ARRIVED: 10:00a

BATH: Sponge bath

DENTAL HYGIENE: Brushed  AM & PM

BREAKFAST: Cereal, scone & coffee

LUNCH: Greek yogurt with granola and berries & 7up

DINNER: Salad, chicken pot pie & 7up

DESSERT: None

EXERCISE: Yes

NAP: Yes

MEDS: AM meds with breakfast, PM Meds at bedtime, BS 158 / 2 units of insulin required

CHORES: Filled food & water bowls, cleaned the litter box, swept front entrance, cleaned glass doors, sanitized countertops, vacuumed floors, touched up bathrooms, washed sheets, pad and blanket and remade bed, prepared meals.

VISITORS/WORKERS: None

COMMENTS: I took care of Hillary & Kemper and did chores until Dr. Vesper was ready to get up. He had breakfast and took his morning meds. I had to give him a sponge bath and get him dressed before breakfast because his pajamas were wet. In the afternoon, he did exercise, snoozed & watched TV After dinner, he watched TV until bedtime. I gave him his p.m. meds and he got ready for bed.  I set the table with morning meds and breakfast for tomorrow.

NOTE: We had to do (3) complete change of clothes today, once I had to wash the chair cover and (2) throws. Since I had so little to do today, Hillary decided to throw up (5) times, never on hardwood, these animals seem to prefer green carpet.

ARRIVED: 10a

BATH: Shave & shower

DENTAL HYGIENE: Brushed  AM & PM

BREAKFAST: Cereal, scone & coffee

LUNCH: Turkey sandwich, corn chips, apple & 7-Up

DINNER: Salad, (leftovers) cottage ham, green beans and potatoes, cornbread & 7up

DESSERT: Fruitcake (Belizean style)

EXERCISE: Yes

NAP: Yes

MEDS: AM meds with breakfast, PM Meds at bedtime, BS within the normal range – no Insulin required

CHORES: Filled food and water bowls for Hillary and Kemper, cleaned liter box, laundry (top sheet, pad & blanket) made bed, watered house plants, packed away all indoor Christmas decorations & prepared meals

VISITORS/WORKERS: 

Jessica & Tyler

Stephanie – Took Jessica to the airport

Elena – Cleaned

COMMENTS:  Dr. Vesper was up at 10:30 this morning to see Jessica & Tyler off. He had his breakfast and morning meds. Our cleaning schedule was a little off this week because of the holidays, Elena came in the afternoon to clean. While she was busy cleaning, I packed away inside Christmas decorations. After dinner, he got a shave, shower and fresh PJ’s then relaxed and watched TV until bedtime. I set the table for breakfast and morning meds. He took his p.m. meds and got ready for bed.

 NOTE: We had a special dessert from Belize today, a gift from Elena‘s sister. It was a Belizean fruitcake, made with homemade plum wine. It was totally different from American fruitcake, delicious! WARNING, don’t eat and drive!

ARRIVED: 10a

BATH:  Sponge bath

DENTAL HYGIENE: Brushed  AM & PM

BREAKFAST: Cereal, blueberry scone & coffee

LUNCH: Pizza & 7up

DINNER: Salad, spaghetti w/ Italian sausage and marinara sauce, garlic bread & 7-Up

DESSERT: None

EXERCISE: Yes

NAP: Yes

MEDS: AM meds with breakfast, PM Meds at bedtime, BS within the normal range, no insulin required 

CHORES: Swept front entrance, cleaned glass doors, vacuumed floors, touched up bathrooms, sanitized countertops, laundry (all bedding, colored clothes, lift chair cover, throws) made bed, prepared meals

VISITORS/WORKERS:
Jessica & Tyler
Stephanie, Andrew, Lily, Sophie & Charlotte

COMMENTS:  After taking care of the animals, I got Dr. Vesper up. Both he and his bed was completely soaked all the way down to the mattress. He had to have a complete and thorough sponge bath before dressing. After getting him cleaned and dry, he had breakfast and morning medications, a good glucose reading of 100 this morning. In the afternoon, Dr. Vesper relaxed, did exercised, watched TV and napped while I spent the rest of the day doing laundry. Dr. Vesper continued to add to the major chore of laundry, two additional complete changes of clothes in the afternoon. Jessica took Tyler out for an afternoon of indoor play at Graeters. I had dinner almost ready when they got home. The Gephardt‘s came up around 9p to say goodbye to Jessica and Tyler, who will be leaving tomorrow afternoon. Dr. Vesper watched TV after dinner, while I did the dishes and set the table for morning breakfast and a.m. meds. Dr. Vesper took his p.m. meds and prepared for bed.

ARRIVED: 10a

BATH: Sponge bath & shave

DENTAL HYGIENE: Brushed AM & PM

BREAKFAST: Cereal, blueberry scone & coffee

LUNCH: Sushi, seaweed salad, Asian dumplings & 7up

DINNER: Salad, Cottage ham with green beans and potatoes & 7up

DESSERT: Transparent pie

EXERCISE: Yes

NAP: Yes

MEDS: AM meds with breakfast, PM Meds at bedtime, BS within normal range, no insulin required

CHORES: Cleaned glass doors, swept leaves away from front entrance several times, vacuumed, sanitized kitchen countertops, touched up bathrooms, made bed, laundry (White & colored clothes, top sheet & bed pad), prepared meals

VISITORS/WORKERS:
Jessica & Tyler
Tom Niehaus

COMMENTS: I took care of Kemper & Hillary when I arrived and did chores before getting Dr. Vesper up. He ate breakfast and took his morning meds. After breakfast, I gave him a sponge bath, shave and helped him get dressed. Tom Niehaus came by for a visit this afternoon. He told Dr. Vesper about a couple of mutual friends who had recently asked about him and Dr. Vesper seem to recognize the names and remember the people he was talking about.  After the first 15 minutes, Tom had a hard time engaging Dr. Vesper in conversation. Close to the end of his visit, Dr. Vesper started nodding off. He was very sleepy all day, going in and out of sleep. He did exercise between naps. We made dinner after Jessica and Tyler got back from the playground. After dinner Dr. Vesper watched TV while I sat the table for breakfast and prepared morning meds. He took his p.m. meds and I helped him get ready for bed.

ARRIVED: 10a

BATH: Shower

DENTAL HYGIENE: Brushed AM & PM

BREAKFAST: Cereal, (2) mini blueberry muffins  & coffee

LUNCH: Turkey & cheese cubes, crackers, grapes & 7up

DINNER: Salad, pasta nest w/ Italian meatballs and marinara sauce & 7-Up

DESSERT: Yule log

EXERCISE: Yes

NAP: Yes

MEDS:  AM meds with breakfast, PM Meds at bedtime, BS – 174 / 2 units of insulin required

CHORES: Filled food & water bowls for Hillary & Kemper, emptied litter box, swept leaves from front entrance, cleaned glass doors, vacuumed, laundry (sheets, blanket, pad, Kemper’s beds & blankets) watered plants, cleaned out refrigerator, dropped off garbage cans & recycling, picked up mail, prepared meals

VISITORS/WORKERS: Jessica & Tyler

COMMENTS: I fed Hillary and Kemper, filled water bowls, emptied litter box. Kemper had a large BM in the hallway near Hillary‘s bathroom, probably sometime overnight. I didn’t find it till a little later in the morning because it had dried out and the odor had dissipated. I got Dr. Vesper up, he had breakfast and took his AM meds. After breakfast, he had a shower and got dressed. Jessica and Tyler left around 1 PM, Tyler stayed with the Gephardt girls while Jessica got a haircut. In the afternoon, Dr. Vesper had lunch, watched TV, exercised and took a nap.  I made dinner when Jessica and Tyler returned home around 6:30. After dinner he watched TV while we cleared the table and loaded the DW. I prepared morning meds and breakfast setup for tomorrow. Dr. Vesper took his pm meds and prepared for bed. Everyone was too tired to stay up to ring in the new year!!

ARRIVED: 10a

BATH: Shave & shower

DENTAL HYGIENE: Brushed  AM & PM

BREAKFAST: Cereal, blueberry muffin & coffee

LUNCH: Turkey sandwich, apple & 7-Up

DINNER: Salad, Christmas dinner leftovers (the end!) & 7up

DESSERT: None

EXERCISE: Yes

NAP: Yes

MEDS: AM meds with breakfast, PM Meds at bedtime, BS within the normal range, no insulin required

CHORES: Filled food and water bowls for Hillary and Kemper, cleaned liter box, swept entrance, cleaned glass doors, vacuumed, sanitized counters, laundry (top sheet, pad & blanket, towels) made bed, watered house plants, filled bird feeders & prepared meals

VISITORS/WORKERS:
Jessica, Danny & Tyler

COMMENTS:  Dr. Vesper was awake and ready to get up at 10:30 this morning. He ate breakfast and took a.m. meds. After breakfast I gave Dr. Vesper a shave and a shower and helped him get dressed. In the afternoon, he had lunch, watched TV, did exercise and napped while I did chores and laundry. Danny, Jessica and Tyler were out for the evening visiting with Danny’s parents. After dinner, he watched TV until bedtime. I set the table for breakfast and morning meds. He took his p.m. meds and got ready for bed.

ARRIVED: 10a

BATH:  Sponge bath

DENTAL HYGIENE: Brushed  AM & PM

BREAKFAST: Cereal, blueberry scone & coffee

LUNCH: Salami and provolone sandwich, ambrosia salad & 7up

DINNER: Salad, Christmas dinner leftovers & 7-Up

DESSERT: Yule log

EXERCISE: Yes

NAP: Yes

MEDS: AM meds with breakfast, PM Meds at bedtime, BS within normal range, no insulin required

CHORES: Swept front entrance, cleaned glass doors, vacuumed, sanitized kitchen countertops, removed labels from new clothes and put away Christmas gifts, laundry (Christmas table linens & PJs), made bed, picked up mail, prepared meals

VISITORS/WORKERS:

Danny, Jessica and Tyler

COMMENTS:  I got Dr. Vesper up, he had morning meds with breakfast. He had a sponge bath and dressed after breakfast. In the afternoon, Dr. Vesper relaxed, did exercised, watched TV and napped while I finished a few extra chores. Jessica and Danny took Tyler to the zoo to see the festival of lights tonight with Stephanie and her family. Dr. Vesper watched TV after an easy dinner of leftovers. I did the dishes and set the table for morning breakfast and a.m. meds. Dr. Vesper took his p.m. meds and prepared for bed.