...the sale (of the house) is off. I guess our realtor really lit into the one representing the buyers. Apparently, she handled this thing all wrong.

We're going ahead with the garage sale, b/c it has to be done and we already ran an ad.

John has food poisoning, or whatever it is you get when you eat meat that you later find out has been recalled for e-coli contamination. Fun times. Send him good thoughts, okay?

We are gearing up for the garage sale at my dad's house this weekend (Thurs - Sat). I have no idea what to price a lot of this stuff, and there has already been some advance ( Read more... )

So, the sale is back on again. (?) I'm not holding my breath. What we've been told is that a daughter (doctor) is buying the house for her parents, or is putting down the downpayment for them. They love the house. They want the house. I think her latest ploy was to get us to lower the price even more, or offer concessions. We did offer a little, ( Read more... )

SIL C - this is about Dad. You may not want to read yet ( Read more... )

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Dad has been "safely" transferred to the same old nursing home. John and I arrived soon after him, lunch in hand, and got to see the (certified) nurse's aid repeatedly try to take his BP with a wrist cuff*, over his ID bracelet. She tried to get it out of the way, but never succeeded; meanwhile, his other wrist was bare ( Read more... )

Dad is being released from the hospital (probably today). He is insisting on transfering to a nursing or rehab facility*, but we did at least get him to agree that the first NH wasn't a necessity. Whew! Because of the fun I've been having the last couple of days, SIL C has been orgainizing things ( Read more... )

I'm still not thrilled with the drive, but today Dad said that this was the best hospital he's "ever been in." Usually, someone in the family takes in a bribe for the staff around this time - or sooner - a basket/bucket of candy, to keep them feeling positive about taking care of him. We started the pay-off gift during my mom's first big hospital ( Read more... )

I have a secret. One I can't publicly share yet, but if you email me, I'll tell you. You just have to look surprised when I announce it later, okay? Some folks already know. Since I can't talk about that, let's talk about my dad, okay ( Read more... )

I was just informed that my MOTHER was present in my father's room when he was taken to the hospital at 3:30 this morning, and that she had his wallet and cell phone. Really? Finding Dad's personal effects has been quite interesting. My brother drove over there this evening to pick up at least the wallet and cell, and no one could locate his things ( Read more... )