Went to see Mom and Dad today. Mom was in bed asleep (it was about 9:00). She had on one of the new shirts and a pair of knit pj bottoms! GRRRR!!!!!!!! I looked in her closet and all of the new things were accounted for except a pair of tan pants. I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt about them for now. Turn-around time for the laundry is one day, SO maybe they are on their way back to the room. IF they're not there tomorrow, Judy and I will ask about them! There was another pair hanging in her closet that I'd never seen before---knit pj's with stains. I'm pitching them tomorrow. Dad was kind of irritated this morning. Said he'd been there 4 and 1/2 hours and something about coming all the way from Cuba and something about Georgia being in the hospital. I asked who that was and he said someone in the family. I'm wondering now if Pat Wallace sent him something about Allen Shelton being so sick. Don't know. I told him the only one in the fam in the hospital was Randall. He asked if Judy was coming and said Jamie still hadn't come. I explained all of that to him again. After I got home, I got to thinking about it and wonder if he's getting another UTI! I'll ask about it tomorrow, too. Nikki was there and I don't really trust her much anymore. Sorry. She snagged me as soon as I got there and wanted to know what we'd decided about the pureed food and thickened liquids. I told her the same thing I told Lisa that called---no to the food! She said she'd seen Mom choke and cough so many times---I haven't seen Nikki in a LONG time in the dining room at lunch! Funny! Anyway, I went because I'd told the girl and Dad I'd bring him some razors. While I was telling Dad I'd brought them, Nikki goes in the med room and comes right back out. She had called the speech therapist, and the therapist said Mom's chewing wasn't productive chewing moving the food along to swallow. Here's my thoughts then: give her softer foods that she can just swallow whenever! Her diet is 'mechanical soft' now---meaning that the meat, etc is ground up. What's the problem with her swallowing it whole!?! I don't see any. Nearly every meal I've seen where the food is pureed is never eaten! I did tell Nikki that the 'thicken' liquids was ok---my concern was IF she'd get enough liquids. Nikki said SURE she will, I keep liquids for her all the time------LIAR, LIAR PANTS ON FIRE!!!!! I told Nikki that I worried about how much liquids she got because I didn't think she got enough now! Anyway, Michael Smith then snagged me in the hall as I was coming back with a newspaper for Dad and wanted to see me. I went by his office and waited 15 minutes while he was with another family admitting their mother. Made me sad and mad and wanted to yell "DON'T DO IT!!!!!!" Anyway, the humidity has my nerves on edge I guess because I'm definitely not calm today! LOL! Love you all, Jeanie