Hi Open Eyes. Thanks for the kind words. Today went reasonably well. Tomorrow he'll probably want to go home.

I had been staying with him for 3 or 4 nights a week. Lately, I've been going by his place to do what needs doing . . . and then going home to my own place, where I am feeling like I need to be.

He does do nice things for me . . . likes to buy me little things. Also, he has been giving me a little money every month which does augment my social security. It's nowhere remotely like what he would have to pay someone to do what I do, but it kind of makes me feel like I have a job, which has been kind of good for me.

I wish we would go somewhere once in a while. I think tomorrow I'll try to talk him into even just going for a ride to look at scenery. He gets so bored sitting in front of the TV set all day. I'll have to make a little plan tonight. I can probably push him into it. Then he'll probably be glad he got out of his rut.

Tonight I went for a walk around the block. That was a step toward me doing something for me.