June 25, 2011

• Chewlee Helps Take Care Of Grandma

  
  TALES FROM THE BRAT FARM

  My little darling got here around 10 am.  She and the Princess actually woke me up as I was asleep on the loveseat in the living room.  I had awakened at 4am with my toes really throbbing.  I hadn’t redressed them after my shower so I decided I needed to do that.  More dead skin to remove, then the antibiotic ointment the Dr. prescribed and the last of my bandages.  Made a note to remind the Beast we need some more.  You would have thought that would make them feel better but NOOOOOOOOO!  They throbbed even worse but I was so tired, I threw my pillow down on the loveseat so there was no chance of Baron stepping on them or laying on them and fell asleep shortly afterward.

  I have no idea why, but after Chewlee got here, I was running a slight fever and had the chills.  I helped her start our DVD player with her selections for the day and lay down in my recliner, fully covered up because of the chills.  I dozed off and on while she came over and would lay her head on my chest or my shoulder and I would hug her.  I found her brushing my hair off my forehead at one point and she said to me, *Grandma, did you take your medicine today?*  I hadn’t so I managed to get up, blanket wrapped around me while she ran and got me some water from Papa (with ice, after she asked me if I wanted some).  She then stood at my knees and watched me take all my medicine (she knows how many I take and today she noticed I was taking MORE and said so).  I told her the MORE was some aspirin and my vitamin pill and she found that acceptable.  She did warn me, however, that I had to let her know these things.  That made me laugh.

  I laid back down for about an hour while she fed me some grapes (*I share* was her comment) and called attention to some of the things she gets confused about in Fern Gully.  (*Where did the mud monster go, Grandma?*).  I was feeling a lot better by this time so I sat up more and watched while she sat in her Dora chair.  She asked me if I was feeling better now and was happy when I told her yes, I was.  We watched Fern Gully when I noticed she was slowly leaning further and further back in her Dora chair until she was fully back and sound asleep.  I HAD to get up and move her.  She didn’t look comfortable at all.  When I lifted her up and put her in my recliner, she curled up, put her head on the cushioned arm and went back to sleep.  I put on Madagascar since she likes the music from that anyway.  She slept through that one and Madagascar 2.  I may have to replay those for her when she wakes up but you just never know with her.

  She changed Gamera to Rodan because, as she told me, *I* would like the birdies better because there are bugs in it, too.  Don’t ask me how she came to that conclusion but, hey, it’s her day.  I normally let her pick, although some days she picks out several and tells ME to pick. 

  The Beast took some pictures of her today.  I have no idea how they turned out because Chewlee is not really a good model.  She moves too much.  She did insist that her Panda bear had to be part of the pictures.  I know that he just wanted to check out his special setup with the umbrellas for getting rid of shadows and highlighting hair.  I hope he found it satisfactory so I don’t have to keep hearing about it.

  Bratfink told me today that she was reading on CNN about a popular sportscaster that lost his battle with bladder cancer that he had been fighting for two years.  That kind of surprised me but I hope the Beast didn’t read the story.  I sure don’t want to see him discouraged but I hope the guy didn’t suffer.  I hate when a battle to survive involves suffering of any sort.  I’ve known too many people who have battled cancer and won but I would have loved to spare them the suffering they went through.  I sure don’t want the Beast to suffer.  What he DOES go through right now is bad enough but it doesn’t last longer than a day or two.

  Chewlee told me she isn’t sure she wants to stay here with me tonight.  She told me that she wanted her mommy to come and get her after she was done working.  I don’t know why but I do know she will probably change her mind later.  She will often get like that if either Papa or I yell at her about something.  Papa yelled at her twice about flushing the toilet after she poops.  She has a habit of forgetting that.  I usually remind her but I wasn’t up to speed earlier. 

  I’m going to get this much posted for now.  Love you all.  My family is all getting together today in Chicago and I really wish I was there for it.  All my love to them all and to you guys, too.  Hope you are having a wonderful weekend. 
  

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