Dad seemed better tonight

We don't know why, but Dad had a pretty good night tonight.  He came out for dinner.  Ate quite a bit (including a two-course dessert of cookies, ice cream x 2, grapes and strawberries).  And even stayed up while the grandkids came out.  He was up a total of about an hour, but was with it enough to talk to the kids and enjoy the private concert by his Grandson Dillon.  We sounded the alarm when he seemed better, so Tracy and Rich and the kids were able to interact with him on a "good" night.

He even half-laughed tonight after making  a joke about not wanting to talk to Uncle Mike; which was monumental.  I haven't seen him crack a smile in a week.  MUCH needed boost for us all, although no one knows why he seemed better tonight.  He even showered and shaved today, so he looks better as well.

Tomorrow we see the psychiatrist - hoping that there are some medical reasons for his lack of energy/motivation.  Will post another one tomorrow once we know more (hopefully we will know more).  We're still waiting on news from Mayo's -- frustrating to say the least, but we're ready to go at a moment's notice.

We don't know yet what tomorrow will bring, but tonight he did seem a little bit better.  

In the mean time, we're using the debit card to makeover the office: new chair, new photos (to replace the ones from 2002), and some organization.  Let's just say that the recycling bin is full for tomorrow with all of the catalogs from the past few years.