Dad's Mind, My Heart

 Last Sunday, we had lunch with my sister, her wife, and my nephew. I had been apprehensive about attending because of how she spoke to me through text in November of last year. All I had said was that I was disappointed I couldn't count on her for the simplest things when she knew I went to care for our father every month for a week. We have one income for 5 people, and I couldn't work because of how often I had to travel.  I had asked for several months if she and her wife or son could put up the curtains I had already purchased so that the neighbors wouldn't see me naked. Four months later, still no curtains. Then I asked if she could put eyes on the house and let me know what needed to be cleaned since my father was not staying at home but had run away to live with his close friend C., who is fantastic. She didn't because she didn't like the cat my father had at the time. So, all I said was that I was disappointed. I received a reply about how dare I speak to he...

 It's been twelve days since my last update. During that time, a lot took place. Here's the breakdown: Saturday, Feb 15th: It was a self-care day. I woke up and took myself to breakfast at First Watch. Then, I went to the pool with my nephew to rest, read, and get some sun. We had a lot of fun talking about a bunch of things. I enjoy spending time with him and hope to get more time with him this summer.  I surprised my husband with flowers and candy. He's been a blessing through this process, and I have been gone way longer than anticipated.  Well, I got so much sun that I got sunburnt, so I woke up to lots of sunburn annoyance, but my mother brought me some lotion and aloe to put on my skin. Sunday, Feb 16th: This is the day I got to sort through more of my childhood toys and items hidden in my sister's old closet. I shared a few pictures with my husband and spent most of the day pricing items for him to put in his case at Gannon's, the antique store, to sell.  Mo...

Happy Valentine's Day to y'all! I hope you have some fun or relaxing things planned for the day.  I have the electrician here replacing the electrical panel. The power has been off for about almost three hours and it's not as bad as I was expecting it to be. The electrician was supposed to do work yesterday, but he realized he needed additional tools and things so he postponed until this morning. I was actually very thankful that it worked out in my favor because it was extremely humid yesterday, and having my Dad sit in a humid house with no power would be upsetting to him. He did have a lunch date so that was good. I spent the majority of yesterday cleaning out items in the kitchen. I used Google lens to search items and find out their value. If they had some I created a tag the way my father died for his antiques business and the. Picked a price point I hoped would motivate buyers. If things weren't worth much I put them in the donate box. I worked for many hours and...