Thread:Henrigirl/@comment-35319541-20180903055937/@comment-35319541-20180906050839

OH my yes a cup of ammm, pepsi and a donut would be great to share with you!!!

I can see where going to your mom's for the winter months would come to mind as one solution to the heating issue, especially since you are so kind to be there for her surgery, I bet she just might enjoy having you around for a longer spell. Does she live far from you? Does she live alone?

When my dad passed 3 years ago, my sis I teased my mom we would move back home so she wouldn't have to be alone, her response" ahhh, I have never in my life lived on my own, went from moms house straight into marriage and kids, Now it is time that I just live by myself and see what I've been missing all this time". well, she took care of my brother for 2 more years, he lived across the street from her, when he passed, she said she was sad he was gone, but at the same time relieved cause now she could finally get a full night's sleep. Poor Mom, he had lung desease and I took care of him for 8 years, so I know how tiring she was, up at all hours, but then hospice came in and helped with some of his medical care needs so she got to run errands when they were there.

Yes taking care of Lily is so much more fun than than cleaning, well, sometimes I put her to work helping, she loves to help with the dishes and dust the furniture. I make up songs for her about what we are doing and she sings along, lol. So even house chores can be more fun with her around! Lily is 21 months old now, running talking, just a joy to have around, I really love watching her, I get woke up, run next door, go back to sleep on the couch and wait til she wakes up, then at noon we take a 2 hour nap, lol.

House renos-coming along great, slow but good, got my hardwood floors in two rooms redone, beautiful!! And all the upstairs walls have been repaired/repainted, my bedroom is now back upstairs!! We are working on the dining room floor and once that is done, we will move the dining room and lving room in there and give the living room floor a fresh coat of polyurethane so the floors will be sealed and shiny like glass again! So hopefully by thanksgiving the house will finally get put back to the pretty place it once was. I am so thankful to my son for sticking around to do the work for me, but ready for him to move on at the same time..... he stays sober as long as he has no money coming in but let him get a few bucks in his pocket and off to the liquor store he goes, he is not drinking as heavily as he did before, but still, he shouldn't be drinking at all, cause that first one is too many.

My health, well, took a couple days and passed out, my son thought I had a stroke, made me go to the hospital, it was nothing but sheer exhaustion I believe. I had 3 hours sleep both days, and well, I was trying to squeeze in some game time, and just zonked out, the first time I fell asleep on the table, the next day I missed the table and landed on the floor, lol, got a goose egg but other than that I was fine, hell, didn't even wake up when I fell, though he woke me up, and I yelled at him to leave me alone, said I could sleep on the couch if I wanted to, oh, yeah, why am I on the floor. they found nothing wrong with me no stroke, dehydration, nothing on the CT. sent me to my neuro for testing. Go back next week to see what shows up, I am betting nothing, lol, nothing ever shows up. migraines came for  bout a week but are now gone, and keeping up with lily I feel stronger than before, just tired as usual.

Life in general has been better than it was a few months ago, all in all, so that is a blessing.

I hope you can eventually get your heat fixed. Living with one's parents can be a trying time, but hopefully the two of you get on fabulously and it would be a fun time, well, except for the pain your mom will endure during and after surgery until her knees heal. It will be a bit tough but hopefully her knees will be better when all is said and done. I will keep you two in my thoughts and prayers, love you lola