Good Days and Not So Good Days

We have been keepong very busy. Our plan is to move my mother-in-law into our home a little after Christmas. It was not a decision entered into lightly. Our reasoning, based on what we have seen at her current location, is that we can do better. We can give her the one-on-one she needs to re-develope her motor skills. We can provide more active entertainment to enrich her life. We have the time. She needs the care. We can do this. So, we've been doing some renovation to make things more wheelchair accessible.

The old bathroom was completed gutted. Now Hubs is starting fresh with clean and safe materials. I've still been drawing and knitting. More of my focus is on school at the moment. Unfortunately we had to say goodbye to Napoleon. His hips just gave out the other morning. My decision process is to make sure my fuzzy children are not in pain. He was eating and drinking up to the end. His vision had long ago vanished but, he was managing. When he could no longer walk, my heart broke and we both it was time. The hardest part is him not being there. Napoleon had been with me for 19 years, enjoying hockey games, cuddling in whatever knitting project I had going, and just hanging out next to me when I was struggling with my homework. I really miss him.