CAREGIVER NOTE:

He went to bed before dinner last night, but was up again in an hour fully dressed and ready for a “bite.” That bite wasn’t much, so we’ll see how famished he is this morning when he gets up in a little while. We did enjoy dinner out on the deck last evening — the air had cooled and the breeze lightened up while there was food on the table — but even after the food was cleared, we spent another 2 hours just visiting and catching up with a neighbor as the sun went down for the evening. I think he enjoyed the company, but it wasn’t long before he wanted to go inside and talk and then go to bed. He was up again a couple of additional times looking for the dog and asking some questions. He finally settled in about 30 minutes after that — it was a late night for him afterall.