The Crack House

Kate hangs out on most Saturday afternoon with her friends. Cheri, Kate's caregiver, takes Kate and a couple of friends out for some social time. These friends also bowl with her as part of the Special Olympic bowling - go Mesa Bulldogs - and Cheri facilitates that, so at bowling they discuss what they want to do the next Saturday.

I pick Kate up from the bowling alley on Wednesdays and we grab dinner and take it home. If her score is over 55 she gets a milk shake with her dinner. The plan was to encourage her to not talk so much and pay attention to her bowling. We need to come up with a plan B.

After we ate dinner last week, milk shake-less, Kate took a shower and got ready for bed. Art and I were watching TV on the couch and Kate was sitting in the recliner watching her IPad. 

Often we will hear Kate have a conversation with inanimate objects, or just the air, we aren't always sure - she just talks. While watching TV we hear Kate say she is going to the crack house.  We look at each other with - did I just hear what I thought I heard? -expressions.  I said, "Hey Kate, were are you going?" Actually I yelled at her because she is watching her IPad with her headset on.  

Again she says she is going to the crack house.  I ask again with my best listening ears on. Living with Kate long enough we have learned you have to listen with special listening ears because what you hear you also have to interpret. I ask if she is going there with Cheri-I'm searching for clues to help me understand. She says yes.

'The House with the Clock in its Walls' is a new movie coming out. I'm hoping that is what they were discussing this past Wednesday and she is planning on going to the movies to see the Clock House - not going to the crack house. If not, Cheri has some explaining to do!

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