Tuesday, February 18, 2014 

Awoke to a new snowfall. Was supposed to drive to Pottstown this morning to provide Reiki for the cancer patients, but I am not sure what the roads will be like. Don’t like driving on slippery roads. It’s 26 degrees right now. Pretty warm, considering what we’ve had to face recently. 

Valentino paces alongside my bed each morning. My signal to get up. Last night he slept at the foot of the bed on one of Polly’s gorgeous dog beds. Lucy slept at the foot of the other bed, also on one of Polly’s beds. Rob said if Valentino had been in the Olympics, four little boys would have been commissioned to carry him on his Chippendale dog bed (our couch) during the opening ceremonies. 

I pet them each for a while and give them massages when I can. Lucy barked for help navigating the stairs down, but she is downstairs now. Time to let the pups out. 

Rob and I watch to see who is doing what while the pups are out. From my office window, I can see that Val is waiting for Aunty Betty and Lucy is staring at the porch door, willing it to open and let her in. Rob is going out now. He got up early to see if I needed shoveling out to get to Pottstown. Still not sure if I should attempt the drive. 

He is out shoveling now. The dogs were pacing for breakfast, and mom awoke. Val is extra exuberant these mornings because he is getting no exercise. Apparently, mom felt the thumps of him jumping in my office! 

Am now filling the breakfast bowls, heating up the dog’s beef, getting mom settled in the bathroom, hiding the TP so she won’t attempt to wipe herself, giving the dogs their breakfast yogurt, assuring mom I will be right there, all at once, like Julia Child orchestrating a meal. Mom is back in bed now, the dogs are temporarily satisfied. Might see if I can get ready for the drive to Pottstown then give mom her meds. 

Went into the bathroom, dogs paced again. So I left my ablutions, let them out. Back to the bathroom. Dogs are barking. Too cold. Need to let the dogs back in. Must give mom her meds. 

Gave mom her meds. Her usual question, What’s this for? My usual answer, It’s your medication for the infection. 

Am wiping the floor for fallen pieces of snow. (Val went for a long walk in the deep snow.)

Sandy
What mom!
Sandy
What mom! (I know, I know, get up and go see what she wants!)
Sandy, wake me up when you’re read to eat.
OK mom, I always do. Don’t worry. 

I am still not ready. Still have not eaten anything. Rob just came in and gave the report: two to three inches, but the roads appear to be OK. I will be off to Pottstown.