I came over a little earlier today. Michael was watching T.V.  We worked on his word matching from speech therapy and then did his exercises. We highlighted his December calender for the activities he was interested in. After that we just visited and talked. I was reminding him that I wouldn't be here all month and was telling him where I was going on vacation...he said "Golly". He walked me out to my car, and gave me a hug. 

I hope he has Merry Christmas!

Today I found Michael down stairs listening to a singing group (A man and a lady playing guitars and singing). When I sat down he said "Where you been?" We listened for a while, it was fun, then he wanted to show me his new...from speech therapy. We did the matching; words to picture and he did a good job. He wasn't too interested doing much else with that or the other speech therapy things since he just did it earlier. We worked on his exercises and he was showing me his hats. He put one on me and laughed saying that I needed one too. We went down for lunch and then we worked on the schedule for December and highlighted things he was interested in doing. We turned that into the front desk for the activity director.

Friday November 23, 2012

I didn't go over today but will see Michael on Tuesday. I hope he had a nice Thanksgiving. 

Tuesday November 20, 2012

Michael had speech therapy today. We worked on some of his papers but I think he was getting tired of it. We did his exercises, worked on the DVD player and visited. He went down for the Thanksgiving lunch they were having. He walked me out to my car when I left. (He said he got me some socks, I wasn't wearing any the other day so he thought I should have some. I told him I had some at home, it was kind of funny, he's so thoughtful though.)

Michael wanted to go to the store today, he even got the flashcard out to show me where. :) We did his exercises and some of his speech therapy and practiced on the DVD, then we went to Walgreens go pick up some light bulbs. He wanted to go to D.I. to get a new CD rack (He showed me that card too) but I convinced him he didn't need another one. On the way to the store, he showed me some bikes that were for sale and was telling me he had a 'silver and black one' but that it got stolen. 
He had a hard time with some of the speech therapy but we repeated some words and phrases and he was able to read and fill in the blank better. 

Tuesday November 13, 2012

Michael was watching TV when I went over. We worked on his exercises and some of his papers from speech therapy and the flash cards too.  I don't know if he recently had pizza but for a while that was the answer. ;) We took the papers from speech therapy and went for a drive up to the mountains. I was asking him questions along the way. He pointed out a Jeep to me too that was for sale. He said he wanted to get a hamburger. We went to Woody's drive in and had lunch there. He said he liked it. He was showing me the picture of the 'Ford' on the wall.

Friday November 9, 2012

I found Michael down at the lobby, he was watching a film. I'm not sure what it was but I was glad to see him out and being involved in an activity. He was telling me all about his new papers that he got and told me to come and see them. He sure does have a lot, we went over all of them and then did his exercises. I went down and had coffee with him while he had lunch. It was snowing, can't believe how the weather changes so fast. 

Michael had just taken a shower when I showed up today. He showed me his new 'homework' from Speech Therapy. We worked on that, he did a really good job. I showed him the flashcards I made and we looked at those too. He did his exercises and since it was such a nice day, I wanted to take him outside. We went to Sugarhouse Park, it was really pretty. We took some of his Speech Therapy papers with us to work on. One of the phrases was "A lot of _______ " (Fill in the blank.) He said "A lot of, money." I thought that was a great answer! :) We looked at the Highland Cove newsletter and he chose some things he would like to do. He wanted to wait to fill out the rest later. He was telling me about a lady that lives down the hall. When I asked him if he talked to her, he said "Only when I have to." It was kinda funny. He was really talkative today. We stopped at Arby's on the way back and then had lunch outside at Highland Cove. One of these days I'll have to watch a movie with him. He asked me to stay and watch a movie with him today. He gave me a big hug when I left. He said he had a nice visit with his sister when she was here visiting.

Today was a nice day. When I came over, Michael had all his CD's on the floor. We did a quick fix on his CD holder and put them all away. He did his exercises and we worked on phrases from the papers that speech therapy gave him. He wrote down some things to. We played some card games and worked on matching the suits and counting. He did a good job with the VCR today. We had lunch together at Highland Cove and then I had to go. He walked me out to my car. :) His sister is coming to visit today, he was saying "Jerry should be here soon". I hope he has a nice visit. I'll see him next Tuesday! 

Friday October 26, 2012

Michael was in the lobby of Highland Cove. They were carving pumpkins. He got up and went to his room to get his! I didn't think he would want to, but he got one of the templates saying "This is the best one, don't ya think?" We took a template and his pumpkin downstaris and carved a face into it. I tried to get him to help but he just kept saying, "You're doing fine." He even took out all the insides. He looked pretty proud of his pumpkin when we were done. Now I'll now he likes to do that ;) We did his exercises afterwards. 
His sister will be coming in town on Tuesday and will be with him on Friday. We'll spend a little extra time together tomorrow. 

Today when I came over I think Michael was just getting up. He finished getting dressed, then he said "I thought you were going to make me coffee". So I made him a cup of coffee ;) we did his exercised and he even read the first few words of the instructions! :) He had some change and we ended up counting it. He want's to save it and then take it to the bank. When he was done with his coffee, he wanted to go and get something for his glasses, they were hurting his ear a little. We went to Walgreens and picked up something that I hope helps. He got some Pepsi too. "In case my sister comes over, she'll have something to drink." That's all we had time for today. He went to lunch a little later today but wasn't concerned that he didn't go right at noon. He wanted to go out after luch too but I'll see him on Friday. 

Friday October 19, 2012

Michael made us coffee again today. Maybe this can be a Friday thing to do. It seems like he needs to work on using it a little bit. We did his exercises today, played a card game (Who has the highest card, kind of a slow game of speed.) He kept talking about his jacket and got it out for me to see. We ended up going to Walgreens to get something for his coat. He picked out some Duct tape. Good idea, he said "We can use it on other stuff too." We went back and fixed his jacket :) and then he went to lunch. 

Tuesday October 16, 2012

I brought over some pumpkins today :) We did exercises first then started on the pumpkins. I brought some markers and different faces for Michael to choose from. He made two different faces on the pumpkin. He asked "What are we gonna do with em after were done?" I told him we were going to use them for decoration in his room. He picked out the face he wanted me to put on my pumpkin, it's a scary face. We worked on the VCR again today. 

I'm always so glad to see Michael, he really makes my days. He's so sweet. When I showed up he said "Where you been?" and led me inside. We had nice conversations today. He even wanted to make me a cup of coffee :) maybe I looked tired ;) we did his exercises and practiced using the VCR. It was a cold and rainy day today. I think he's going to a movie later today with Jerry. When I left, he walked me out to the front, he's so nice to do that.

Today we started off with exercises, then practiced on how to use Michael's phone. We went for a drive and ended up driving around Sugarhouse park. He pointed out the geese to me. We stopped at McDonalds and had a drink and then drove back and worked on what activities he would like to do at Highland Cove. He pointed out a Jeep to me again today. When I asked him why he liked Jeep's he said "Cause I haven't had one before." We had a nice visit. 

I found Michael down at the club house. They were having a birthday party, I think they do it a couple times a month. We listened to a guy play the piano accordian and had cake and punch. He was saying he wanted a new...we did his exercises first and then he pointed where he wanted me to go, he couldn't think of the name. We ended up at Linda's Furniture and then at D.I. He bought a new lamp and it matches the other one that he has too. It was fun going out with him today

Today it was a cool fall day. We started off by doing his exercises then we visited, played a card matching game and another card game. I asked Michael his favorite things and was just getting to know him a little better. We went for a walk outside around Highland Cove and he was showing me around his place. He wanted me to stay and watch a movie with him, it was sweet. 

I met Michael on Wednesday and my first day I got to spend with him was today. He's such a nice guy :) We played a card matching game and just visited for a few minutes, then we went down and had a doughnut for the end of summer party. We talked about what we would do next week and I'm having someone go up and get him for activities during the week. I'll see him on Tuesday again.