Hard Stuff
It's been a long time since I last blogged. A lot has changed. Kid moved out. I got divorced. COVID-19. Kid moved to Milwaukee. Kid moved back. Ex moved to next state over. I have my own little house now, which is awesome. It's half of a duplex with a garden large enough to entertain me, but small enough that it doesn't run my life. I've got 4 cats, and Lois came with me when I moved out. I'm looking at retirement in a little under 5 years and I'm pretty happy most of the time. The hardest thing in my life right now is parents. My mother is wheelchair bound and experiencing some dementia. She is mercurial. Sweetness and light one moment and so angry about anything and everything the next. Kind of like a toddler when she doesn't get her way or is questioned about anything. It's frustrating. She is also a diabetic and has an ulcer on her big toe. Months of doctor visits and it doesn't seem to be getting better. but it's also not ge