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Unwelcome Surprise this Week and Planning Mom’s Move
Thursday, May 14 Well, sometimes things don’t go quite as planned. We have to accept that. I’m having a little mini crisis. Since about 8:30 last night, about an hour after dinner, I began having a sharp pain in my left side. I’m familiar with it. It’s some type of colon flare I get – it’s rare now when I get it and short lived. Sometimes I can just ignore it and it will go away. But this time it’s being a little persistent bugger. I was able to sleep since I took Tylenol, but awoke to pain again this morning at 4:00. I drank a whole glass of water…
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Reflections, Tornado Warnings, Orzo Salad, and Spring Blooms
It’s been a little crazy busy lately and we are all over the place, but here is just a true vlog style, day-to-day coverage of the prior week. I did some reflecting on the week Mom went into the hospital and we came out with plans for assisted living. I recapped all that our family did well in that week of crisis. We enjoy the blooms of spring, a tornado warning, making Orzo Salad and spending time with Maddie with her newly groomed look! She is very clingy these days – maybe since I’ve been gone so much. You can watch the video HERE.
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Busy Week: Paperwork For Mom’s Assisted Living and More
Sunday May 3, 2026 I wanted a place to be in my mind so I picked this scene above. I really like this porch. How cool is it that you can open up the window in the kitchen and be able to pass plates and food to the back porch. I know, I know flies in the house. That’s the reality. I always want to be in nature, but then….bugs happen. I’m not sure what is wrong with me today. I am quiet, reserved, and just not really in a very good mood. I try to stay positive but there’s a lot of stuff in my memory coming back to…
