altogether

we all met over at mom's house last week. it's been years it seems since we've all been together...especially without spouses. it wasn't exactly for a fun reason, but one that we all needed to be there for. we were there to talk about mom and how safe she is in her home and what were the options for her in the very near future. she's forgetting things and i'm worried about her being alone all winter in her home not to mention her driving. we started with prayer and assured her we wanted the best, but maybe staying alone anymore wasn't the best. we've seemed to circle around her desire to stay as long as she possibly can for so long that she doesn't really get that if we wait too long she won't get to decide or have options.

getting old is hard. and making decisions for your parent that they don't want is even harder.

we went through all the options we could think of and after an hour or so she finally realized or at least consented to the idea that she couldn't stay by herself much longer. 

so she'll stay with jen for a while and maybe jeff's and then by january move to the harrison regent. i know it scares her. i know we've all worried about it and have possibly worried more about our decision. 

dad...could you just come and get her?