This has been a helluva weekend. Not so much Mike as just other things going wrong and he can't help me with them. And I swear, if someone gives Mike something to put up again, I will hurt that person! Including myself. lol. I let him put his tool box up today and liked to have never found it again!

Ok, I haven't written in a couple of days. I am so busy, trying to find a house in Texas and get a loan and get this place ready to show, I haven't had the time. I know I need to MAKE the time, though, so here I am.

We went to see Harry Potter yesterday. Besides the simple fact that Mike enjoyed getting out of the house, it was wasted on him. lol. He didn't like the loudness of it and he didn't understand what was going on in the movie. Of course, he hasn't seen the other movies or read the books, either. But I don't think he got much out of Die Hard, either, and he has seen ALL of those. I think I will have to find a cheaper way to entertain him. lolol!

I found a great house in Texas. It has a huge yard and an above-ground pool, and is perfect. But it is more than I wanted to pay. I will see what the payments on it will be and make a decision then. I do love the house, though. It is a 4-bedroom, has tile everywhere but the bedrooms, and has a huge yard. It is the biggest one around there, in fact. I think that would be great, considering I am used to having 10 acres. But we shall see. We are paying over 900 a month right now, so I think we can swing it. I will be able to get DSL there, so that will give me an extra 40.00 a month, almost, not to mention no food taxes and the kids will get free lunches at school. Plus I won't have to use so much gas, as Wal Mart is right down the street and I would be able to get a job, even if it had to be part time, somewhere around there. I am getting so excited! I pray to the gods that I can get the loan and do this.

Mike didn't work today. They didn't need him. I hope they do tomorrow. He really needs to work.

He laughed out loud today at the kitten. He did it the other day, too. Today, the kitten was jumping around, playing, and he said "he tickles me". It's a "she", but hey, he laughed. lol.

He ate very heartily today, too. I am so glad of that. I hear so much about how patients aren't eating, so I am glad Mike is.

Well, I have noticed that Mike has been awfully quiet the past few days. He hasn't worked since we got home from Texas, and even a few days before we left, so I know that has something to do with it. He will ask several times "are you ready to go?" and I haven't got a clue where he thinks we are supposed to go. If gas wasn't so damned expensive, I would just stick him in the car and make up a place to go. I don't know if he would enjoy watching the kids play in the park or not. Maybe I will try that next time. Davy told me that he would call in the morning and let me know if he needs him to work. There just isn't a lot he can do at work any more, except for the physical labor. But with grading, most of the labor is done by tractors. He just can't do those now, though. Oh, he can run the tractor fine, it's getting him to understand what needs to be done that is the hard part. lol. But I hope they need him tomorrow. He needs to work, like others need to breath, almost. It broke my heart when I realized how quiet he has been.

Today was good. We went to Tony Tucker's to cash a check so I could go grocery shopping and I was going to talk to Tony about selling Mike's power tools and guns, but he was really busy. I can just call him later.

I have found a perfect house! It's about a half mile from Stacy's, and it is perfect! It has the tile floors I want, plus 4 bedrooms, so the boys can have a room of their own and I can have a room for my computer and Avon stuff. It also has hardwood floors. The twins want to help decorate. lol! They both have really great taste, though, so I guess I will let them. lolol.

Mike had a good day. He still seems to always be looking for something, usually his glasses. He has a regular place to put his watch and glasses, but somehow he always forgets where he puts them. And it usually isn't in the right place. He took the house key down from the hiding place before we went to Texas and now can't remember where he put it. I will have to get his key and have another one made before I lock myself out. He can't seem to remember how to unlock the doors, though, so I don't know if he could open it if I wasn't here or not.

Ok, today was ok. Mike really seems to be obsessed with searching for things, though. I don't know what he is looking for, because he just mumbles his answers, but he seems to always be looking for something. Today, it was his glasses. I didn't have a clue what he was looking for, and he said something about his driver's license, so I had him take his wallet out and I showed him that it was still in there. Then, about 20 minutes later, he comes in the living room, pointing at his face, showing me that he found his GLASSES.

I found a really cute house in Port Isabel. Right across the highway from my sister, so that is great. Now I just need to see what to do about it. lol. My sister said she would fly down from Dallas, with her husband, and help us move in. I thought that was so sweet! After reading about so many people's siblings not wanting to help out with the care-giving, I am just so darned thankful that I have the sisters that I have. They might get on my nerves from time to time, but they are there for me when I need them, without even being asked. I love my sisters. I am so lucky to have them.

I need to sell some things around here before I move. Mike's truck, for one, and the other vehicles that are just sitting there. Van, Crown Vic, older Ford truck, etc. I'm going to keep the motorcycle, though. That is the one thing that Mike insists on keeping, even if it is just parked in the backyard for him to look at. lol. As long as he can't find the key, I don't see the harm. I will just have to make sure I keep it hidden.

He also has MANY guns that will need to go. I will see if his friend will buy them for his pawn shop. He will give me a great deal, because we are friends and he knows the situation, and I know he won't cheat me. But the guns will definitely have to go. I will keep the ones that are special, like the first gun his dad ever bought, and the one Mike bought for our son, etc. I will just designate a closet to keep those in and put a lock on it, like we have here. I really hate to have to do this, but we definitely don't need all of those guns, I don't use them and he CAN'T, so.....

Anyway, today was a good day. We will go pick up his check tomorrow and go to Wal Mart, to get him out of the house. He hasn't worked all week, since we got back from Texas, except for a couple of hours on Tuesday, so I know he needs to get out. It won't be a long trip, as we spent WAY too much money in Texas, lol, but I have lots of stuff here, in the cabinets, so I really just need basic things like tea and milk and stuff. But it will get him out of the house, so that will be good.

Well, that's all for today.

Hi. This is July 13, 2007. My husband, Mike, was diagnosed 2 years ago, April, with Alzheimer's. It is now being called, simply, dementia. It is hard to deal with this on a daily basis, but I will get through it, one day at a time. Mike put on one of my shirts today, a long-sleeved one, to boot. I gave him one of his own and he changed with no fuss. I have been after him for 2 days now to go pick up his check from work, but for some reason he hasn't. I don't know if they have told him not to come in until they call him or what. I haven't heard anything from his brother, so I bet that is