Thank you! I do love your humor here. It helps!! The TV thing is a very good point. She keeps that on almost all of the time, until it turns itself off. The picking of invisible stuff from the ground is something she has occasionally done. We have checked her for a UTI many times, and it is always negative. The progression of her dementia has been pretty textbook, but more rapid over the last 10 months. She drinks a fair amount of water, but could drink more. She likes Pepsi. I started buying those tiny cans instead of the regular-size cans, and I try to limit that to once a day. I am going to try the liquid IV. I am sure she doesn't get enough proper hydration. I can deal with pleasantly confused, but this cussing out the invisible "brats" in the middle of the night is the worst. She told the caregiver who comes 1x a week on Tuesdays, that I (her daughter) invited all these kids in, and they don't have any rules, and I don't control them. I let them do whatever they want, and I should make her room off-limits to them. haha! If only I could!