I don’t understand Papa sometimes. I’m not sure what part of that is the Alzheimer’s, and what part is him just being a quirky old man, but he does confound the imagination. Yesterday was another scorcher, and while I was trying to keep the addition cool and comfortable for him, he was doing everything possible to keep it hotter than Hades. I mean, I know sometimes he does stuff and doesn’t understand why he’s doing it, but after he unplugged his fan for the fourth time, I had to accept that there is a high possibility he actually likes the heat.
Hannah spent the night at a friend’s house and I helped her pack, which included putting together a bag of ‘safe foods’ for her to eat; she’s taken to calling herself Tiny Tim (though I much prefer Tiny Tina). Well, Tiny Tim was having a bad hair day and wouldn’t leave the house without giving it a thorough conditioning and layer of gel. Which meant that she wanted to ride to her friend’s house with the windows up. In a car with no AC. On a 90 degree day.
These people are crazy.
With Hannah gone, and Stephen in Vermont all week, we decided to take advantage of a kid-free house. Dad and I ran downtown for foodstuffs (with the windows DOWN, thankyouverymuch) and we made a truly gourmet feast of hotdogs and chips and onion dip. Because we’re cool like that. Meanwhile I’m cranking up the AC in a humid climate, eating dinner at 4 o’clock, and thinking – sign me up for Del Boca Vista. This is the life.
it sounds like you’re a really good big sister.
awww, thanks :-)
We’ve taped all the controls and outlets for my grandma’s A/C because if we didn’t, she’d decide it was blowing her hair or too cold and turn it off. She doesn’t have the dexterity to get the tape off though! And seriously – her room was 78 yesterday, and she was thinking about putting on a sweater. Um.
Only in Maine would hotdogs be gourmet …
Oh yes, he wears a jacket every time he comes into our AC-ed part of the house…
May I ask why Hannah has ‘safe foods’? Does she have allergies like your prospective nutty one?
Yes, she’s allergic to dairy and we suspect she may be sensitive to wheat (until she gets tested, she’s eliminated it from her diet). Which means that there’s not much for her to eat at her friends’ houses.
Ah, yes, I recall reading about that now! I have a friend who can’t only eat wheat, she’s also vegan. When I first met her I had no idea how she ate, but she can make almost anything with the right ingredients.