Crochet Me Crazy

I got home from my mom's assisted living at about 6:30 tonight. She had her first shower at the new place tonight. That went well. My mom was pretty good all day when I saw her today. I had dinner with them and my mom has started trying to feed me so I know she's getting better. She tried to make me eat some of her snacks in the apartment and then she really wanted me to eat at dinner. I had a BBQ sandwich with the ladies and then my mom, her table-mate and a very sweet lady, sat and visited a little bit after dinner. Her friend's name is Jane and she was telling us about her stroke she had which paralyzed her on one side but she's gotten movement back with therapy. Our visit was cut short because the aide wanted to do mama's bath so I guess we'll pick up that conversation on another day. I told mama I needed to leave after her bath because I wasn't feeling good. She was sad but she reluctantly agreed. I left her with a stack of papers and magazines we had found in her piano bench. I came home to a clean house. My husband and kids left on a trip for the weekend so I have the house to myself. I wanted them to go without me rather than miss out on the fun weekend we had planned. My sweet neighbor, Stephanie, had come over and cleaned my house for me. She and I went to the grocery store and got something to eat and then watched this week's American Idol that I haven't had a chance to watch yet. It's 10 pm and I'm going to head to bed. I'm feeling pretty crummy and I need to try to beat this sickness before it gets me down.