By Pam Croy —
his past Tuesday Emeritus was our destination~~with my being under the weather for a time, I had been lax with a visitations, and missed my friends. Denny was ready to go, plastered himself against the back glass door and watched my every move. Cody was equally convinced that it was to be him, so the door had 2 big white dogs melted into the glass with all intentions of somehow moving thru the glass and a PYRing at my side, all ready to go ! “FIELD TRIP “!!!
what to do ? whom do I take ? ” !!!! FINE !!!! I’ll take you both ! Get your white bodies in here, you have to be brushed, your faces wiped off, then maybe , just maybe I’ll lay claim to you !”~~~~hop/jump/twirl around~~”it’s me, it’s me~~I get to go ~~She’s taking me!! Yep , I knew it ! She’s got 2 water bottles, 2 leashes,2 collars. yep, that means 2 dogs !! ”
The van is now the recipient of a human and 2 big white dogs as we start for Emeritus. We pull in the driveway and in unison, they stand up and start wagging their tails. I park, get out, open the side door and grab leashes. We stop at a tree to check for messages on the way to the front door.
The lady with the Chihuahua is on the front porch~~the little one is convinced He will eat us up and spit us out in pieces and screams out an insult or 2 as we pass by, My boys ignore him since evidently He is beneath their notice~~ 🙂
Down the hall to the day room~~Exercise hour is going on~~ loud music, arms waving, legs kicking, swaying back and forth to the beat. Granted all persons are seated in comfortable chairs, but movement and a little swaying and twisting will alleviate stiff muscles and keep them supple . Cody/Denny and I make the rounds, hands reach out, big smiles, Frances demands to know if I have cookies so She can treat the dogs~~ Sue is so proud of herself~~She says” oh, you brought 2 today, lets see, that’s Cody and that’s Denny, right ?” When I affirm, She beams with her accomplishment.
Pam? Have you been to Memory Care ? On My way, Sue ~~
Down another hall we go~~the floors have just been mopped, and a fan is set up in the hallway to blow dry the floor~~Denny stops dead, and stands there~An employee of Emeritus is walking our way and I ask Her. ” Could you possibly turn off that fan for a moment until we get by it ?” Denny will not move, and when He refuses to move, it’s all over but the shoutin’ 🙂 A laugh, the fan is turned off , we pass it by, it’s turned back on.~
Into memory care, more hugs, Water break with finger sandwiches for the residents,
they offer the boys a bite, but I step in to refuse for them, (I then get a dirty look) 🙂
One of the residents wants to buy Denny, makes an offer, I tell Her that I’ll think about it and get back to her~~
all in all , a good visit~~they remember when I was there for the Easter Egg Hunt, that Cody got His own Easter egg, that the children from a local school nearby came to see them that day .
Cody/Denny and I take our leave, that fan is still on down there at the end of the hall . I press Denny up against the opposite wall, put Cody and myself between him and the fan and Denny is OK, He just makes it His business to walk very fast as He moves past the fan.
A gentleman and several others stop us, pat the dogs, I’m asked, “do you know __________ ?
“Yes Him and His wife, very nice people, we live about 3 miles from them.”
Out into the parking lot, no new messages at that tree, so We head to the van, water is offered. and We’re outta’ here !