I’m driving home.
Mother’s pulling though this immediate crisis, and I’m heading back home. Robert will be in town with her today. I was going to stay as long as she was hospitalized, but I think they’ll get her back to OMM in skilled nursing care in the next few days.
I’m realizing that as much as Mother always wanted to keep her mental facilities, it’s better not to be so sharp and determined. Mother’s so frail that any next crisis could well be the last. Her trail at this point is a long last fight. Mine is dealing with my emotions and my stray thoughts enough to not let them interfere too much with doing what needs doing. Prayer helps. If you’re a praying one, remember us. Don’t just pray for me, pray for everyone I’m sharing the road with today. I may not be fully focused. That said, if I’m within range of a cell tower, I’d love to talk.
Stray thoughts yesterday were along the lines of, “I wonder what I need to do to get started this semester?” Suddenly, I fully understand the need to bury the pain of this moment in work as a workaholic! But I gave that up a long time ago. I know I’ll be heading to PRH on Tuesday to start a semester of Trigonometry, and who knows what else the semester will bring. I do want to build some creditable work sheets for the students going through this semester. Mantra for teachers. It’s not what YOU do, it’s what the students do that determine the quality of the learning experience. Design some good activities for them, and stand back.
January 10th, 2009 at 9:29 am
Safe travel. With rare exception, like a quick run to the store today, I’ll be home all weekend. Sounds like you’re dealing with the season of chaos. All we can do is deal. Love and prayers…
January 10th, 2009 at 11:18 am
As you know Deb & I have been there. It’s hard, but I’ve always looked at it as how fortunate we’ve been to have our parents as long as we have. I’d call you but you don’t need any more distractions while driving. I’d have to pray hard for those other folks on the road.