At the end of June, my parents made their annual Beach House pilgrimage. Each year, as my dad’s dementia progresses, it’s always up in the air – a question of whether my dad will handle the change of an extended vacation. After not seeing him in a while, he always
Was inspired by Mom texting Dad’s photo. Because I bet pictures are a pretty accessible way for Dad to communicate, right? Probably worth a whole lot more than a thousand words to a guy who has trouble talking. So when I had to rush off the phone a few mornings
Did I ever tell you my dad once bought himself a #1 GRANDDAD coffee cup? He did. It was back when my parents lived locally, and my kids were their only grand kids. My dad slurped steam off his coffee once when I went to visit, and right there, big
Every time I reread the last post (no matter which post happens to be last these days) I think: Fuckit in a Bucket, next post I SWEAR TO GOD I WILL HAVE MY SENSE OF HUMOR BACK. I will post Kim Kardashian Peeps (bunny body, duckface made from a an
This morning started with one of my children making a bowl of cereal for breakfast. 75%-25% milk-cereal ratio. With 100% of the last of our milk. She proceeded to skim Cheerios off the milk pool-boy style, before dumping the entirety of the cereal-dust-impregnated milk down the sink. All this happened