November 19, 2018. Madison, Mississippi. During The Night.

Living at our house these days during the night is very like attending a three ring circus. Something is always happening. When I was younger, I assumed that we would have long periods of slumber, when we could sleep in as long as we wanted. In real life at age over 80, both Ken and I have not experienced anything close to that scenario. Having a sense of humor is definitely an asset. Ken does not sleep well so he often wanders around the house in the middle of the night. He sits on the side of the bed eating little chocolates and drinking protein drinks. He often sticks a leg out when sleeping perhaps to keep cool. But the other night he had both legs sticking out. When he rolled over to turn on his light preparing to go to the bathroom, he rolled right off the bed. Of course, I woke up to find him kneeling beside the bed, looking like he was saying his prayers. Actually, he was probably asking God to please help him back in bed. For Ken to get up from a chair is not easy but Ken getting up from the floor was almost impossible. But with my help pushing and pulling, we got him off the floor. After his visit to the bathroom, he went back to sleep immediately. I of course was wide awake. Just the night before while getting out of bed in the middle of the night, Ken slipped and fell back onto the bed. Except he went crooked and ended up half on the bed and half wedged between the bedside table and the bed. I heard the crash so came immediately to Ken's side, omitting to turn on my lamp. Ken's side was pitch dark and Ken was covering his light switch. All the while I could hear gurgling out of a bottle dripping on the floor. Ken was stuck but we managed to get him up so he could get to the bathroom. The protein drink had tipped over on his side table and dripped all over the floor so I had a mess to clean up. But Ken did not harm himself but he does have a bad bruise on his upper arm where he hit the table. At night, Ken and I seem to coordinate our trips to the bathroom. We laugh at each other when passing in the room. Our night times are lively. Never a dull moment. Some nights it seems as if we live in the middle of a circus. It is never dull and quiet, unfortunately. Maybe tonight will be the night when only slumber reigns supreme. That would be a treat.