Mom is 83 years old!

Hello everyone.  Please forgive me for having taken so long to write again.  I guess there’s been more time for doing and less for reflection.  March 29th was Mom’s birthday.  She’d still love to hear from you, if you ever find the time.  970-275-5534 is her number, and she usually has her phone close by.  She still is hungry for that loving fire of friendship that she has tended for so many years.  I’ve seen her.  She’ll get bored and whip out her phone and work her way through the contacts until she finds someone that she hasn’t spoken to in a while.  She can dial her phone now and it’s given her great freedom.  Cards and letters are good, too.  But, if you send one, you should send your  phone number so she can call you back sometime.  She’s not as good at keeping track of the notes and returning the writing.  2720 Sunnyside Road, Montrose, CO 81401 is the address at Heidi’s Chateau, where Mom lives now.

Ilene was here for a couple of days, and it was so lifting for everyone.  Stefi’s 9th birthday was Friday, and we ate ribs and laughed a lot.  She got a red wagon that she has eyed for months from Clubb’s Ben Franklin store in Delta.  It’s a great wish store.  We celebrated Mom’s birthday at the Stone House in Montrose on Saturday evening.  It was a nice time, too.  Mom spent Sunday with us and I took her to the doctor on Monday.  She didn’t seem to mind that the celebrations were basically over with before her birthday actually made it.

Dena is doing much better, taking care of herself more…thinking more clearly. She gets some facts jumbled a bit, but, not enough to hamper her ability to thrive.  Prayers need to be directed specifically for her joy and happiness.  Finding purpose in later years is a challenge.  No one wants to be a burden but a benefit to those around them.  We’re thinking about some ways to help her to do feel useful and to keep her laughing.  I’ll write more about that later and promise to write more often, now that I’m back in the saddle, again.

I love you all for caring and for reading.  Hugs from here,

Mary