Just wanted to see if you were all paying attention

here's my story ~

I was down in the family room watching the end of the Dodger and Cubs game. Angie was up in the living room watching a dvr of Glee, the doorbell rang and she answers....odd for someone coming that time of night around here.

I hear "Babe call 911 for me please"...in a calm voice....I grab the phone and hustle upstairs where I see an elderly lady leaning against my screen door, supporting herself with the door knob. We couldn't open the door to let her in because she was "glued" to the door.

I tell Angie to call as I ran downstairs and out the garage around and back up the front door stairs...I was so worried the lady was going to let go of the door and fall backwards down my concrete stairs.

I hold her so she wouldn't fall...she was soaked in sweat! While Angie talked to 911 I asked her questions....she was very confused but also knew she was lost ~ her first name ~ I asked her if she started walking at daylight and she said no, when the moon came out....which I had mentioned to Angie about an hour before how cool it looked last night ~ She said she was holding onto a Ford truck tailgate for a long time...probably mine...our driveway is well lit up with the lights on both sides of the garage.

We finally got her into the entry and in a chair. She said she shouldn't have been walking, but she does it every night...at this time she is calmer...knows she lives off our main street but not her street....knows that there are people living in her house but not who...She then tells me she thinks she had a stroke that morning because she lost sight in one eye....

About this time the Calvary started coming...about 5 minutes from the doorbell ring....3 cop cars, 2 firetrucks and an ambulance.

They said her people were looking for her ~ they had been to her house that morning because her husband said she was confused ~ she had been lost before.....

At this time her husband shows up...Angie says the police started talking to him...."We told you this morning not to let her walk alone anymore"...he just said..."She said she was only going to walk the block".....

This is the 3rd time I have found an elderly person lost in our neighborhood. We live right next to a retirement development. I came across one lady a couple of years ago while the dogs and I were out...she was 2 miles lost!

As she was being taken away she just kept telling her husband and police..."Oh, they are such nice people..."

Missed the end of the game..........

Hm...

At least the house is still standing.

Gary, at one time several years ago I worked at a nursing home in Colorado. I came in to work one morning with all kinds of new "rules and regulations" one of the ladies had left walking out the front door and walked 8 blocks on a very busy street to a 7-11 store and was at the counter wanting to buy a 6 pack of beer! The employee there knew the nursing home was near by and since this lady had no money, and no one drove her he called the police and they came and took her back to the home. It was scary but so funny that she went straight to buy some beer!!

Glad that she was OK though and you and Angie are wonderful people to take her in and take care of her until the help showed up. Bless you both!

Now that's my kind of woman!

I'm lost without my beer too

As I said earlier here are some pictures that the hospital took of Ginni. They did spell here name wrong that needs to be fixed.
http://www.ministryhealth.org/Minist.../SCHWeston.nws

Mrsaugie, she's a beauty . Congratultions on such a darling little girl.

Ohhhhhhh so cuttttte!!!

Quite a few 'Lynn's as middle names, I like how you went with Robin, it's a lot better than the few 'Marie's on that list too. I've got Marie as a middle name, no fun! ;P

mrsaugie, I do miss your ticker, though. It was kind of like watching a soap opera.

Surely there is a ticker that goes post-birth, that would be cool,

Just look that that baby fuzz!

She is BEAUTIFUL!!! Congratulations again!

Ya know GINNI and WILLIE look a lot alike...all shriveled up.....except...GINNI is.....

ABSOLUTELY PRECIOUS!

Neat kid. Looking wide awake absorbing EVERYTHING.


Be warned - in just 13 short years she'll be a teenager.

In 15-16 years she'll want to drive and have a car. Before that she'll probably be dating already, .

Mrs Augie, she is absolutely adorable and really looks bright. Lovely wardrobe already. I just want to hug her. (Don't tell my dogs but I prefer babies to puppies.)