Reading

She claims to read ALL day long. This is somewhat true. She sleeps quite a lot. She reads the paper and magazines, but not books, so far as I can tell. There's a Nora Roberts book on the counter, but my suspicion is that she isn't able to actually read through a book anymore, because I don't know that she'd be able to retain/follow a plot.

Remember the Great Wine Swap? 15 mins later, she said she needed to go to the store to get wine. I said, "I bought you some!" She looked surprised and excited, like it was the first she'd heard of it. So reading through a book that could take a couple days (or even an afternoon) seems like a stretch. If she can, awesome! I sincerely hope so! But my guess is she's not able to anymore.

We were, however, able to talk about an article in the paper she'd read. She told me what happened, and we talked about it like two normal people discussing current events. I told her a similar story I'd read, and we discussed that as well. This is kind of a big deal, because this was the longest string she's held together in awhile. She stayed on topic and retained information throughout the conversation.

These little windows make me smile.