"Sometimes I wish we could afford a maid."

Thu., May 14, 1992

     Ez. woke up at least 3 times overnight, I think because her legs got cold. Guy had put her night shirt on and of course it didn't stay down on her legs. I put some socks on her at one point. I heard everything Guy did this morning for the first time in quite awhile. I heard her a couple of times after he left but didn't have to get up. I think it was close to 7:30 when she really woke up. She only slept for about an hour this morning and she would not take a nap this aft. at all. I gave up after over an hour of alternately rocking or swaying her and letting her cry. We went to get the mail then sat on the porch awhile just watching people go by. The rest of the aft. & evening she'd play awhile & fuss awhile back & forth. She went to sleep with little problem at 7:40 but she's already been awake a couple of times, once from hitting her head on the activity board when she scooted around. I put pajama bottoms on her with the night shirt tonight. The fan is on. Hopefully she won't get too hot or too cold. I didn't take a nap this morning cause I was counting on taking one this aft. so I could stay up & watch Johnny Carson tonight.

     I did get one thing accomplished today–mopping the kitchen floor. For the first time since I don't know when. Sometimes I wish we could afford a maid. Then I think I'd hate for anyone to see the house is such a mess. I look at all the things that need to be done and I just don't know where to begin. So I just don't do anything.

     Judy called tonight from Daddy's. They're going to Sue & Harold's tomorrow. Aunt Willie's going with them and they're taking Cookie and leaving her there. Daddy decided she's not worth the trouble. He said he thinks she got her front paw run over by a car a couple of months ago; she limps sometimes. He didn't take her to a vet. At least he had her to keep him company through the winter. What he really needs is a more sturdy, outdoor/indoor type of dog, not some little chowder type.

     Judy said Kirk graduated from Harding Saturday. He called her at 1 a.m. that morning to ask if she knew he was graduating that day. She had called Beth (Kenny's wife) a few days earlier to see if they knew when it was and she said she thought it was that weekend. Judy said she & Kirk hardly ever called each other cause they can't afford long distance. He's staying with Kenny and Beth til he can get his own apartment. He's working at Travel File. I told her I hope he'll give me my xmas music back. She said she'll ask him about it the next time she talks to him. Who knows when that'll be. Oh, Sue paid to rent them a car to go to Fort Worth. It's a 2-door '89 Cavalier. Sounds crowded.

May 1992