Oh yeah.
The other stuff that's bugging, and why I will go to Alaska even when I don't want to?
My grandmother is having some sort of procedure done on her heart the week before I go up. She and my mom will be in Anchorage for the procedure, and if everything goes well, they'll be back home the day before I get there. If things do not go well, my uncle Rich will trade places with my mom. Rich will originally be in Fairbanks, taking care of my grandfather, because Grandpa can't go more than a day being by himself. He's just too far gone at this point. Barney won't be able to help, because in addition to having to run the store, he'll be helping his mother (who's pretty far gone herself) settle in to her new home. They're moving this poor woman from Needles, CA to Fairbanks, AK. She won't be able to step foot outside for 6 months out of the year!
Anyway. Mom told me what the procedure is, but I seem to have a mental block about it. I just can't remember.
So, yeah. There's that. My flight up is direct to Anchorage, so if Grandma is still there, I can get off the plane there and drive up with Mom. Which is not a bad drive, by any means. I just hope it's not necessary.
My grandmother is having some sort of procedure done on her heart the week before I go up. She and my mom will be in Anchorage for the procedure, and if everything goes well, they'll be back home the day before I get there. If things do not go well, my uncle Rich will trade places with my mom. Rich will originally be in Fairbanks, taking care of my grandfather, because Grandpa can't go more than a day being by himself. He's just too far gone at this point. Barney won't be able to help, because in addition to having to run the store, he'll be helping his mother (who's pretty far gone herself) settle in to her new home. They're moving this poor woman from Needles, CA to Fairbanks, AK. She won't be able to step foot outside for 6 months out of the year!
Anyway. Mom told me what the procedure is, but I seem to have a mental block about it. I just can't remember.
So, yeah. There's that. My flight up is direct to Anchorage, so if Grandma is still there, I can get off the plane there and drive up with Mom. Which is not a bad drive, by any means. I just hope it's not necessary.