Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Deadlines all over the place, a sinus headache from the mold (been raining), mom in diapers, and a dog in diapers. I finally put diapers on Lucy, too. She’s been having accidents like the one she had on Sunday and then Monday morning. Getting tiring, but I have more patience with Lucy than with my mother. Mom is on the toilet again: fourth time in about 15 minutes. That’s the way it goes. But to prevent incontinence, many trips to the bathroom is the order of the day. Lead her to the bathroom, don the gloves, clean her, change her, have her wash her hands, remove the gloves, and then wash your own hands and the bathroom fixtures. I keep washing my hands, but it’s tough getting rid of the smell or feeling as if you are clean. I am still dealing with the mat to the living room carpet from Lucy’s accident on Sunday. Finally cleared the Oriental of any smells (hosed it down). Had to do the same to the mat. It’s still drying out on the porch. 

Arborists came by today to chip fallen branches, stake a tree, and trim another. One of them took home a beautiful bouquet of roses and salvia for his wife. I gave him a vase for the occasion and snipped some lovely roses and buds. Was nice to be away from my desk and away from the bathroom or down on my knees sniffing a carpet or a mat for residual urine. 

Here is a photo of my hybrid musk roses, Class of 2014!