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The Birthday Girl clamped down on the straw and finished the entire vanilla shake - her favorite!
James Taylor was playing on the radio when I walked in: “Carolina in My Mind.” Mom was really enjoying it and the lyrics truly got to me.
I met with a VA rep today to renew the financing (my late dad’s pension) they provide for Pat’s dementia care. I showed him the near zero bank balances online and then introduced him to Mom. We reviewed all the expenses and the last thing he needed was her current weight so I asked the nurse. I don’t know how they managed it, but her weight was recorded as 93.5! Maybe they forgot to subtract the weight of the wheelchair, but I’m celebrating her apparent weight gain while I can.
I earned 5 A+’s, 3 A’s, 2 A-’s for my 10 grad school courses to date which means I will go to the two commencement ceremonies on May 8 and May 9 with honors and a cumulative GPA of 4.0. I graduated undergrad with a 3.76 so I’m very excited to have broken my personal best! Next semester entails student teaching every day and two separate national exams, one in January and one in March. Lots more to learn, but I just have to take a moment to celebrate!