It was family night at the nursing home tonight so I went and joined Grandma for dinner. We sat beside some friends of hers that we got to chat with before dinner. I went and picked up our dinner for us. Grandma had grilled chicken with macaroni salad, baked beans and fruit salad. I went with a hamburger instead of the chicken, and butterscotch brownie instead of the fruit salad. Later an Elvis impersonator came by singing and put a scarf around Grandma’s neck. He did that with most of the residents. He later came back and handed her a Ty Beanie Baby Teddy Bear while singing “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear”. Grandma can’t really hear in crowds so she didn’t realize what was going on. She later gave the teddy bear to her sister Alice’s former roommate, Grace. (Alice was a resident of the nursing home too until she died last year.) Grandma made a comment about Elvis having loose hips.

After taking Grandma back to her room, she thanked me for coming. I told her I had a good time. I was the only family member who came for family night.