Author: Jensen
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Don’t Want No Pancakes
Kristy: Are you hungry for pancakes? Don: No, not hungry. Kristy: What did you eat for breakfast? Don: Nothing. I’m not hungry. Kristy: Gotta eat, so get up to the table. Breakfast is his favorite meal and the one with the most success. Two large pancakes, as big as the plate, gone in 2 minutes.…
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Good Morning VietDon!
The kitchen was in disarray, as always, when I entered for the first time today. There’s a half-eaten bowl of cereal, remnants from a piece of pumpkin pie in the sink, cupboard doors open including those above the stove, a clear liquid dripping from the countertop to the floor and pooling, and a shaker of…
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Sports Buddy
Don: Did you sleep here last night? Kristy: Yes. Don: On the couch? Kristy: No, in my bedroom with those rotten cats you had to have. Don: What about Hunter? Kristy: He went home yesterday. Don: He went HOME? Kristy: Yes, he went home because today is Monday and he had to work. Don: Oh,…
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Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round
Don: I will sleep here on the couch tonight. I just need a pillow. Kristy: Why would you sleep on the couch when you have a king-size bed in your bedroom less than 25 feet away? Don: It’s gone. Kristy: What’s gone? Don: My bedroom. I can’t find it. Kristy: It’s in the same…
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Breakfast With Wine and Entertainment
Kristy: Did you eat breakfast? Don: No, not yet. Kristy: What would you like? Eggs, bacon, sausage, cereal, oatmeal, pancakes? Don: Cereal. Kristy: Honey Bunches of Oats, Honey Nut Cheerios, Apple Jacks, Frosted Flakes, or Fruit Loops? Wait. Where are the Cheerios and Frosted Flakes? I find empty boxes of both Cheerios and Frosted Flakes…
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Bend or Break
A Japanese Proverb professes, “The bamboo that bends is stronger than the mighty oak that resists.” Most days, I feel the need for bending and flexibility becomes my middle name. Today is different. I think some of Don’s abilities are still intact, but the useless left arm and hand plus delusions and hallucinations with dementia…
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Columbia Ocean
Weekends often find Hunter dropping in to visit his dad for as much time as is allowed between Friday night and Sunday at noon. This particular Saturday morning, Hunter took Don for a walk around the block where our house is located 100 yards from the Pacific Ocean. At 8:00 pm, in the middle of…