READY

i’ve thought of a senior place where i don’t have to deal with the snow and yard anymore. hope you have a fun time in cocoa beach with your son. take care,

Stay in your own home as long as possible. Senior residents are just as expensive as living in your own home. You can use your saved money to hire people to do the work for you. Hire experts for electrical etc. but you can hire almost anyone -at lower prices for non-expert work i.e. shoveling snow, cutting grass. I do not know of anyone who has left their own homes to go to senior places that is actually happy. WHy? If you own your own home you are used to not having a landlord or all the rules that come with living on someone else’s land. I.e. some of them can’t even put a bumper sticker on their cars , others can’t have a little plastic flower in their lawn. THeir rules are so abundant and some ridiculous. Only move there if you are happy living by someone else’s rules. IF NOT, stay in your home. Make your home “seniorized”..safe, etc. and you can live happy at home, have less work and be safe. In SOME senior homes, you can not even have your kids or grandkids sleep over your home. ~bottlecapsforPEACE~

A senior place could feel like a permanent vacation if the folks around were kindred spirits! I was just thinking last night that I’m tired of the homeowner responsibilities and would like to simply turn it over to someone else sometimes.

RYN: Yes, that analogy does make sense. I’m trying to be kind for sure. I just write out my bad moods… It helps me keep from fighting with him, but it can also make things worse if I intend to tell him what I’ve been thinking about. Which I don’t. Anyways, I’m willing to try that book out. I am still nursing. I might go until a year but I’m not sure. I just don’t like the idea of formula

at all. I want to get to one year so I don’t have to worry about formula, as there would be no reason to use it any longer.

I will pray that this hip pain eases so you can have a good visit with your son. Love,

I hope so too.

So sorry for your pain. I hope you feel better soon. Try ice and heating pad. It worked on my back pain.

sounds ideal but surely you will age even quicker there….ageing and illhealth can be eased by a positive attitude to life and to making the most of each day…so that by the time we are REALLY old and needy we have not only accumulated wonderful memories but also a sense of achievement. Hang on to your independence as long as you are able, is my opinion. hugs P

I would love to live in a senior residence….only I have young children. The idea of no dealing with snow and possible organized activities sounds fun.

catchin’ up…again:)