When she has nothing to do, she wanders through her house picking up imaginary lint off the floor, arranging and rearranging stacks of magazines, and periodically yelling at anybody who gets in her way. She has trouble articulating what she wants to say so lengthy conversations are out of the question. She doesn't seem to enjoy and/or follow tv shows, movies or books. She does enjoy arranging flowers, but that's the only thing that has held her attention lately She takes long naps which we think may be due to boredom. She likes to go out to eat, but that becomes expensive quickly. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
The thing she loves the most, and I mean the VERY most is when I tell her stories about all the fun things I remember from my childhood - things she used to do for/with me. She likes to hear about our camping vacations and funny things that happened and how my Dad handled vacation crises. She also likes me to tell her stories about things her parents (my grandparents) used to do with me. I think she likes to know that we were a happy family and that she was a fantastic Mom (and she was.) I used to get frustrated repeating things for her, but I can see how much she enjoys it and so I also enjoy remembering the good ol' days.
Packing sandwiches and going to a park is cheaper than eating out. People watching and feeding ducks are free. :)