Aging Parents

  • Aging Parents,  Assisted Living,  Health,  Moving,  Uncategorized

    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…

  • Aging Parents,  Busy,  Uncategorized

    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…