternoon, and here is a bit of the dialogue:

Siobhan: If you could meet one person, who is still alive, who would that be?

David: Hitler

Siobhan: No, a person who is still alive.

David: Oh (at this point, David can’t say the name of the person and writes a “G” on a pad of paper.)

Scott: “G”, do you mean George?

David: Yes

Siobhan: Ok, George.

Scott: George Bush????

David: No!!!! (this is accompanied by a look like I was crazy – good for him, then he writes another letter on the pad – “C”)

Siobhan: C?

Scott: Oh, I know who it is. (Scott mouths the sound C)

David: Coony. . . . Clooney

Siobhan: (laughs) Why George Clooney

David: (looks at Siobhan like she is crazy, then writes something on the pad)

Siobhan: Hot?

David: Of course.

Siobhan: OK, fair enough.  If you could meet anyone who is not alive, who would it be?

Scott: Hitler??!!

David: No. (Pause) Hemingway.

Sometimes I just don’t know where it comes from, and why Hemingway?  I mean, I get why Hemingway, but why does that come out?  There were a lot more of these questions, and he did a good job.  There was also another tangent about Hitler, and a joke about his being hot, and David shaving his mustache, but I digress.

Went to see Julie Halston, who was fabulous!!!  So funny, and anyone reading this should run, not walk to see her at Birdland where she will be on Monday nights in March.  Very funny and a great review in the Post.

Blog, more time in Paris with Julia and Paul and object number 85, Reformation Centenary Broadsheet.

Is it really March already?

Another quiet day.  Went to the movies this afternoon to see Oz, The Great and Powerful.  We both liked it.  I am a sucker for the Oz stuff, and visually, it was pretty great.  Also watched another episode of House of Cards (UK) and The Good Wife.  Neither were particularly satisfying.  I can’t remember what made last week so much more rewarding, but they were.

More Julia Child, as she and Paul arrived in France and she has her first meal.  It is fun to hear her, even though someone else is narrating, it is her voice you can hear.  Then the blog and object 84, a Mexican Codex Map.
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I feel like I am letting the readers down lately.  We have been getting into a rhythm or rut, if you will, and I suddenly realized that time has begun to slip by.  I cant believe that it is almost mid March!!  The days go by with an unsatisfying regularity.  David sensed it tonight, and was concerned with my well being.  This week, I am going out twice – to see Julie Halston at Birdland tomorrow at 7pm (join me if you can – David may also come, but we will decide tomorrow) and on Thursday, going to Town Hall with college pal, Mary, to see Liza and Alan Cummings in concert.  Looking forward to seeing Mary!  Its been too long.  Anyway, I will try to make the days more interesting and report!!

Julia Child and Wayang Kulit

We went shopping for books on tape today, and ended up with My Life in France by Julia Child.  We had to listen to a number of samples to make sure that the person who was narrating was good for David, and this one was the best.  It also will be interesting and neither of us has read it.  I may even pull out my copy of Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and begin cooking from it again.

We got up this morning and exercised.  The aide got David up and showered.  After I got dressed for the day, we went to Unique Eyewear on 34th Street to get new glasses.  Thanks to Marjorie for the recommendation.  They were very nice and helpful and we picked frames in about five minutes.  I am still going to Cohen Optical to return the glasses that they made incorrectly and either get a refund or have a spare pair made.  So ridiculous.  How can you make the glasses wrong twice!

This afternoon and evening we watched the PBS documentary about Woody Allen.  Very good and funny and insightful.  We also had our call with Claire, Alex and Theo, which was good.  David showed off his arm, a little, and he tried to recreate what he did that made me laugh so much yesterday.

Anyway, then to bed, Julia Child, the Blog and object – number 83 (only 17 to go) Shadow Puppet of Bima.  Good night!

Back on track

Today we got back on track with therapy.  We had Speech first, which we knew would not be a problem.  Had a great conversation with Karen and Christina about the trip and the Barnes Collection.  Karen tried to convince David that he is, indeed saying more.  Then we had Occupational Therapy with Maneshka.  I told her that David was able to move his arm, and she went to work on that immediately.

As I said, David didn’t believe me when I told him that he was moving his arm, but she did some exercises with him that made it clear that he was moving his arm up and down.  It is, as you can imagine, weak from not being used for over six month, but, that is was the work is for.  Now we have some more exercises to add to our daily routine.  She was very impressed, which, in turn, made David impressed.  I do wish that I had videotaped the session, particularly the moment when David made fun of the movement that he did have.  I almost couldn’t stop laughing.  Maybe it was the morning, but I was very prone to laughter in Speech Therapy as well, and Karen did chastise me at one moment when I laughed at something that David wrote.

Once we were done with OT, I checked with Physical Therapy to see if we could get in early so we wouldn’t have to make an additional trip in the snow.  Caroline was available, and we got to work.  David worked on the treadmill, and did some walking around the gym.  He also worked on one of the machines to get more strength on the muscles on his inner leg.  He is turning his foot out because his outer right leg is stronger than the inner.

When we were done, we headed home.  Gail came at 2pm with a surprise visitor from UNIS, Almaz (sp?), and it was a great visit.  David was able to ask what she thought of Jane, the new ED who will be coming this summer, which I was impressed with.  He did some more work with Gail, and then we had a visit from Michelle bearing gifts from Second Ave Deli.  Thanks.  Again, great to hear stories from UNIS.

After Michelle left, David was ready for a well deserved nap!  It was a busy day.  Then, dinner, an episode of House of Cards (UK), the blog, there were comments and corrections, but David just wanted to go to sleep. But no sleep before object number 82 – Miniature of a Mughal Prince.

Dr. Barnes and his collection

We woke up to brilliant sunshine in Philadelphia, and it was supposed to be snowing!  What a great surprise!  We met Mary and Peter, and asked the concierge if there was a place nearby that we could go for breakfast.  She suggested Green Eggs Cafe, and said it was around the corner, less than a block from the hotel.  Well, she lied!  At the end of the day, it was worth the trek, but it was more like 6-7 blocks from the hotel.  Breakfast was very good, and kept David and me pretty full for the rest of the day!  It was also great to break bread again with Peter and Mary.  After the hike back to the hotel, we sat for a few minutes, finished packing, and dropped off our bags with the bellman and headed to the Barnes Foundation.

First, the building is really simple and beautiful.  I think it was a great setting for the collection – calm and quiet – preparing you for the riot of artwork inside.  We had a great time wandering through the galleries, but, at a certain point I went into overload.  It is a really interesting and thoughtful way to present art, but there is something to be said for a bare wall with one incredible painting.  There was so much, and so much of it is great to genius.  I look forward to going back, and would suggest to anyone planning a visit, to spread it over at least two days.  We broke it up, and really just took our time and wandered through.  I say wandered, but I was pretty methodical – starting in room one and ending in room (I am guessing at the number) sixty – I didn’t want to miss anything.

After viewing the collection, we went to a special exhibit on Dr. Barnes, and my favorite part of that were the selection of letters he sent to people denying their requests to see the collection.  He must have been either a very funny guy or just ornery, but he wanted particularly wanted to keep people who thought they were important away.  One of the letters, to Alexander Woolcott, was signed by his dog, Fidèle and in another, writing to Walter P. Chrysler in third person while pretending to be a Third Assistant Secretary he responded: “because he gave strict orders that he is not to be disturbed during his present strenuous efforts to break the world’s record for goldfish swallowing.”  He got my respect!

Then, off to the train, and home.  When we got off and found a Red Cap, we headed up, and it was raining a bit, but by the time we went from the door to the taxi, it had changed to snow.  David’s favorite part of traveling by train is cutting to the front of the taxi lines with the Red Caps!  I thinks it’s pretty cool too, especially when it is wet and cold!

Project Runway tonight (shocking turn of events!) and then the blog and object number 81 (we are getting dangerously close to 100), Shi’a Religious Parade Standard.

Philadelphia

Had a good day. Theatre workshop was good. David had his second appointment with the vision therapist, and it seems that the glasses that he has are not the right prescription. And that was even after we returned the original ones because David didn’t think they were right. I think that with new glasses a lot of the problems that David has had with his vision will clear up.
After the doctor, it was off to Penn Station and the train to Philadelphia. We got on the train with little effort and with help from the Red Cap, and got off the same way. Then off to the hotel, and met with Peter and Mary. Had a lovely chat in the room and a glass of wine, then down for dinner in the restaurant. Nice dinner, and then up to bed, but not before the object – Spanish Pieces of Eight (no link tonight, because I am typing on my IPad).
Tomorrow, breakfast with the Clutes and then the Barnes Museum.
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David's New Glasses
David’s New Glasses – I kinda like them.

Last night’s posting

Well, I can barely remember writing that posting from last night, and have since it was posted, corrected the grammar – sorry, I think I was off on the timing of my sleeping pill.  I must have been totally out of it and just desperate to get it up and posted.  I wasn’t drunk, I swear!! When I got up this morning, I thought the first thing I needed to do was write the blog.  Yesterday had so much more than just insurance!

Seeing what there is to drink
Seeing what there is to drink

First, David made his own breakfast.  Before you get too excited, it was a bowl of cereal, but he did it all on his own.  The picture proves it.  Each day we are adding new activities to make him more independent.  We headed off to speech therapy and David had his first session alone with the Therapist.  I headed downstairs to check on the insurance issues.  Still not authorized.  I will be calling them later today.  Always good to get my blood boiling.  We stopped by to get blood drawn, and the facility where we go is having some work done, and right in the middle of the wheelchair ramp, they have placed a support for the scaffolding, so we had to do a little maneuvering and walking to get in.

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We watched another episode of House of Cards (UK) and then, the blog and object from last night, and bed.

In the middle of writing this, I will add, that we did some exercises after David took his shower, and again, David was able to squeeze my hand with his right hand.  He doesn’t have a lot of control, but I do know that it isn’t a reflex, because I ask him to do it.  He can normally do it once or twice, but then can’t repeat it.  Today, weather permitting, we get on a train to go to Philly for an overnight.  Seeing the Barnes collection tomorrow.  Very exciting, and it will be fun to see Mary and Peter!

Gearing up for tomorrow’s screaming match

I can’t wait to find out why the authorization hasn’t been approved yet  I have tomorrow and Thursday to lay it out for them.

Tomorrow will be fun.

Object 79 was two White Elephants from Japan around 1600  Kakiemon Elephants to be exact.

 

Oxford sucks, but not as much as OptumHealth Care, Inc.

Well, this morning, got up and called to confirm that OT was still happening.  I was told that someone would call if there were a problem with Oxford, and I didn’t hear anything, but didn’t want to make the trip over and find out there was a problem.  I spoke to someone at Rusk who said that approval was still pending, so I got on the phone with Oxford to find out what the status was, and they said that the request had been denied.  I asked why, and they said they didn’t know.  That I would have to call OptumHealth Care Solutions, Inc who handle their approvals.  Really?  She told me to give them the authorization number, and they would be able to explain why.  I pointed out the irony of calling it an authorization number, and got off the phone.  I called and found out that the Care in OptumHealth isn’t ironic, but a downright filthy lie.  The woman I spoke with said she couldn’t talk to me about David’s case unless he could give her verbal permission.  I explained that she should probably see this in his records, but Mr. Shapiro can’t speak.  She said she would be happy to mail me the form that he would need to fill out if he wanted me to speak to them about his case.  I asked to speak to a supervisor, and she said she would be happy to put me through to someone’s voicemail, but wouldn’t transfer me to a real person.  Care?  Next to OptumHealth, Oxford is Mother Theresa!

So, I got back on the phone with Oxford, after thanking the woman from OptumHealth for her assistance.  I told them that OptumHealth won’t speak with me, and I needed to find out what was going on.  She said that the form that was needed was submitted on Thursday and it takes 48 hours for approval and that it will be in by the end of the day. I mean, I get what their business model is – stall in the hope that we give up – but good God!  I told her that if there was a box that says the client will be persistent, she should make sure it is checked.

So, we had a nice quiet morning at home.  I did some work, we exercised and then in the afternoon, I had a dentist’s appointment.  I thought I was going to have a procedure done, but it was just preparing for it.  I will have it done next Wednesday.
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Yesterday, I talked about the list and something that David was trying to tell me, and I was relieved to have stumbled onto it today.  Antique’s Roadshow was the $40,000 answer.  When he wrote the list, and “A” was the letter he wrote, I did say Antique’s Roadshow, and David said no, but I blame myself for not coming around to it again.  It came out when I made a list of all the TV shows that we watch or talk about, and when I read the list, David motioned that this was the one that he was talking about.  Still not sure what the columns meant, but. . . mystery solved.

We watched Enlightened and The Good Wife, and I found both of them pretty satisfying.  Laura Dern had a line that I think summed up my day with the Insurance companies – “I’m just a woman who’s over it.”  Then, the blog, and the object (also appropriate for the day) Double-Headed Serpent, number 78.

Am I eating for two?

Today we had a great visit with Judy and Steve from DC, and we went for brunch to Artisanal (where else?)  it was great to see them and as always, they are very interested and supportive with David’s recovery.  Also honest, and careful not to sugar coat anything.  During Brunch, as is my usual pattern, when David is done eating, he offers me what he has left, and I, being the horse that I am, take it.  It suddenly hit me at that moment, that I AM eating for maybe not two, but certainly one and a half.  Sadly, I am doing the exercise for maybe one quarter of a person, so the math just doesn’t add up.

Needless to say, when we had dinner tonight, and David had some pasta left over, I didn’t push it away, but ate it.  Fortunately, when I cook, I do cut the portions down so I don’t overeat too much.

We watched two more episodes of House of Cards (UK – we will start the US version after this is done).  We are saving The Good Wife and Enlightened for tomorrow or later this week.  I felt bad tonight, because David was trying to tell me something, but even after twenty minutes, I had no idea what he was trying to tell me.  It was something about television, and there was something about three columns and lists of numbers, but everything I tried was wrong – networks, episodes, other shows, cast members.  After much frustration for both of us, we gave up and watched an episode of Monk.  A compromise, of sorts, I suppose.

Then, the blog (again, no comments or corrections) and object number 77 The Benin Plaque: the Oba with Europeans.

Sushi Sen-Nin

Tonight we did it!  We walked to Sushi Sen-Nin on 33rd Street between Madison and Park Ave.  There were flurries on the way over, and it was really snowing on the way home.  There were a few moments on the way over and back when David looked at me and wanted to know why we were doing it, but we did it!  He did a great job negotiating the uneven pavement, the crowds and making it across Madison with the light.  As we approached, I was worried whether we would make it in time, but, when we got to the curb, the don’t walk signal was still blinking!!  Dinner was great, by the way, but it really was secondary.

Other than that, it was a typical Saturday – Up at 9, exercise, shower, call with Alex, Claire and Theo.  I also had to interview Directors for the One Act Festival for the Complete Theatre Company.  We also has some actor auditions thrown in.  Good and interesting people.  Still not settled on which play I will be directing, but should be settled this week, I think.

Today, we read two objects.  One earlier in the day – Dürer’s Rhinoceros, number 75 and then just before bed, object 76 The Mechanical Galleon.  The blog passed without any comments too, so it was a good night.

Quiet day, and great visit with old friends from UNIS

Today was a quiet day because PT and OT were cancelled, but we made up for it by exercising twice during the day.  We walked to and from Speech Therapy this morning, which was good exercise for me!  Had a good chat with Karen about the schedule for Speech, Occupational and Physical Therapy.  I am going to have to sit down and go through the schedule, because it seems that Oxford will only cover 90 visits – per lifetime – for therapies.  That is a combined total, and I think we will get to 90 in April if we continue at the rate we are going.  Medicare may pick up some of the slack, but have to find all this out.  Fortunately, I don’t think that any of the inpatient or at home therapies counted towards this total.  Anyway, will have to have this discussion with David to figure out what we should do.

This afternoon, we had a visit from three former UNIS students – Ross, Robert and Douglas – and were joined by former faculty Frank and Caroline.  it was a very fun and lively afternoon with lots of talk about movies and life in general.  As I have always said, it is great to see David so engaged and participating.  Even if the words are hard, he is there and as Karen said this morning, he uses all the tools at his disposal to get what he wants to say across.  Thanks to all of you for a great afternoon!
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After they headed out, we had dinner and then an early night to bed, but not before the blog, a chapter from Robert’s book (thanks Robert), One Frog Can Make a Difference and the latest object, the Jade Dragon Cup or object number 74.

Maybe I just had a bad day?

Well, we were at the Dentist this morning, and I got an email from the Foreign Service Testing center with not great news.  I didn’t pass the exam.  I thought I had done well (particularly on the essay), but was a little concerned with the section called “Biographic Information”.  Mostly questions about your personality and experiences, with many questions about very recent work experience, which I haven’t been doing.  Well, certainly not in the sense they meant.  Anyway, that was the area of the test that I didn’t do so well on.  Anyway, I was bummed to say the least, but waited until we got home to tell David.  I knew he would be disappointed, but he was actually dumbfounded.  He couldn’t understand how I passed the exam twice, but not now.  I felt worse for him than for me.  He kept saying sorry.  Anyway, I think I was ready for it, but just didn’t come up this time.  Maybe again next year.  I have to work on my Biographic Information.  More thoughts on that later.

So, that was the bad news.  The great news is that when we were exercising this morning, David was able to move his right arm.  It was very little and, as you can imagine, weak, but he moved it just the same.  This is a very promising sign.

We got home and then headed out to get haircuts at our barber on 31st Street.  Then home and we had a visit from Jane and Henry Berliss.  Very nice and got to see pictures of their new grandson.  Very cute!  Also, some great conversation.  Jane is also going to do some research to see if we can get David quilting again.  She thinks that there may be a way to use a frame and do some one handed stitching.

After the Berliss’ left, I got a call the Rusk and PT and OT are cancelled for tomorrow because they had to resubmit some form to Oxford.  They were very apologetic, but it is all still very irritating.  I will get on the phone with Oxford tomorrow to make sure that everything is in place for Monday.

I made David a light supper, and I went out with my friend Michelle to Flex Mussels on 13th Street.  Very good food and it was great to chat with Michelle.  Then home, Project Runway, yesterday’s blog (no comments or corrections) and object 73 – Inca Gold Llama.  Reminded me of Candide.

Vision Therapy

It was a typical Wednesday.  Up relatively early, I went off to my theatre group, and when I got home, Gail was with David with another UNIS pal, Laura.  They were having a good time, and I recounted the Looper/Sixth Sense story from last night.  By the way, when I read the blog tonight, David said it was all lies!  He also was offended that I didn’t say that he also liked the image of the Tughra of Sulieman the Magnificent.  He did say he liked it.

At 2pm we headed up to 42nd Street for the first of two Vision Therapy sessions.  David said his double vision has been getting better.  It was an interesting exercise getting his eyes tested.  We finally landed on his tracing the letters that he was supposed to read on his leg.  It also took some time to do the comparisons – is this clearer or this?  Once we got it started, it went more smoothly.  When we got home, David got up a few times to walk around, and is getting more stable and consistent, but as we were getting ready for bed, he went to the bathroom to brush his teeth, and I heard a cry and caught him just before he fell to the floor.  He was trying to turn the light on, and lost his balance.  More work to do.

Another silly movie tonight – Horrible Bosses.  Then the blog (I already gave David’s comments) and the next object – the Ming Banknote – object number 72.

More waiting for Oxford and I wish I had a sixth sense

We had Speech Therapy this morning – no problem with Oxford there – yet!  However, our afternoon Physical Therapy was cancelled because the authorization has not come through yet.  Let’s hope it is all set by Friday.  Today we walked home from ST and had blood drawn on the way.  It was a relatively nice day – dry at least, and I like getting a little exercise.  Once we got home, we took a walk down to the lobby and back upstairs – no adventure outside today.  Then some exercises and we both took a nap.

We watched the last episode of Smash and then decided to watch a movie – Looper.  It was good, and while a bit confusing for David, he followed along pretty well.  I just had to explain some of the time travel stuff.  After the movie was done, we had one of our classic conversations.  David wanted to tell me about a movie that he thought was similar.  First, I got that there were three characters, and I asked if any of the actors from this movie were in the one he was thinking of.  No.  OK, is it about time travel.  Yes, sort of.  So, I did a quick search of time travel movies.  Then we figured out that it was within the last 10 years.  He kept writing “A” on the paper, and after I asked if it was a person, and he said yes.  So, the series started – Andy, Anthony, etc.  He then got a funny look on his face, which lead me to believe that it wasn’t a person, or the “A” was not the person’s name.  I don’t know where this came from, but I said Nicole Kidman (her bad dress at the Oscar’s was on my mind, maybe?) He got very excited, so I started thinking of Nicole Kidman movies about time travel, David then made it clear I was on the wrong track.  Tom Cruise??  No.  Australia.  Jackpot!!  So, an Australian actress (we narrowed it down to a female).  Another internet search, and I almost skipped this name, but glad I didn’t Toni Colette. What time travel movie did Toni Colette make?  Back to Muriel’s Wedding? IMDB search.  The Sixth Sense.  But, I thought you said nobody from Looper was in this movie.  What about Bruce Willis?  I actually listed the actors to make sure when I asked.  And, where does time travel fit into The Sixth Sense?  He just rolled his eyes, like, I can’t be bothered with details.  I told him that I was going to write this little verbal adventure in the blog.  He said, good.  He was most impressed that I came up with Nicole Kidman.  The last thing he did as I was turning out the light was to make an “N” with his finger and a thumbs up to let me know how impressed he was.  This all took about twenty minutes, by the way, and there were moments that were quite heated.
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Read the blog, and David wanted me to tell everyone that he did, indeed like the meatloaf.  Object number 71 was Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent.  I thought it was quite beautiful.

Monday, Monday

Today’s Occupational Therapy session was cancelled because Oxford hasn’t approved yet.  There is too little time between when the previous session is, and sending a request to Oxford.  Hopefully we will be back on schedule tomorrow.  We did exercise and walked outside again. This time further than yesterday.  David also said that he thinks that he isn’t getting enough ink on the blog, so I am supposed to talk more about his achievements.  This afternoon, after his nap, David got up and on the TV there was a slideshow playing of photos from my computer.  On the screen was a picture of Fred, and David said “Fred”.  I thought that was really good, and told him so.  Then there was a brief pause, and I asked him what my name was.  He looked puzzled and stumped.  He smiled and said “Fred?”  When Siobhan was here, I asked again, and he still wanted to call me Fred.  I said there were worse things he could call me.

He had a good session with Siobhan, and he is saying more and more each week, it seems.  He asked me to make meatloaf for dinner, and that’s what I did.  I had to improvise a little, but it tasted good, I thought.  Then another nap, Antique’s Roadshow, the last two blog entries and object number 70 – Hoa Hakananai’a Easter Island Statue.

No Red Carpet, but walking all the same

Today we put David to the test.  We walked down to the lobby, out the front door and around the corner, then back in through the service entrance and back up to the apartment.  It was a trial run for our outing to a restaurant, which will happen later this week or next weekend.  When we got back, David was exhausted, and wanted to take a nap.  I took a walk and ran some errands.  Now that David can get up and go to the bathroom on his own, I am able to leave him alone without any worries, which is great.

We watched a silly movie – Wanderlust – that I liked more than David.  My tolerance for silly is much higher than his is.  Then we got ready for the Oscars.  I was texting with the fabulous Julie Halston the whole time, which was loads of fun.  Just got David into bed, and because it was so late, no reading.  I will read two objects tomorrow, and maybe an additional chapter of  The Pickwick Papers.  Was generally pleased with the winners tonight, except I don’t get Quentin Tarantino in more ways than one.  I thought Django Unchained was based on another film, wasn’t it?  How could it be an original screenplay?  There must be a loophole somewhere, or it only took the name from the original film?

Best dressed: Jennifer Lawrence

Wet and quiet Saturday

Today we had a quiet day.  We began by making a dent in the gift from Russ & Daughters.  Delicious!  At noon we made the decision to weather the weather and go to a reading at The Mint with Marjorie.  David was complaining about going out in the rain, but sometimes you just have to get wet.

After our call with Alex, Claire and Theo, we headed out.  The call, was as always, great.  Talked a lot about their possible future adventure – more details when available, don’t want to jinx it.  We got a car to the theater, and David complained about the rain, and didn’t understand why we were going.  Once there, we saw two one act plays by Irish playwright, Teresa Deevy.  Short, but interesting plays.  A talkback at the end with a professor from Ireland who is an expert on Teresa Deevy.  Interesting insights on her life and writing.  Thanks to Marjorie who arranged tickets, and got us out on a wet and dreary afternoon.

We headed back, and had a drive we have had before.  In the past few days, we have had a couple of repeat Uber drivers.  Nice to see familiar faces!  Once home, David was ready for a nap, and I joined him.  When I woke up, he had gotten up and was sitting in the living room.  Then I started dinner, and at one point I looked up, and David was gone.  He went to the bathroom.  It is nice to see that I am now not even noticing when he moves around the apartment.  Also, more words.  With Susan Willens yesterday, he said “grade” to find out what grade her grand-daughter was in at Burke.  He is also stringing words together, which is great, but sometimes in the wrong order, making him sound a bit like Yoda. We’ll take it though.

Then, to bed and we have started listening to The Pickwick Papers which is fun and funny.  Read the blog as well, and then the 69th object – Sculpture of Huastec Goddess.