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Category: A little of this and a little of that. | Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 2:48 pm

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This has been quite the nerve racking last 8 months. Starting in Sept. when My Mom fell and broke her leg. Which need to have pins and a rod put in. Then nursing home rehab nightmare. Then good nursing home rehab threw Oct-Nov. Nov. she came to live with my hubby and I.
Then my Mom fell in Dec. and broke her wrist and slightly fractured her shoulder. Cast on arm for 6 wks so needed to help her with dressing, bathing, hair setting, ect. But thank God no wiping if you know what I mean. Shoulder healed on it own.
Mom healed great but memory not so good. Especially short term. Had many discussions on-now where did you put this or that. Many search missions which was very frustrating. Especially when one of them was looking for her 900.00 dollar hearing aids.
But since she was living downstairs I knew they would turn up sooner or later. Thank God they did. Also because of short term issues my patience wore very thin and so did hers.
Then in Jan. my hubby retired. So now my life consisted of breakfast, lunch, and dinner for all of us. I knew I needed a hobby to help me cope and relax. So that is when I started to do Wet on Wet oil painting.
Buy May I had had enough of being a care giver to my Mom instead of her daughter. I do not want to sound like I do not love my Mom. I love her to pieces.
But having her living with us was not working out like we had thought.
Now that my hubby was retired we wanted to do some 3 day get aways and we couldn't because my Mom was on safe to leave on her own.
So this July she moved in and assisted living apt. and is doing great. She gets her own breakfast and the other 2 meals are provided. Plus a lot on interaction with folks her own age.
I am so relieved knowing that she is in a safe place with care givers on site.
I am now her daughter once again and loving it. Plus my hubby and I have been able to get away for 2-3 day mini vacations. I know having my Mom living here was hard on him also. Especially when she would complain about his channel surfing to him.
During that time I didn't go online very much either. But now want to get back into the swing of things like before.
I did get our veggie garden planted and so far so good. Beans are in the freezer and next is the beets. Well I better close this blog. Hoping our next 8 months are back to our normal.


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Donna S wrote on Thu Jul 31, 2014 6:34 pm:

How exhausting for you. Glad things are getting back to normal.

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Jewell wrote on Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:55 pm:

Sounds like you were almost too busy to turn around. It is hard when we get fragile and good that your mom is in a safe place. Congratulations on your husband's retirement. Enjoy your time together :D

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Cayuga Morning wrote on Thu Jul 31, 2014 10:23 pm:

Hi Tooty,

Sounds like you were rushed off your feet! Glad to hear you all have come up with a god solution for everyone. Welcome back!

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Frank wrote on Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:58 am:

What a busy period Tooty. Glad you found a more relaxed rhythm in your life and great to see you again on the Stew! Hope to see lots more of you!

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Tooty2shoes wrote on Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:11 pm:

Thank you for your understanding thoughts. I am glad to be back on the stew. I really missed all the news and views.

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