Living with Bob and "Al"

Sheri is doing her best to keep "Al" up to Bob's grooming standards. But "Al" does not always cooperate. :(

Living with Bob and "Al"

"Al" put way to much Brylcreem (you know that plaster your hair to your head stuff)  in Bob's hair this morning, but more concerning is the Brylcreem "Al" put on Bob's toothbrush.  eek  :(

Living with Bob and "Al"

Sheri found Bob's newest electric shaver in pieces this morning that makes the third one. This is getting expensive. Sheri is beginning to wonder what Bob and "Al " might look like with a beard. She is thinking a bit Abe Lincolnish maybe ?   :)

Living with Bob and "Al"

Sheri has what is probably a very silly issue. She HATES that Bob and "Al" button every shirt (including his flannel shirts, and polo style, button down collar style) all the way up to his throat. Now this not something he always did, only the last several years. It drives Sheri crazy, he looks like a giant 6 foot 4 inch kindergartner. Well after years of reaching up and unbuttoning that button, only to have him re-button it within minutes, sometimes seconds, Sheri (wise woman that she thought she was) came up with a plan! Sheri and Daughter number 2 took some time this past weekend and cut all the top buttons off of all of his shirts. Now she understands that some might think that she was over reacting to this button up to the neck issue, and Sheri may have just a touch of OCD, but we all have our faults and for Sheri well... this is really one issue she needed to resolve. So the first day Sheri hands Bob the shirt with the top button cut off, Sheri is smiling, almost smirking to herself because she knows she has won the battle of the button and is feeling so much relief she is almost giddy. Then "Al" emerges from the bathroom, and Sheri realizes that "Al" is a much more determined fellow than she thought, because there with her face staring into Bob's neck, was the top button hole that "Al" had stretched all the way over to the left and then buttoned onto the button on the button down collar portion of Bob's shirt.
Sheri is a warrior she will continue to fight the button fight:)
(Heavy sigh)

Living with Bob and "Al"

Bob the gentleman that he is, still likes to use Brylcreem on his unruly hair. ( Yuck) "Al" however likes to use it to brush his teeth. (Bigger yuck). Sheri needs to remove all tube products from the bathroom. :)

Living with Bob and "Al"

Bob is really struggling with dressing and undressing now."Al" loses track of what he is suppose to be doing, and how to do it,  so incredibly fast now. Sheri is going to have to move this process to the bedroom because this tiny house she rented also has a tiny bathroom and Sheri can not help him in there. Hence Sheri has had to send him back in 3 or 4 times to get him into his pajamas. Sheri can remember a time not too long ago, when she was frustrated when "Al" would miss a button on his shirt. There is only one direction this disease moves, and it drags everyone down with it.

Living with Bob and "Al"

Yup, Sheri needs a new grooming plan. "Al" was a second away from using shaving cream as toothpaste.

Living with Bob and "Al"

Sheri can tell things are sliding with Bob and "Al". Sheri feels terrible because she snapped at Bob yesterday morning. When she helped him undress the night before for bed, she made sure he took off his back brace, it is rigid and his back doctor said he should not sleep with it on. Yesterday when Bob awoke he was in an excessive amount of back pain for no apparent reason. When Sheri went to help him get cleaned up for the day and put the patches on his back and dressed, only then did she realize at some point "Al"put his back brace on during the night, and had slept with it on. Sheri snapped at Bob and said " Robert we took this off last night, when did you put it back on?" "Al" retorted "I did not put it back on!" Then Sheri did something she rarely does she said with anger in her voice" Well, I sure didn't! When have I ever put your back brace on you?" She could tell Bob was upset and she felt terrible for it. She knows it is not his fault, but sometimes the frustration of the situation gets the best of her.
Each new little change, means Sheri has to adjust her routine a little tiny bit more. Sheri needs to hide his back brace from sight now to make sure "Al" does not cause Bob more pain.
Sheri hates this disease.

Living with Bob and "Al"

Sheri is facing new challenges with grooming 6.4 ft Bob and "Al".  She is not sure if she needs a bigger bathroom, or just longer arms. Or maybe both.  :)