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Posted 2/22/2005 4:29 AM (GMT 0)
Hardly anyone posts much.Hope all is well with everyone.
Posted 2/22/2005 5:32 PM (GMT 0)
Hi SnowyLynne . . . It isss quiet here in AD. Glad to see your post . . . was wondering how you were. Its been just you me and Pixie for the most part. Dad and I did another jigsaw puzzle yesterday. (He taped the last one together) He was so concerned about the puzzle that we finally decided to glue it together. We spread clear drying craft glue over the top and it came out really nice. He is so proud of it and can't wait to show everyone. Thanks again for the great idea!
Posted 2/22/2005 7:48 PM (GMT 0)
I'm here everyday,checking,several times a day in fact.
Posted 2/22/2005 10:29 PM (GMT 0)
Are you going to frame the puzzle and hang it up somewhere?

Now I want to get a giant puzzle, put it all together, and decopodge it onto my coffee table.

Posted 2/22/2005 10:47 PM (GMT 0)
Sounds like a great idea Pixie. Yes . . . Dad took the first 'taped' puzzle and stood it up on the buffet in the dining room. The second puzzle is drying. Mom said "what will we do with all these puzzles . . . we should put them back in the box and reuse them". I told mom it is good for dad to have the puzzles displayed and it gives him somethig to show people and talk about when he has company. I think it really perks him up!!
Posted 2/23/2005 12:42 AM (GMT 0)
I agree.I never enjoyed doing puzzles,only the ones I can do online every day.
Posted 2/23/2005 1:42 AM (GMT 0)
I'd have never thought about doing a puzzle with Nana; we're not a puzzle family (we've all got short attention spans for projects), but now I really want to make one. I may just go to Wally World tonight and pick one up tonight. Do you use a special glue or is any clear kind ok?

I think I may stop by a craft store, too, and pick up some stuff to make pins. Nana loves pins, so maybe I can get her to help me make some.

I have a question.... in psychology the other week, this guy said that his dad works in diagnosing Alzheimer's. He said that his patients couldn't fill in the numbers of a clock. They'd get the first couple numbers, but then just start scribbling. Have you ever heard of this?

Posted 2/23/2005 1:53 AM (GMT 0)
I bet SnowLynn could do the clock face . . . depends on how far advanced the patient is. Dad is very good at directions. He can't tell you the name of the streets . . .but he can sure find his way around when I am driving. But he doesn't remember people at all. He doesn't know his own children. I think each person hangs on to some things that are important to them.
Start with a small puzzle so it can be completed. I just used a craft glue (I think it was called craft glue) looks like Elmer's glu-all. Went on white and turned clear. We still need to see how well it will hold.
Do let us know how Nanna likes the puzzles and the jewelry making. I got my puzzles at the dollar store.
Blessings!
Posted 2/23/2005 4:06 AM (GMT 0)
I still do many things.I'm not out of it yet.lol.I still drive to the Dr. & to town to see hubby at the rehab hosp.He had a total knee replacement last week,& in rehab.'til Fri.Then I will be doing all the driving for awhile,'til the Dr.says he can drive again.Then when this knee is well,he'll have the other knee done,as it's not in any better shape than the one that was just worked on.
Posted 2/23/2005 8:18 AM (GMT 0)
Nana knows people if they're around and in sight. I was reading today, sitting across the room from her, and she kept asking where I was. She was reading a book my other grandmother wrote, and kept asking Papa who she was and how she knew her, which kept bringing the conversation back to me. But certain people she can just remember everything about them. Like my cousin, who she hasn't seen in over 3 years.

I got distracted by IHOP on my way to the store tonight, but tomorrow I'll try and get there. Or maybe I'll go Friday so Nana can come and pick out her own puzzle.

Snowy - How's your husband's rehab coming along?

Posted 2/24/2005 1:57 AM (GMT 0)
Snowy . . . you are really doing great . . . I love it. I hope hubby heals fast so he can have the other knee done! People that have that done say it was the best thing they've ever done for themselves.
You go girl!!!
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