Bon Jour! Yes, I'm still working hard at learning French. I plan to go back to Montreal next year and, this time, I'm going to speak the language!
I'm still hanging in here. August has been both good and challenging. Emphasis on the good....and the challenging. My Dad has really been struggling with pain. He keeps falling and hurting himself and we have made numerous trips to doctors. I'm worn out. He is having CT scans of his neck and back on Thursday. Mom has been so worried about Dad. Me....I'm worn out. That being said, I have the most kind and appreciative parents. They are both so sweet to me and can't stop thanking me for my help.
My stress level has been through the roof. As if taking care of my parents wasn't fun enough, I started having an eye problem this week. I thought my retina might be detaching so I got right in to see an opthalmologist. Apparently, my retina has not detached yet....it might....but the theory is that it has just separated in one area and will fix itself in the future. I sure hope so! From what I read online, there is about an 85% chance my eyesight will correct itself. Meanwhile, the opthalmologist taught me what to look for in case it does detach. I now know when to go to the ER. I was unable to sleep the night before my appointment and my anxiety was through the roof. So, I made an appointment to speak to my doctor AND an appointment to see a psychologist. I need help learning to manage stress and anxiety during this phase of life. I read that caretakers tend to shorten their lives by 8 to 10 years. I'm not even a full time caregiver and I get it!
I sent this photo to my boss explaining why I was going to work from home Thursday afternoon. This was taken 3 hours after they dilated my left eye and...I had even taken a nap! I'm super sensitive to those drops.
Blossom update: She's still our big goofball! Blossom is loving life and fighting as hard as she can to keep moving.
Mom and I played Chutes and Ladders. Mom won.
Daniel made the cat a house.
Here, he is trying to figure out how to add a water fountain to the house so that the cat will never be thirsty.
My boss tried to talk me into buying a box of hair dye and dyeing my hair again. He said it would look so much better. There is no way I'm going back to the bottle. As the great philosopher Sweet Brown said, "Ain't nobody got time for that!"
Scott rented a private pool for us on Wednesday afternoon. I didn't even know that was a thing! I spent the whole time floating on the orange float thingy behind Scott. That is the most relaxed I have felt in a long time. Until my eye went wonky later that day....
I'm so excited for the long holiday weekend coming up...... This week I have to take Dad to 2 appointments, and Mom to one. Kevin is going to take Dad to get his CT scans. That's my schedule...what is going on with you?
First of all, I roared with laughter over the bank's face covering sign. Every bank should post one. I don't know what it costs to rent a pool, but for the amount of stress you've been having, I think you should rent it once a week. Daniel will be an inventor when he grows up--I'm convinced of it. Your gray is coming in nicely. Don't bend to your boss's wishes. It's not his hair! I remember the stress of taking care of my father, so I can imagine your stress level caring for both your parents. You definitely need that pool. Those pupil dilating drops affect me the same way: hours later I'm still wearing sunglasses indoors and leaving lights off. My eye appointment, after being postponed by Covid-19, comes up in 2 weeks. Keep up the French! Even if it's not perfect by the time you revisit Montreal, the natives will appreciate your effort in meeting them halfway. I wish Canada and the US would hurry up and open their borders. Every month it gets pushed back another month. We'll see what they say in September.
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