Happy Belated Birthday Garnette!!! Garnette is our friend in Texas...
I needed a few days break from doing my journal. Sometimes I just don’t feel like doing it and I will force myself to do it. Now I have decided if I don’t want to do it then I am not going to write in it… Yesterday we were gone most of the day, went to get the car washed, went to visit our friends Alfred and Martha and then got groceries. It is a good thing we did that yesterday because today it is freezing cold and icy. Dave went up this morning to get the grand puppies to bring them down here. On his way back when he got out on the patio it had became icy and he had a fall and landed flat on his back. We are so thankful that he didn’t break anything… Today in chat when I was chatting with my friends I was telling them about Dave’s fall. Instead of saying Dave fell I said “Dave feel.” I type the way I talk. It is a good thing at least when I do my journal that I usually have Dave proof read it before I publish it for everyone to see… I called Lori… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

I slept for almost 12 hours last night. I must have been very tired… Today has gone by so fast probably because I slept for half of it… I fixed us a pot of potato soup for lunch, hosted the afternoon DASNI chat, and folded clothes… Carole called… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

The maids came and there were three this time. They were in and out of here in no time. I always find things they missed but try not to fret too much about it… I washed our bedding, fixed lunch, helped fix supper, and hosted the DASNI chat… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

I have been busy today. Picking up the house for the maids visit tomorrow. They better show up tomorrow… Dave went up to Kenny’s and brought Sammie and Gracie down to play with our dogs this afternoon. I did a couple loads of laundry, fixed a salad for lunch and made a spaghetti supper… By the time supper was finished I had to lie down on the couch and rest for an hour… I called David… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Thanks to Billy in Leeds, England for visiting Mary’s Place and signing my guest book at http://www.angelfire.com/ok4/mari5113/index.html …
I forgot to mention in yesterday’s journal that Dr. Barreto increased the Neurontin dosage that I am taking to help with the pain in my legs from Peripheral Neuropathy. It helped me sleep so much better last night… I fixed our lunch, folded the towels that were left in the dryer, and fixed supper… The group that Dave and I belong to and the ones we travel all over to meet each spring and fall have decided to come to Oklahoma City in the spring. We are excited about having them visit our city… Linda called… I am watching American Idol and later I will watch Medium… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma
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Dave had an appointment the cardiologist this morning then he came home and took me to my appointment with a new doctor. She came to me highly recommended. Her specialty is dealing with the elderly. Yes, I am elderly. It is hard for me to say so but I am. I really liked Dr. Barreto. She is young and up to date on Alzheimer’s. That is what I wanted… We had lunch at Subway then went by the grocery store to pick up a few things. When we got home the Schwan man was here. I gave him my order and then I fixed supper… I keep forgetting to take care of my houseplants. I hope I remember to do that when I finish this journal… David called… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma
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Happy Birthday Norma!!! Norma is our friend in Raleigh, North Carolina…
I slept late and didn’t get showered and dressed till late this afternoon. My legs have been bothering me all day… I did laundry and fixed supper… Kenny came down tonight with his puppy Gracie… The headache is back tonight so I am off to bed... Goodnight all… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Thanks to Penny in Iowa for visiting Mary’s Place and signing my guest book… This morning Dave gave our three dogs a bath “shower” while I watched a movie “That Touch of Mink”… I have spent most of the day on the computer chatting with friends and playing games at pogo. I did help fix lunch and supper… Tonight we went up to visit Kenny and Kathy, Josh, and Heather and of course the grand puppies... Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

My legs woke me up at 3:00 this morning they were hurting so bad. And I had a terrible time falling back to sleep. I turned the TV on but couldn’t find anything worth watching… We didn’t get as much snow as the weathermen predicated and I am glad… I hosted the afternoon chats, played some computer games, watched a TV movie “Buddy Holly Story” and fixed lunch and supper… Dave spent most of the day in his hidey hole… Phone calls from Kenny, Richard in Tennessee and Pat a friend in Midwest City… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

More birds at David and Lori's house.

Birds at the feeder at David and Lori's.

Another Grand dog. David and Lori's Bella

Happy Birthday Sam!!! Sam is a friend in Texas… The Molly Maids called this morning and because of the ice they cancelled my cleaning. I cleared out the house for nothing yesterday. I dusted our bedroom, fixed lunch, and supper… I got a message from Virginia Bell who is writing another book along with David Troxel. Their book will be out soon. The name of the book is The Best Friends Book of Alzheimer’s Activities. This is the sound volume. Their first was published in 2004. I am proud to say I am featured in this book along with other DASNI members. I know it will be a great read. I had the honor of meeting David Troxel when I was speaking at a seminar here in Oklahoma City a few years ago… David called… Snow is promised for tonight and we they are saying up to ten inches… I hosted DASNI chats today… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

I got another ME day because Dave had an appointment at the OU Dental College… I have been busy picking up around the house getting ready for the maids tomorrow, did more laundry, made some soup, and fixed supper… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Dave had a doctor’s appointment for a follow up on his blood pressure. So I had some ME time. I fed the fish, fed the birds, took care of the houseplants, cleaned the bathroom, did a load of laundry and he still wasn’t home. I was really starting to worry since his appointment was here in Piedmont only four miles from our house. He was going to get a hair cut and run by the Dollar Store, which is our grocery store in Piedmont. He was gone for a couple of hours. I finally saw him drive up but he couldn’t get up our icy driveway, which is on a hill. He was out there for three hours spreading kitty litter and shoveling and he finally made it… If you click on this link you can hear my story and others who are dealing with dementia http://www.alzinfo.org/story/index.asp We made it up to 32 degrees today. Almost 78,000 are without power in Oklahoma. I called our friends Wade and Jan in Checotah and they are with out power. They said their campground looked like a disaster area, all their trees were down… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Today flew by and I am now watching a beautiful sunset out of the study window. We just finished supper and while we were eating the birds entertained us at the feeder and all over the ground eating sunflower seeds that we put out for them… I didn’t do much at all today, just chatted with my friends and fixed supper… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma marylockhart@atlinkwifi.com

Happy Birthday Judy!!! Judy is Dave sister in Clemmons, North Carolina… Happy Birthday Jeanne!!! Jeanne is our friend in Hawaii… Very cold today but we didn’t get any snow… Our friend Linda in California wanted a picture of our ice so Dave took some just for you Linda… I did Laundry cooked lunch and supper… Going to watch the Golden Globe Awards now… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

A picture of our Ice in Piedmont

We woke up to more sleet this morning… I have spent a lot of time looking out the window at the birds at the feeders. We have so many different kinds of birds when we have this kind of weather… I watched a movie and chatted with friends at : www.alzinfo.org/community/large-alzheimers-chatrooms.asp
They are forecasting snow and strong winds for tonight. I am not complaining as long as we have power… Kenny came down tonight and brought his puppy Gracie for me to love on… Dave has his plane stuff scattered all over the living room and kitchen. Too cold in his hidey hole. Grrrrrrrr… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma marylockhart@atlinkwifi.com

I did laundry and fixed supper. I am very tired tonight probably because of all the orange slices I just ate. So this will be short… Tomorrow will be a better day… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma
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I did laundry and fixed supper. I am very tired tonight, probably because of all the candy orange slices I just ate. So this will be short… Tomorrow will be a better day… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma
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We woke up this morning to an ice storm and it isn't over with yet. Sure glad we got stocked up on everything yesterday. So far no problems with power. I filled the bathtub with water this morning and Dave made sure the generator would start just in case we need it… I made a pot of soup for lunch and helped fixed supper… I am still tired from yesterday… David and Kenny called. I was so relieved to know they both made it home safely from work… Tonight I hosted the DASNI chat… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma
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This has been a very tiring day. We left right after lunch and went to Tinker Air Force Base to get our prescriptions filled at the pharmacy and we waited in there for two hours before we got our drugs. We left there with a grocery bag full of medicines and that hopefully will last us for a while. I don’t want to go back there anytime soon. Then we went to the Commissary to get our groceries. I think everyone and their brother were in there stocking up on groceries before our bad weather hits tomorrow. We were in there for almost four hours. It is a good thing I am a patient person… Our poor dogs were crossing their legs when we got home. Anyhow it was past dark when we got home and it is so good to be home… I fixed lunch and supper and helped carry in groceries and put them away… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

The wind has been terrible today. I am watching out my window at the flagpole that is leaning. The wild fires have started again here and that is scary… I picked up around the house, folded yesterday’s laundry, and cleaned my crystal. I don’t think I mentioned that Dave got me a Waterford crystal cross and an angel for Christmas. I wanted the cross but the angel was a complete surprise. He said he had to get me the angel because I was his angel. Now am I lucky or what… Dave’s B/P is still too high but after some nagging from me, he has made an appointment to see a Cardiologist… After a short break my friend Chip Gerber has started up his journal again. I would like for you to visit his website and follow his journey. I know you will enjoy reading his writings as much as I do. Here is the link for Chip’s Journey http://www.zarcrom.com/users/alzheimers/chip.html
Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma
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I went to see Dr. Corman in Piedmont today. I needed to pick up some prescriptions and I told him how my hands hurt and draw some times and lock. He ordered some lab work so I will wait to see what that shows if anything… I had phone calls from Gail in Washington, George, in Kentucky, and David… My head still aches… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Happy Birthday Aralee!!! Aralee is a friend that I went to school with… I have had a headache most of the day… I fixed lunch and that was about it for today… Kathy called and invited us up for spaghetti supper. Thanks Kathy it was yummy as usual. After supper we watched Wife Swap on TV… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma
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Happy Birthday Mathew!!! Mathew is our great grandson who turns nine today… Kenny and Kathy got another puppy. She is a Chihuahua and her name is Gracie and is adorable. I will try to post a picture of her and Sammy… I went to chat, did a load of laundry, and watched several lifetime movies… Dave spent the day in his hidey-hole… I walked up to Kenny and Kathy’s and watched more movies and watched the puppies play. Sammy acts like he is the Mother of Gracie. LOL… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma
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I slept good last night and felt rested when I woke up at 10:30… I did two loads of laundry, cleaned bathroom, fixed lunch, hosted the evening DASNI chat, and cooked a chicken for tortilla soup for supper… After watching Oprah yesterday showing how dust mites hide in our mattress. I asked Dave to vacuum our mattress and I washed the new flannel sheets to put on our bed. Also we will try out the new heated mattress cover tonight. I hung our pillows outside to air out… It is supposed to turn cold tonight… They are starting another house across the road in our neighborhood. They were moving the dirt for it today. That means I will have more dust. YIKES… I called David… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

I had a horrible night last night, just could not get to sleep. I am blaming it on the full moon. Not getting my sleep makes for a cloudy day for me. I really need my sleep… I took care of the house plants, fed the birds, fed Mickey, and fixed supper… I have gotten hooked on bowling at pogo now. It helps keep me out of trouble… David called and I got to talk to Macey… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Dave had an appointment this afternoon with our new doctor here in Piedmont. Dave’s blood pressure has been too high. Doctor changed his medication and Dave is to go back in a couple weeks for a follow up. I am trying not to worry too much about him… I fixed lunch and supper and did laundry… I watched a beautiful Oklahoma sunset tonight… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma
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Tonight's Sunset

Thanks to Claudia in Galena, USA for visiting Mary’s Place and signing my guest book at http://www.angelfire.com/ok4/mari5113/index.html … OU lost their game last night to Boise State but it was a good game. It went into over time… I slept in this morning. When I woke up I turned on the TV and watched the funeral of President Gerald Ford… I am feeling better today so hopefully I will start doing better at writing my journal. I need to start writing earlier in the day so I am not so tired… I fixed lunch and then went into the DASNI chat room http://www.alzinfo.com/community/chatrooms/ Peter from the UK was there. It was great having Peter in the chat room again… The other day Dave took me to the mall. I got a new bedroom ensemble for our guest bedroom. It is in blues and it looks very peaceful. While I was at Penny’s I also got us a king size heated mattress pad and some new flannel sheets for our bed. We spent a lot of money but everything was on sell so we saved some money too. I love saving money… I am looking out my window at our flag, which is flying half-mast. Also watching some men build a storage barn across the road. Soon they will build a new house on that lot and we will have some more new neighbors… Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma

Happy New Year!!! I hope this is a great year for all of us… I am watching the Fiesta Bowl. Go Sooners!!! Goodnight All… Keeping The Faith In Oklahoma
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