"rest day"
in york, pa
Today is Grandma's best day yet. when she woke up (I was up by 6:30 since my body keeps expecting that I need to go to work), I had breakfast all set up and ready to go so she was thrilled. We ate outside on her porch.
During breakfast she announced that she wanted to do a few things on her rest day but we weren't going all crazy and running around like we had since Sunday. She had a good night's sleep but didn't want to over do it.
First, we went to the cemetery so i could see where Grandpa's buried and where her final resting place will be. She explained again that she is not a fan of cemeteries and that visiting the grave really doesn't do much for her. Me neither. She also doesn't like the whole flowers on the grave thing – she's rather plant them in her yard.
Next we went to the York Blind Center. With me here, she said she'd feel better examining the newest devices to help her see better. So we tested out a number of new magnifying machines and she was so pleased that she could see the newspaper a lot better with them. The machine she liked had a colour monitor, automatically focused and allowed you to change the background colours. Her current monitor doesn't do any of those things. I think she is considering purchasing the new monitor, but she will probably consult her daughters when they get back from their trip.
But what pleased her the most is a pair of adjustable magnifying glasses.
As soon as we got home and ate lunch, she tested out the glasses. For $75 she can now watch tv and see the colours and the people's faces as well as the type on the screen. For the last few months her vision has been decreasing and she has not been able to get as much enjoyment out of the tv as she had in the past. Now she will be able to watch the all-star baseball game, football and programs with more than one person in them.
She also tested her new glasses at the piano. She can read the words on her large print "What a friend I have in Jesus" but not see the notes. I think I'm going to take the pages when I go out and see what I can do to enlarge them. It would tickle her to be able to play the piano again.
Finally on our excursion, we went to Stauffer's Cookie Factory Outlet so she could get some treats for her best friend (tomorrow we're visiting her at her nursing home). I got Pixie Stix for the crew back at the office and some gummy fish for my cousin's kids (i'm also going pick up hotwheels cars for each of them) we'll see tomorrow.
For someone who is 90 she is so fast around stores when she knows what she's looking for. Unfortunately, Stauffers is an outlet so they have different stuff every time (they make things for Trader Joes and other stores) and she was getting a bit frustrated. And I think she was a bit tired too. Anyway, we got everything we were looking for and then because we spent over $5 we each got a free pack of cookies. Well, that tickled her for sure.
During lunch we had a nice chat. She's a lot happier. She found a solution to her tv watching problem and she knows there is a better monitor out there to help her read her mail, the paper and the bible.
So she's going to spend the rest of the day at home, talking to her friends, reading the paper, resting. I'm not resting -- going out to do a little shopping and a little searching for the things she wants (beige purse, longer sleeved short sleeved tops) as well as check my email. It's a nice break for both of us, especially since she has another action-packed day planned tomorrow...
Today is Grandma's best day yet. when she woke up (I was up by 6:30 since my body keeps expecting that I need to go to work), I had breakfast all set up and ready to go so she was thrilled. We ate outside on her porch.
During breakfast she announced that she wanted to do a few things on her rest day but we weren't going all crazy and running around like we had since Sunday. She had a good night's sleep but didn't want to over do it.
First, we went to the cemetery so i could see where Grandpa's buried and where her final resting place will be. She explained again that she is not a fan of cemeteries and that visiting the grave really doesn't do much for her. Me neither. She also doesn't like the whole flowers on the grave thing – she's rather plant them in her yard.
Next we went to the York Blind Center. With me here, she said she'd feel better examining the newest devices to help her see better. So we tested out a number of new magnifying machines and she was so pleased that she could see the newspaper a lot better with them. The machine she liked had a colour monitor, automatically focused and allowed you to change the background colours. Her current monitor doesn't do any of those things. I think she is considering purchasing the new monitor, but she will probably consult her daughters when they get back from their trip.
But what pleased her the most is a pair of adjustable magnifying glasses.
As soon as we got home and ate lunch, she tested out the glasses. For $75 she can now watch tv and see the colours and the people's faces as well as the type on the screen. For the last few months her vision has been decreasing and she has not been able to get as much enjoyment out of the tv as she had in the past. Now she will be able to watch the all-star baseball game, football and programs with more than one person in them.
She also tested her new glasses at the piano. She can read the words on her large print "What a friend I have in Jesus" but not see the notes. I think I'm going to take the pages when I go out and see what I can do to enlarge them. It would tickle her to be able to play the piano again.
Finally on our excursion, we went to Stauffer's Cookie Factory Outlet so she could get some treats for her best friend (tomorrow we're visiting her at her nursing home). I got Pixie Stix for the crew back at the office and some gummy fish for my cousin's kids (i'm also going pick up hotwheels cars for each of them) we'll see tomorrow.
For someone who is 90 she is so fast around stores when she knows what she's looking for. Unfortunately, Stauffers is an outlet so they have different stuff every time (they make things for Trader Joes and other stores) and she was getting a bit frustrated. And I think she was a bit tired too. Anyway, we got everything we were looking for and then because we spent over $5 we each got a free pack of cookies. Well, that tickled her for sure.
During lunch we had a nice chat. She's a lot happier. She found a solution to her tv watching problem and she knows there is a better monitor out there to help her read her mail, the paper and the bible.
So she's going to spend the rest of the day at home, talking to her friends, reading the paper, resting. I'm not resting -- going out to do a little shopping and a little searching for the things she wants (beige purse, longer sleeved short sleeved tops) as well as check my email. It's a nice break for both of us, especially since she has another action-packed day planned tomorrow...
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