Dad thinks people are breaking into his house and stealing things. His keys have been missing for a while, his wallet and the cash we got out of the bank a couple weeks ago are also missing. Last night he called when we weren't home and told Lindsay he thinks Paige's friends are getting into his house. I called him back and talked to him about it. Hoo boy.
I reminded him that he does have Alzheimer's and that's why he loses things. He kept talking about how he's done things the same way for years. I told him that one thing AD does is rob you of your habits. So even though he's always kept track of his keys and wallet things are different now. He still insisted he has his habits and there's no other explanation for the missing items. The last time he got a key from me I put it on a bright blue lanyard to make it harder for him to lose. Well, he lost it almost immediately. Now he says he wants to change the locks again. Nooooooo....
Part of the problem was he hadn't eaten in a while. If his blood sugar is low his thinking is foggier and he gets nasty crazy.
He's very suspicious of Paige's friend, Ben. He really doesn't like the way he looks. Sigh. Ben is one of the nicest kids I know. I'd better warn him about Dad.
I really wonder how tree season is going to go. Bud Lyon is running things this year. I really hope that Dad will stay away from the sales shed. He can get so nasty with people and he'll probably think Bud's people are working for HIM. If last year is any indication we're going to have trouble with him.
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Ben has all the threatening tendancies of a dipped pineapple.
odahca- One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda: Health Care Authority.
Dipped Pineapple, Ben's new nickname.
The farm is now being run by Bud Lyon who has some other farms in SoCal. He let the trees in one of the smaller fields die because he didn't think there were enough there to be profitable. Dad saw those dead trees and got pretty mad. Just yesterday Bud's guys cut them all down and piled them up next to the row of barns behind our house. We're talkin' ENORMOUS fire hazard! I hope they clear them away soon.
Dad found his wallet.
Is there a way you cn put a sign out that says something like "Free Chop-It-Yourself Firewood" and get rid of it that way? Maybe even charge $5 for the privilege?
schmi-a tiny schmo
Heh! Tiny schmo.
It's not really like firewood, more like oil soaked rags. Just a big pile of extremely flammable pine needles with a little wood thrown in. One little spark and poof!
ibyss- an Egyptian bird
Yeah, I need to tell Bud to have his guys move that pile.
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