The Eagle Has Landed!

Louis Dean and I drove to Fort Worth this afternoon and brought Mother over to stay with us for a few weeks. Deanie has not been in good health for such a long time and taking care of mother has taken a further toll on her. It's my turn to help.

I was a little late in picking her up due to the fact that I'm driving Summer's car while she is in Puerto Rico.Remember how my AC in the Ford Fusion would stop when we hit a bump? Well, it stopped and even though I hit every bump in the road I could find, it wouldn't come back on! I Googled it - as per Mad Snapper suggested - and now he just needs to order the part and get Cousin Joe across the street to fix it! It took me awhile to figure out how to open the trunk. Actually, I never did figure it out but when I got to Fort Worth, Deanie did!

Then on our way home, I stopped to get gas and had to get the owner's manual out to see how to open the gas tank lid.

But we made it!! Finally!

Since we've been gone the last month, I did not have the guest room cleaned and ready so Mother watched TV while I got to work. I knew something was up when I heard Paw Patrol coming in loud and clear from the den. She had found the controls and had tried to change stations and turn the volume up. After I got to a stopping point in my work, I went in and fixed it for her and tuned in to Fox News. I do believe she usually watches CNN but she said, "Yes! YES!" to Fox.

It was late afternoon by this time, so I took her in a small plate of cheese and crackers.

I took Louis Dean a larger one - he was in his music room busy learning a 'new' old song!

I have been wanting to redo this room for a long, long time. Someday.

Remember last July when we were preparing for Kailey's open heart surgery and I couldn't say anything about that yet so I stayed busy refinishing that bedside table?

It went through about as much stress as I was and ended up looking great!

I want to do the dresser drawers on this piece to match the table. Someday.

I need to take that poster of Johnny Depp down. I'm so very disappointed in him and his remarks about President Trump. I thought he was a better man than that.

I cleared the quad's clothes out of three drawers and put them in those brown boxes.

I have since moved the boxes to another one so Mother can get her walker in.

The only thing I didn't get done in there was setting up her coffee bar and I have decided to simply add a third pot to our coffee cart in the kitchen.  Easy peasy. All of our coffees in one place.

We ate dinner together off of trays in the den. Normally we eat on the late side but I managed to serve it by 7:00 or so.

A Country Supper in the City!

The cornbread was form Sunday as was the ham. I meant to have the navy beans I had left from that meal also......but I couldn't find them. I may have left the container in the fridge at the camper.

The squash casserole was especially good!

I was happy I had a can of black eyed peas and I seasoned them with some bacon grease and my homemade pepper sauce. Delicious!!

For dessert!!! Banana Pudding!

It's fun to take an old cookbook down and use some of the recipes! 

This is my Cookbook of the Week!

Mother is going to get her exercise living here.

I have carpet, for one thing. It's crowded, for another.

The den is a long way from the bathroom. 

All this means she is going to have to walk....and that's probably a good thing.

Early on this afternoon we discovered that I cannot understand what she says (she had a stroke 12 years ago) and she can't hear what I say. So we do a lot of sign language!

She went to bed right after we ate.....but that took awhile. I had unpacked for her and showed her where I put all her stuff. She has a total of five drawers - six if you count the one in the bathroom.

Still, I checked on her and found she had taken pajama bottoms out of the drawer I keep for Summer and couldn't find the top. Never mind that they weren't even hers! She was relieved when I showed her the RIGHT drawer!!

I think we will get a system down and as long as we keep our sense of humor - we will be fine!

Trusting God to work out the plans for her to get into a home. Until then - we will make this work.

I'll leave you with two photos Amber sent me last night - or the wee hours of this morning - and I had already posted my blog. I actually went to bed around 2:30 and was still awake at 4:00 am. 

So if I played Scrabble or Words With Friends or left comments on your blogs along that timeline - now you know why!

It was a good Fourth of July!
Guess what??? It's only 57 days and a wake up to September FIRST!!!
I'm counting down the days!