When I got here at 1, dad was just getting dressed. Dennis had him take a shower. We thought he'd get dressed and come out but when I went in to check he had his robe on was climbing back into bed! So, I got him up --he looked like he didn't recognize me at first. When I told him we had to pick up Don at the airport, he got ready. When he saw Don, he smiled, poked him and said, "oh you!" He was happy to see him. On our way home we went to a Pho restaurant on State street. Richard, and his nephew, joined us. The food was really good! Dad walked around and looked at the colorful decorations. He was happy to see Richard too and he liked his Pho. He seems to be enjoying his food a lot. After we got home, it started to snow. He said to Jody, "oh oh, you can't go any place now". He's still not talking a lot but he said a few things today. We got him to go out one more time to the liquor store. He still knows where his whiskey is in the store. He walked around the store a little too and smiled/smirked when he saw a bottle shaped like a skull. He and Don took a little nap when we got home, then he got up and watched judo videos. He was wide awake at midnight but I talked him into going to bed around 1. He's been sleeping now for 8 hours, though he got up and opened the blinds a couple of hours ago (it snowed --looks like a foot!). He changed into his pajamas on his own, putting on his clothes, still going to the bathroom on his own, and getting up by himself. He's doing better than a few weeks ago, but he's not quite the same as before, he seems a bit more detached. And he seems to be either on or off. But in some ways he's more together (putting on pajamas; not getting confused about where we're sleeping) than last Dec.