Sunday, November 16

Roy and Deb were babysitting her cousin’s son Bryson for the weekend, and decided to join me and Mother High at Pleasant View Retirement Community for church.

I chose to go to church with mother since it didn’t suit either Cerwin’s brother or sister – and Cerwin was in Kentucky hunting.

After church we prepared to go for a walk, since Roy and Deb hadn’t seen some of the pretty areas of the home that I had discovered.

I was not familiar with much of the interior of Pleasant View prior to mother’s stay here. I have been here to visit people now and then, but never went farther than that person’s room.

Church is over at 11:00 AM and lunch doesn’t begin until noon, so we had plenty of time.

Deb and I in the elevator waiting for Roy, Mother, and Bryson.

Bryson stayed on Mother’s lap the whole time – about forty-five minutes.

Mother loved that.

Enjoying the pretty view outside one of the sitting areas.

Coming across “the bridge”.

Stopping at a mirror.

Bryson seeing himself.

A pretty fall decoration on one of the side tables.

Bryson wanted down from great-grandma’s lap when he saw these two.

After this we went to Mother’s room for a few minutes before lunch.

“Hey, this was across the hall, do you think grandma can use it?”

“No. Okay, I will take it back.”

Enjoying banana cream pie for dessert.

After Roy and Deb left us, they took Bryson back to his parents, Bryan and Leslie.

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Mother continues to improve. I went along with her to a checkup on Monday. The surgeon is very pleased with how the hip area has healed.

A Pleasant View therapist told me that they are ready for Landis Homes to evaluate her and determine when she is ready to return. Mother is anxious to see her new “home”, as she will be living in a different area of Landis Homes. Prior to her fall she lived independently in an apartment. She will now be living with some nursing assistance.