Saturday, October 27, 2007


Today was a puppy extravaganza. Mom even ventured outside to see it! But it was pretty cold so she didn't stay out very long. This is my neighbor Mary holding Bailey. Bailey and Satine are playing. They bite and chase each other around. Mary has a dachshund, Rusty, who tries to avoid the puppy extravaganza. It was a nice, sunny day, but chilly.

Mom had a good day today, but she gets whiny and crabby at bedtime pretty much every night. I don't know if this is sundowning.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

I would have sided with Rusty.

Great that she had a good day. Dad got to where he just would not go outside at all.

The symptoms of the various things like sundowning were never totally clear for dad.

~Betsy said...

The dogs are so cute. I love when they play and wrestle with no hostility.

I'm glad your mom had a good day, too. My mom has no interest in going outside much anymore.

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