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January 24th, 2007 at 04:57 pm

My youngest is still home sick - it's the sickest she has ever been, but she seems to be on the mend finally this morning. There is no school on Friday, and I can't imagine she'll have enough strength for school tomorrow. I'm glad we're not often sick!

I've been chipping away at many of the jobs on my to-do list. Even those ones that are never gotten to, and get transferred to my newest list (several times over!) While it's nice to be further along on my list, I am quite ready to go back to work, that's for sure!

My husband's w-2 was available online yesterday, so I did a quick calculating of our taxes (still waiting on some 1099s, so can't do fully yet.) No surprises - pretty much like last year. Our medical expenses were quite high last year (for us,) but I'm still working on whether they were high enough for us to benefit from itemizing.

Today is usually a day I visit my mom, though I'll have to go later in the day or in the week, with my daughter home. Last week my mom was put into a wheelchair, as she was having trouble walking with her walker (like she didn't know how to walk anymore.) I know some of the progression of Alzheimer's, but I don't know if this is one of them. I think I only absorb what I'm able to handle at a given moment, and so may have missed it. She was given communion lasy week, and had the wafer in her mouth, but didn't know what to do with it. There has been a lot to adjust to lately.

Take care!

2 Responses to “This and that”

  1. Frayed Buckeye Card Says:
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    This is one of my ministries, bringing Communion to the sick. Please leave instructions to only give your Mother a fourth of the host, followed by offering water . One place I serve is a facility and I have figured out that the size is important also the water.See if this doesn't make a difference. I'm astounded by those who seem to be in another world but still can recite the Our Father on cue. Best wishes to you who live with this sorrow.

  2. LittleGopher Says:
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    Thank you - I will make your suggestion. What you say is very true. My mom will talk and talk, but isn't very understandable anymore. But all at once, she'll break out in a song from when she was younger. Music is what still reaches her. I appreciate your kind words.

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