His mother didn’t  sound good on the phone today so he is on his way back to our hometown.  He and his brother make this trip once a month so she can stay independent and living in her home of twenty years. The gated community has been a wonderful place to live and she has friends that keep in constant contact.  She has become more confined as driving is no longer an option although we been told she’s been seen behind the wheel at the community mailbox. But with little traffic in this gated neighborhood it gives her a bit of freedom to get out and be in control.

As the days roll by she is becoming more irritated and confused and her two boys call her throughout the day to keep her engaged.  But today she’s more upset than usual so the 8 hour drive is required to stock up on groceries, help her pay bills and get her in to the Drs. to make sure that a cut on her leg is healing.  She’s been through a lot, widowed at 57, broken hip and fractuted pelvis in the past 5 years.  Age has slowed her some and made her more afraid of venturing from the house but she still manages her day to day pretty well.

Hoping his visit  and the spring weather will get her in better spirits and on the mend.  While he’s gone I will be cleaning out closets, working in the yard and getting the porch and patio ready for summer.

That’s how this retired couple rolls.