Monday, December 21, 2020

Down the Rabbit Hole

I totally spaced out that I had signed up for Roxanne Rhoads of the Bewitching Halloween Blog's Christmas card exchange until his Lordship returned to Chicago today with a card from her.  Isn't it cool?  Unfortunately, I promised one in return.

So I had to scramble to come up with something to send her.  Enter an adult cuss word coloring book and gel pens I found while cleaning up the hoard.  My father's wife had anger issues among other things.

So I found an appropriate offering - nothing as cute as I could have done at home with proper craft supplies but I hope she understands.  That just about sums it up.



Thursday, December 17, 2020

Greetings from Chi-Town

Hello dear readers and greetings from the 36th floor of a condo along Chicago's lakeshore.  So much has happened since arriving here that I hardly know where to begin.
It all started with the unexpected death of my father's wife.  My siblings and I thought we would never see our father alive again so when she pre-deceased him (she was 15 years younger), we sprung into action, taking it as the opportunity it is.
I arrived weeks ago knowing that my father wanted me to succeed his wife as durable and medical power of attorney.  The condo was a hoarder situation and my father was in the Sheridan Village Rehab.  Because of covid, we could not see him there so we had no other choice than to spring him.  Lots of work went into organizing his home and convincing the "rehab" center to let me return him to it.  
Since then my siblings have been coming to spend some time with my ailing father.  He is in a pretty bad way as he is in late stage Lewy Body Dementia.  I plan to stay with him as his full time care giver and the family has been really supportive.  We are enjoying our time with our Dad at last.  So I am not sure when things we return to normal for me as I am just standing in the present moment.  Happy Holidays to you dear readers - I will see you sometime in 2021.