So I didn’t sleep for 24 hours straight.
More like 10. And I’m still working with the church on the services, though she hasn’t passed yet. I told her husband, “I can still help make things happen even if I’m not there with … Read more
family
Hospice care must cause good karma.
I have the exit row all to myself – on the plane, heading home now (around 8:45 PM CST Wednesday night – I’ll re-date this post appropriately). I’m having a beer in Doreen’s honor. It … Read more
Today is my husband’s birthday.
I am far away. I just want to hold him. I feel so tired… and I’m not even pulling much of the load. I really think I’m ready to go home tonight. Is that too … Read more
Today? Tomorrow?
It’s hard to wait, but she’s not in any pain now. She’s on the good pain medication. Now we wait and see.
A turn for the worse.
On Tuesday, Doreen seemed pretty good. Fragile, but not as fragile as I had expected. On Wednesday and Thursday we went shopping for a few hours each day. My biggest accomplishment of this trip is … Read more
One more note about Houston.
Sharing a bathroom with two high-school boys means everything that enters that bathroom now smells like Polo. Yes, it seems Polo is still the scent that says “high school”. And it has a weird transportive … Read more
Things in Houston are going along pretty well.
She’s physically frail, but not as physically frail as I expected. I have network access — big plus. I’m having a hard time finding time to work — not such a big plus. But not … Read more
My aunt called.
I have to go to Houston. This is not good.
First post-Stitches project is now complete.
A drop-stitch scarf from one skein of this. It’s probably 8 feet long with the fringe — maybe I went a bit overboard on that one. Possibly a pic later, but I still owe a … Read more
So many things.
First, Happy Birthday to Me! Yay! I’ve taken the day off and we’re leaving in half an hour to go visit Sheila in Monterey. Then we’ll come back for a lovely dinner and just chill … Read more