The mild weather of March really gave us a head start on outdoor work. I have been weeding, edging and mulching and generally cleaning up, getting the yard ready for that burst of spring color! The tulips I planted a few Octobers ago have pushed through; the plantings on the sunny side of the house have already bloomed! Still too cool and uncertain yet to plant additional flowers and veggies but it's not too far off now!
I have to moved out cushions I temporarily stored inside the camper this past winter. We have also decided to uncover the TT - with 70 degree temps it only seems right! The trailer held up well during the cold months. There is definitely indication mice used our trailer for shelter - but not too bad and fairly easy to clean up. One thing I learned from our very first winter - don't leave any paper products inside the trailer that can be used as nesting material. That even includes canned food items that might have a paper label on them! Over the next week, I will finish my cleaning inside the camper and start to get it ready for our first trip. Only about 2 weeks away! Yay!
Monday, 4/5 - I completed the second of my COVID vaccines; Charlie will complete his on 4/15. We are happy to have these behind us and feel a little more confident now in public, though we still plan on masking and sanitizing. With just this effort, it will probably reduce the likelihood of regular flu and colds too!
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Life can change in an instant. My mom has very recently been having falling issues.. Last week, another such occurrence resulted in a trip to the hospital. Luckily, she was not injured this time. My sister and I are now in uncharted territory and want to make sure we make the right decisions for her. We thought this would be a good, safe place for her at least temporarily until we could get more information from professionals. At the hospital, she would be evaluated and we would be advised and given information to make the best decisions possible. We were just taking these necessary steps, when the third fall happened; this might have helped move things along for us. We thought, perhaps, this was turning to be a positive, giving us some additional time. Until... mom's dementia went to a new level and she because abusive, paranoid and angry. Likely, it was her reaction to being in an unfamiliar environment with people she did not know - she was afraid and confused. The dementia really took hold; the psychiatrist Anne spoke with felt she was also suffering from delusions, - brought on by incidents. (I refer to it more as trauma). It has been a very long, terrible, awful week. We could not even be of any comfort to her - she lashed out at us, accusing us of all sorts of things; we felt helpless as we listened to her behavior and talk to us like we were her enemy. She is finally back to her home at assisted living and hopefully with the help of medication, this will reset her brain. We don't know. We take it a day at a time keeping each other updated.
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Keeping busy, doing physical activity this past week, has helped me get through it. I finally am feeling less stressed. I guess we'll see how it goes. Flexibility is the key.
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