I took Friday off and didn't go over on Tuesday but will go over and check up on Jerry on Wednesday. Rhonda is looking to find an assisted living place for her asap. She doesn't want visitors any more. This will probably be my last post.
I've enjoyed spending time with Jerry over the year and I wish her the very best!

I didn't go over to the house this week. I called first on Tuesday to see if she wanted me to go over. She hasn't wanted company lately and I wanted to check first to let it be her decision. She really wasn't in the mood to have company today. I called her a couple of times, she had OT, PT and other visitors throughout the day. I'm glad. I'm taking Friday off of work, so I will see her next week. 

This week was another hard week for Jerry. She didn't feel like going out today but we did go to the store to pick up a few things. Friday we just visited, she wasn't up for going out at all. We talked and it was good to just visit. I asked her what her favorite music was, she told me country and how she used to listen to it all the time but that "Bud didn't like to dance, he thought it was a waste of time." I had her get the radio and turn it on and I had her stand up to dance. ;) Music sometimes can help with not feeling good. I told her she could get up and dance when she was alone cause no one would see her. ;) I hope she has a good weekend and that her energy picks up. 

Tuesday of this week I wasn't feeling good so I didn't go over, and on Friday she wasn't feeling like going out. I called later that evening to check up on her. I'll see her on Tuesday. I hope she has a good weekend and is feeling a bit better.

On Friday Jerry was up and out the door to go to the Senior Center! After singing, she even wanted to have lunch there. She had lunch and visited with some of the other people, it was nice. 

Jerry was so appreciative of me coming over today (Tuesday). She was having a really hard day. She mentioned that the fan that Cork and Dalleen bought was too loud, she wanted to go and get another one. We went to Walmart to get her a new fan and she did a little shopping too. We stopped and got coffee to take home. We visited, drank coffee and talked. It helped her to talk about what was bothering her. When I was leaving she said "Now that you have been here, my day will be better." She's so sweet to say that. 

Friday August 10, 2012

Jerry didn't feel good today. I hope she has a good weekend and will feel better soon. I'll see her on Tuesday and hopefully she will feel good enough to go out. 

Jerry was feeling anxious today. I couldn't get her to go out so we just visited for a little bit. We talked about the weekend, and just some things that were on her mind. I got to meet Rhonda a little. It was good to put a face to the name. She is kind of sad that Mary (The lady that plays the piano at the Senior Center) isn't there anymore. She said she would 'probably' go out on Friday. We Will get there ;)

Annette our leader and Mary the piano player

Some of the Songbirds

Today was a fun day at the Senior Center. It seemed to go pretty quick though. We found out that Mary (She's the piano player) isn't going to come on Friday's anymore :( She plays at her place twice a month and it's getting to be too much. Jerry chose a song to sing this time! She usually just lets others pick. I thought I had a video of it, but it didn't go through. :( We saw more people we hadn't seen in a long time. They were glad to have her back. :)  She looked nice today and was ready to go. We picked up a cup of coffee on the way home so she could rest before her Dr. appt. 

Today when I went over, we visited for a bit and talked about the weekend. Jerry showed me her new purse that she bought. She cleaned out the old one so now her new purse isn't so heavy! It was a nice day, not too hot so I suggested that we take Pepper for a walk. I thought maybe a picnic too but she had already eaten lunch. We sat over at the benches by the school and let Pepper run around while we talked. She told Terry she would be more active and that she spent the morning in the yard. She said she would be ready to go on Friday too :) yeah...after a bit we went for a small walk, then back home. We went through some coupons I brought over and put them in an envelope. She showed me a picture of her and Thelma. It was finally nice to put a face to the name. 

When I got to the house today, Jerry said she didn't want to go out. I said it wouldn't take long to get ready and was able to get her to the Senior Center today. It was a little hard for her to get out today, but once there she saw some people she hadn't seen in a while. We had coffee in the dining room. She was tired today but I’m glad that she did get out. I brought some bread crumbs and we went to the place on 1300 E “Where the kids used to go” but there were no ducks. We drove around and finally found some.

Friday July 20, 2012

I missed the email that she didn't want to go to the Senior Center today. When I went over to the house, she looked really tired, I convinced her to at least go out and have a cup of coffee. We took the coffee over to a small park and just sat in the shade. It helped he a lot to get out and she was glad that she did. I forgot my camera to take pictures. It was a nice and relaxing day and we talked about...everything. She said  something like 'It makes it easier to go out when  you have a nice friend to take you.' She's sweet.:)

Tuesday July 17, 2012

We just visited when I came over today. She was upset about a few things so we just talked about what was bothering her. I think it helped.

Jerry had her cast taken off on Wednesday. When I came over today, she didn't want to do anything or go anywhere, it just hurt too bad. I know the feeling :( I mentioned it would get her mind off of it if she went out. We ended up just visiting today. I went and got her a cup of coffee and came back and helped with her laundry. I hope she has a good weekend! 
(I think I fixed the blog to the colors she chose in the beginning. I still need to fix some things, but it's up! :) ) Enjoy reading! 

I called last night to remind her I was coming over today. She talked about how nice it was to see Cork and Dalleen and the rest of the family. She said it was nice on Saturday and it was "What Sheri would have wanted." It sounded like it was nice. Terry planted her flowers for her and "Had a heck of a time getting it in there."  I took her to Walmart to pick up a few things and when we got back home, Meals on Wheels left a note at the door. They didn't leave her meal so I called to have someone bring another one out. She did have some food in the fridge though. Jamie is going to take her to her Dr. appt. tomorrow and hopefully get her cast off. I reminded her I would be there on Friday to take her to the Senior Center. (Next Tuesday I'll come over a little later if I can so she doesn't miss Meals on Wheels.)

Tuesday July 3, 2012


This was a sad weekend for Jerry, she lost her daughter on Sunday. She was upset and sad today. We talked for a little bit then went to Walmart and got a pretty flowering plant to plant in Sherri's name. We even got one of the flowers that Sherri made and put it with the plant. It's a Annual so it will come up every year...and it attracts humming birds :) Jerry said "Oh, I love humming birds." She said she sits outside sometimes in her chair, so she will be able to see it and watch it grow. She picked out a spot for the plant in the back of the house. It was too hot to plant today; Jerry said that Cork would plant it when he came in a couple days. 

Friday June 29, 2012


Today was my first day back with Jerry! I met the nurse outside as I was pulling up and she said Jerry was anxious but wanted to go to the Senior Center today. They didn't have a lot of people show up, but it was still good that she went. They usually perform at the end of the month, so we went over a little bit later to watch. Not a lot of people were there so they didn't perform this month. We still got to sing with them. Jerry will perform with them next month. Jerry decided to have lunch and coffee there too. The coffee "Was so good." We saw a few people that we knew from before. We went to Walmart after to pick up a few things and we lost each other! I went to pick something up and came back and she was gone. We found each other again...whew. I mentioned to her that maybe on Tuesday when I come over we could go for a ride in...I wasn't sure what to call Terry's car and asked Jerry, what is it? She laughed and said it's a... "Puddle jumper." It depends on how hot it is, we'll just play it by ear.