Mom
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Summer Bucket List and a Few Surprises
Sunday May 31, 2026 I started a new bucket list for the summer. I had to move a lot from our spring list on to this list. We have just been so busy with Mom’s health and setting up her move. Here was how our list shaped up for Spring: I read 3 books, got my Acaii bowl, cleaned out Mom’s fridge, lost 6 lbs, went yard sailing with George, went to Salvo’s Pizza, had a nice Easter meal, went to Ella’s wedding, looked to declutter the basement closet (we already did it, lol), cleaned out Dexter’s toys, decluttered my unused filming equipment, Mother’s Day celebrations, used up our Starbuck’s…
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Traveling to a Wedding and Detailed Planning of Mom’s Move
Saturday, May 30 We attended a beautiful wedding Saturday of my nieces. It was an outside wedding. I was fearful it would rain, and it did, but mainly just all around and not in the spot where they were getting married. You could see the thunderheads in the distance. We had Mom with us. And I knew that the trip itself would be very difficult for her but we did it. Above is her grandmother corsage. We took both her walker and wheel chair and we actually needed both. Mom did a great job of packing. I had reminded her of what all to pack in case she forgot anything.…
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Trying to find some NORMAL amidst CHANGE
Good morning! This is just me, this week, going through a lot to get Mom ready and set up for Assisted Living. There is a LOT to the process and we are showing that week to week in the videos. This week we are finalizing paperwork, medical appointments, and Mom’s own tour of assisted living. We try to get things done at home as well as attempt to find some normal living in between the chaos. Watch the week HERE.