Well, Aunt and Uncle have been gone an hour and a half and I just had my first official scare with R!
It wasn't too bad, really. She sits at her window most of the day reading and noticed that the lamp out in the driveway was on so she went to turn it off - only she doesn't know where the switch is so she was heading outside.
I heard the door and everything is fine. It's just got me spooked a little because the only reason the lamp was on is that Dallas and I were walking late last night and we never turned it off. (They don't usually use the lamp much). I don't want to disrupt her routine AT ALL, nevermind in a way that makes her go outside alone.
I was going to run an errand this afternoon. I may put it off until tomorrow and let her settle in a bit to them being gone.
Duh. I'll just take her with me on the errand.
Problem? Solved.
An Open Letter to Those What Were Right, Especially JZ and Julliana Who Were Most Vocal That I Remember:
Slings & Arrows
is the best thing in the whole world and I love Paul Gross. Cheer up, Hamlet!
Love, Aimee
Yay! It is.
Cheer up, Hamlet!
Do you need the song? I found a rip of it recently.
I would LOVE IT, David!! Thank you!!
Steph, I'm glad the funeral went well with little trauma. Your man is a gem. And so are you.
Trudy, best of luck! Dealing with my mom's dementia was one of the hardest things I ever had to do, and I wasn't even with her all the time.
Thanks, Zen. It's going to be a ride, that's for sure.
I just got off the phone with Mommy. My Cousin C (he's my Dad's first cousin, about 65) is in the end stages of
his
cancer. I tried to see him before I left but we weren't able to make that work out. He's done a lot of geneological work and wants me to take up his research, not just let is lie there. Of course I'm happy to do that. And I'm happy to be able to put his mind at ease even though I'm so far away. Not getting to say good bye to him, however, is pretty rough.
His daughter S and I grew up together, same age and all. Watching all my cousins lose and maybe lose their parents is pretty hard going.
{{{Trudes}}}
So, parents, how did you decide whether or not to have a 2nd child?
Signed,
Not getting any younger
((((Oh Trudy!))))
Man, GC. We can't even figure out whether or not to have a first. On the one hand, kidlet to make into a person! On the other travel, nightlife, relative freedom! On the one hand passing down tradition, love, trying to put a force for good out there. On the other insurance, medical costs, the world as it is today.
