A lot has happened since I made an entry to this blog. The biggest thing to happen is my mother's stroke. The worst of it took place in the car traveling to and from Nashville to take my cousin, Neffra, to the airport. She is staying with us for a while. The best thing would be for her to stay through the winter. I'm sure she will balk at this arrangement. Tomorrow she begins her physical therapy that will strength her left leg and arm. She shouldn't walk by herself but does now and then. She surely doesn't need a fall.
Today I went to her house to get her diary and some other things. Her house felt empty and it was cold. I took her electric blanket off of her bed and the thought came to me that she won't sleep in that bed again. All through the house I had the same feeling, that she won't live there again. She will be 87 on Thanksgiving Day. I guess we will have her birthday and Thanksgiving here this year. The turkey will come from somewhere other than my oven! I have no idea how to do a turkey and figure I'm too old to learn now.
It's an odd thing, having my mother in the house on a long term basis. She is settling herself into our book room. I've been sleeping on a pallet on the floor so I will hear her when she gets up. Even at that she sometimes has to call me more than once. So we are shifting in this old house. It seems to be working. We'll see what happens.