July 2024 Island Trip – Days 7 & 8
Day 7: My DH got LJG level and stabilized. It wasn’t the most straightforward process and she is built differently than our little Airstream. Two bottle jacks (not bottles of jack 😏) , and lot lots of perseverance later, she feels much better when you climb into her. Our roofer and his wife stopped by […]
July 2024 Island Trip – Day 6
The general contractor (GC) finished pressure washing the house, and the deck. When the deck dries (he left me with a moisture meter!) I can deploy the water proofing product I bought a year ago, at the previous tenant’s request… They were gung ho to seal up the deck, after sanding it, and then kind […]
July 2024 Island Trip – Day 5
Our general contractor had an unexpected gap in his schedule. We were next on his list. House paint prep is underway! He got the ‘rough’ scraping of the soffits done, replaced a couple of punky pieces of car decking, that I happened to have in stock (meaning in the pile of misc lumber in the […]
July 2024 Island Trip – Day 4
Today was a good balance between accomplishing tasks and enjoying friends. Oooo, and getting a load of laundry done! Don’t laugh… 😂 It is still a marvel and delight to be able to wash a load of clothes while I’m here! I’ll hang them on the line tomorrow. I spent about 40-minutes line trimming, and […]
July 2024 Island Trip – Day 2
It was another toasty day. The cat was introduced to LJG and was not pleased. He’s been spoofing us with his nose to Stella’s screen door… Into the harness he went this morning. Leash attached, and he cowered. I picked him up to carry him less than 100’ to LJG, and have two minor punctures […]
July 2024 Island Trip – Day 1
Taking a noon boat to the Island meant a slightly more relaxed morning for us. This worked well as the cat accompanied us again this trip. He expressed his displeasure for most of the ride, but snoozed on the crossing. Poor boy got locked into Stella’s shower while we unloaded. We’ve since been forgiven. Upon […]
AN Update
I received an email from our AN a few days ago. He’s at our regional university hospital getting ready for treatment (radiation & chemo). That he’s willing to give this a go makes me very happy indeed. That his doctors think he’s up for it this, and it’s worth giving it a go, gives me […]
Packing and Thinking
I worked on packing my MIL’s kitchen yesterday, and count successes by category of items packed and cabinets/drawers emptied. By the end of the day, I was hunting for things to top off the last three boxes. The few things left to pack are on a hutch. Everything remaining in the kitchen will be sold, […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 