120'

Mom corrected me today. She is no longer walking 1oo', but is now walking 120'.

Mom had nurses' aides helping with her hair and make-up this morning, so she would be ready for her visitors. Apparently, the nurses' aides much enjoyed playing around in Mom's extensive make-up kit. As for me, I enjoy playing around with Mom's hair. It is a wonderland.

I'm slighting everyone who has ever visited her, but Mom has much enjoyed her visitors so far today:

• Her beloved niece Jenny Robertson - who shelters the famous emailing cats: Jenny and Ling, visited all the way from Mud Island, in Memphis, TN. Jenny has coordinated GMA and the Today show to publicize FedEx's transporting of penguins back to the New Orlean's Zoo. Look for that story on Monday.
• Beloved niece Nancy Dodson, who took time off from planning her July 1 wedding to visit Mom again, and to show off her "soon to be a bride" glow.
• Janet and Bob Dodson, who came to make sure I was watering their gift of an ivy topiary.
• Claudine Allbaugh, dietary consultant for WNH, whose son is currently flying C-130's out of Bagram AFB.
• Tommy, of WNH, and his wife: Rochelle(who works at Kindred on the 3rd floor).
• Marshall and Cloe Harris, who drove in from Granbury - the new boom town of north central Texas, to kindly dish about their grandchildren: the cheerleaders, Marshall Harris III, and the not-shy triplets.

The day is still young...