Sharon & Kaitlin came for their first visit
History is now recording two full months for mom living and enjoying her life in “retirement” She is clearly settling in and continues to evolve and jump into new adventures. It has been just over one month since I’ve seen her and I was so happy to see the photos Sharon sent. I almost felt like I could touch her. It was confirming for me to see she is looking as well as she sounds on the phone.
Mom’s biggest concern is still all about how slow she is getting around but I keep reminding her of the ground she is covering every day. She makes walking “loops” around the premises and goes to an exercise class several times a week. It seems like she has decided to continue with the church service even though it’s on Saturday. That was a big adjustment for her. Each day seems to bring a new activity she is now participating in. Last Sunday she went to Movie Night and said there were a lot of people there – she didn’t mention “men”. I know she enjoys being around the people – even if she’s not very interested in the activity.
The big deal for me is that she has gone back to “the house” a couple of times and it doesn’t seem to stir up any emotional reaction. What a relief. She is much better at this sort of thing than her daughter. I recall being a basket case my first night alone in “the house”. She even complimented me on the way I left things. There is still no mention about what we will do with the house.
Mom’s debut at the New Residents gathering
Once a month I receive the Garden Villas newsletter with a calendar of events for the month and photos of recent activities. The first photo on the page was one of mom taken when we went to one of her first activities. I’m happy someone took a photo of her with her “just out of the beauty shop” hair.
The Three little kittens… I just talked to mom and she told me there were three little kittens asleep at her back door. They’ve apparently been there all morning and so far she has not told anyone. Hopefully when I talk to her tonight something will be resolved. It’s a good thing I am not there because if I was they would already be inside and feed.
Update on the kittens. They’re gone…the crew came in to mow the lawn and the was all it took for them to move on to greener pastures but I think mom will be talking about it for awhile.