• Aging Parents,  Assisted Living,  Change,  Mom,  Moving

    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.…

  • Aging Parents,  Assisted Living,  Moving,  Uncategorized

    Aggressive Doctors, Mom’s Move Scheduled, and Everything in Between

    Monday, May 18, 2026 Sitting here drinking coffee in my office. All is going well. I had a doctor’s visit this morning. It was the annual check up. Full on. And it was 7:30 a.m, which was early but that meant I didn’t have to starve all day. I left having given urine sample and my blood. They couldn’t find a vein so she took it from my hand. This always happens. Blood pressure was spot on perfect. I left with my stool sample kit, which was embarrassing to trot through the lobby with. I wish they would put it in a sack so it looks like someone gave you…

  • Aging Parents,  Assisted Living,  Mom

    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.