Will try this again....maybe the shortened version. Kelly is no longer with us ...let her go end of December. After two years she never could get the buttwiping 101 down right, still preferred taking Gary for walks or to shoot pool as opposed to finishing up the housework she was assigned to do, and was having too many problems in her personal life to focus on her job. We had another agency for approximately 2 months but the new gal never could transfer Gary on her own, so I was stuck here for half her shift (that I was paying for), in order to help her with that. Really didn't get much of a break with her here.

Mom, who turned 91 in Oct. fell on Thurs. and broke an ankle in three places. She has been transferred to a nursing home until the swelling goes down before they can try to do surgery on the ankle. I have a feeling once they stuff her full of pain meds, her dementia will worsen and she will transition permanently to the nursing home. The assisted living place where she's been the last few years will not be able to give her the help she needs if she can't transfer on her own from wheelchair to bed or chair or toilet/shower. My sister, who was here from Seattle last week, had to cut her vacation short by a week to get back to Mom's side. They should be back in WA by later today to assess Mom's needs and I should hear more later today.

We are headed over to son, Dan's house later today for the Super Bowl. I had hoped to sleep in but between the dogs and Gary having to pee in the middle of the night, I'm lucky to get 3-4 hr. sleep at a time, then once awake, find it difficult to get back to sleep. Maybe I'll get a short nap before we head over to Dan's place. I can always wish, can't I???

Sarah