Happy Mothers' Day

We have had a fairly uneventful week until this morning. At 7:00 AM I went inside the "big house" to get dressed and to water my hanging baskets before it got too hot. I walked into the cottage at 7:15 and "what to my wondering eyes..." - a wheel chair being pushed by Kenny. He had to pee and he couldn't get me to respond to his bell. Well, needless to say, we had to have a meeting of the minds about the purpose of wearing disposable underwear and I asked him what he would do if he fell? He told me that he would not be able to get up...and " if you break your hip when you fall?" "Oh I would not like that. That would be tough." You'd better believe it would be tough! Then, would you be surprised that he was really tired all day? Just could not imagine why! So at 7:30 tonight he is ready for bed. I might add that he has been up twice since then to go to the bathroom. It appears that my night will be lively tonight. Last night was lively too. The AC is off upstairs in the "big house" so Larry slept with me on the double futon last night...along with Winston Churchill, our Jack Russell, who joined our other "bird russell" or "deer Russell" - Gypsy, who sleeps with me. Prissy, the pomeranian was not to be outdone. She slept in the recliner adjacent to the futon and everytime Winston got up (4 or 5 times) to check things outside, she would moan to me begging for his spot in the bed, and Gypsy would sit up at the foot of the bed waiting for him to come back. Needless to say, I invited LB to sleep on the hide-a-bed inside the house tonight. I guess you could say the honeymoon is over.

Papa has gotten used to me answering his bell so he rings it even if Larry is sitting right next to him. Today he startled Larry by ringing the bell for me to come take him to the bathroom...have I made myself indespensable? Seems so. I keep trying to retrain him to call the closest one to him; it does not seem to be working.
In addition to that, he still has the idea that he should not drink alot so that he will "not have to pee so much." He really does not seem to grasp how lucky he is to be able to pee. We have all tried to explain to him what happens if he deprives himself of fluids...he remains unconvinced, I fear. Life continues to be interesting around here. The adventure continues, thank heavens.

I hope all of you mothers out there have a wonderful day and that all of your family members truly appreciate you. I certainly do. Happy Mothers' Day!