I told him, "be quiet and go to sleep"..... he said, "I'm getting up and going trapping"..... I said, "no your not go to sleep".....he laughed and said, "your funny"....... I said, "go to sleep".....
He was quiet just long enough for me to drift almost to sleep and he'd start in again...."I'm wide awake!"....."go to sleep!"......."I hate getting woke up," referring to the girls..... "me too go to sleep!"........."I'm going trapping!"......"no your not go to sleep!"...... giggle.....
6:00 AM Tom flies out of bed....turns all the lights on.....TV blaring.....the girls all curl up around me looking out toward the other room....They look at me as if to ask...What's wrong with Dad? They know this is NOT the morning routine.....They wait for me to respond to see if it's safe to get up.......
I get up and join Tom... he's laughing....slowly the girls emerge with caution...... their tails wag when they see everything is fine. We'll take a nap when I get home he says......
He sharpened his chain saw...he uses that to cut holes in the ice. Fixed a hole in his boot where the seam let go......drank lot's of coffee ......and slowly put his layers of warm cloths on. I could tell he had a time of departure in mind.
He left at 7:30 AM and as he walked out the door I said "no telling anyone F**k You! or anything thing else that's not nice......"Okay Mom," he answers as he slides out the door........
Tom was back by 8:30 AM..... "That was quick" I said as I greeted him at the door. "The ice is all slush so I pulled my traps"....... He looked bummed..... He went back to bed and left me to start my day......?????
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I am well aware that it takes time for the meds to build up and level off in his system...... I also am aware of some decline...... And where he plateaus is anyone's guess.
So I try not to mind bouncing around like a big rubber ball and just go with things the best I can........ It blows my mind to see how clueless he really is about everything going on around him..... And he thinks he's as sharp as a tack......
Oh Boy! I have some ideas to keep him occupied till spring thaw... I hope it works.
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