I’ve heard doctors say on the news that if you think you may have gone somewhere, where you’ve been in the presence of other people, to be on the safe side, quarantine yourself for at least two weeks. So with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Posts Tagged My Mom’s House
This house was built in the late 1950’s early 1960’s. So the paneled walls shouldn’t be a surprise, but if you’ll note, in the very front, on the lower left of this drawing is a bar. Yep, many of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My mom has lived in this house for 55 years, it’s the house I grew up in, and in all that time, I don’t remember the downstairs family room EVER flooding. Now, it’s flooded twice in the last two years[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you’ll recall, back on February 25th a huge storm hit our area and the winds picked up and tore off the front porch roof! A roof that had been attached to the house for over 50 years. The new roof looks[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yeow! What a sight! The thing about a family home, especially one like ours that we’ve owned/lived in since 1964, it often looks much like it did when I was 3 years old. Sure, the inside changes a bit and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Obviously, this isn’t the only thing I do for my (soon to be 90 year old) mom, who lives by herself. Anytime she needs help, she just needs to call. But this is a set, weekly thing, that she’ll know[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I couldn’t believe it myself, that I had all the energy to do all of that prior to noon (though to be fair, 3 inches of snow isn’t all that difficult to shovel). I’m also glad I’m able to help[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sure, all we’re doing is sitting down watching TV, but because I’ve been away from my family all those years (34 to be exact) and my father’s passed away (7 years now) I’m glad I can spend some time with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I suppose I could go on and on here, of how I’m waiting to having my own place, and getting back to living how I use to, blah, blah, blah, etc… but I know the ONLY reason you’re reading down[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today, The Good: My mom finally gets to return home. She’ll be visited by physical therapists over the next several weeks, to help with her sciatica, but at least that can be done for her in her own home. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…