Saturday morning and I think we are beginning to move the rock. Good news because mom has come back to life and what a relief that is for me. She has more energy and interest. Still, I have had to admit to myself that she has slowed down much faster than any time in the last year. She has little interest in going out and I think part of this is because it’s just too hard for her to get around. This helps assure me that the timing of her move is right. We still don’t have a move-in date but mom has started talking about what she wants to take and is asking me more and more questions about concerns or unknowns she has. She is really thinking about it a lot and I feel like she is onboard. I made another visit to the Villa yesterday because the apartment is now cleared out and I have a better idea of how to arrange the space. At this point I kind of have a pinch me am I dreaming? feeling because every time I make a visit the better it looks and feels.
The current plan is for us to make a couple of Ice Cream visits next week and then mom can have another look around and see what her living space looks like. Meanwhile I’ll make arrangements with the movers and go shopping for household extras she will need. If it keeps moving like it is now we may be packing things up by Wednesday and even moving by the end of the week. I have my fingers crossed.