Oy. Something that would have taken the movers about three hours tops, took me all day. I started at 9 and got home just before 6. And it's not like I did a lot, but it was an emotional day.
So first, one of the muscle, Mike's old friend, bailed. So Mike filled in, but naturally there is always a whole lot of drama around that. I tried to just roll with it. He went with me to Highgate to get Mom. And she was up and dressed which put me back on my schedule. She spent the day with Pat. They ate tuna fish sandwiches made out of the tuna he caught. They, or I guess he had pizza. She did a lot of complaining. She was complaining from the time I picked her up. But she remembered a couple things which is amazing....or not. Mike went on his way and I saw him again at 1.
Got the uhaul rented and back to Highgate. Got everything ready to go for when the muscle arrived. I was quicker than I thought I would be. Mike and Jeremy both arrived a little after 1 and we loaded it up. I had one person from Highgate say good-bye and she was in her car leaving at the time.
We only took Mom's bed to Cami's house. We lowered it and it will work so much better for Mom now that she is having more difficulty with getting around. No more climbing up in bad and sliding off when she got out of bed.
Dropped the rest of the stuff at home and then back to Hazel Dell to return the uhaul. Good thing I took more than four hours for the rental. I had the truck for five.
Then it was back to Pat's. Mom was still in a funk, but she was okay. We got to Cami's just in time for dinner. And dinner smelled wonderful. Phyllis stepped right in and took Mom under her wing. They had meatloaf, world's best mashed potatoes (and they were) and a salad. Then there was cherry pie for dessert. Wow. Wished I would have had time to join them. But I needed to get home and back to kid life.
Now here is hoping for smooth transitions.
No comments:
Post a Comment