Might as well say that I'm addicted to boooooks....

We all know Mom LOVES to read. She has had a much more difficult time doing so since
she began to decline. I mean, with short term memory loss you would read the first chapter over and over again!

We both decided the newspaper would be a great way to keep her reading, but not as stressful as a
novel. It has worked well. So well that she has been picking up other novels and non-fiction books in her room and reading bits and pieces (all books she has read before).

I never thought books would present one of the funniest things Mom has done during her journey with Alzheimer's.

She had a TON of mystery novels on her large bookshelf and wanted to make room for other things, non-fiction is easier and more practical for her to read. So she decided she wanted to donate all those novels to the "library" at Autumn Glen. In the main foyer they have a large bookshelf with not much on it. Mom's donation really made it more enticing. She donated about 40 or so books.

She began visiting the 'library' more often after this donation. She was just fiddling around, organizing and browsing. One day I came for a quick visit after school and she had several stacks of books in her room. I recognized right away that they were the books we had donated. I said, "Mom, why are these here, you wanted to get rid of them, make room?" "Well, no one was reading them so I took them back!"

I just giggled and said, "Mama, you have to give it time, and you can't take back a donation!"
She laughed. We took them back. All good.

In the next month she proceeded to do this 3 more times. Each time the same conversation and the same trip back to the library. The last time she said, "I don't why I am doing this. Stupid brain. I guess I am just addicted to books!"

I laughed and hugged her. "Yep, I agree, you are."

After that it stopped.

Mom does random weird things. Dog food in the fridge, which I just finally left. It IS canned, not like it's a bag of dry food. I think she just wanted it all off the counter, took up all space.  The remote in her purse, which cracks me up. That is apparently very common.

I have to say, nothing that is a big deal. Oh wait, I found a pair of underwear in her purse one day. I didn't say a word. I checked her purse while she was in the bathroom, just to see, glad I did! Other than that she is pretty neat and organized. NO idea where that came from, she NEVER was neat and organized!!!!!!

I'm ready for more, bring it on Alzheimer's!