A weekend without demands

It is a lovely beginning fall weekend. The dogwoods are redding out, and the china berry is also turning crimson. The butterfly bushes are in there last blooming providing a few more weeks of food to the hummingbirds.

Ron is vacuuming the sun porch out.

I have been going through little piles and started the Christmas lists, as I have already decided what to give to some, already purchased for others....and this year, I would like not to have a surprise when I get to the Christmas hideaway and found I forgot to deliver an item.

I made the the next reservation for the trip to KS. and this time I will fly into Wichita, rent a car and make the three hour? trip west. Last month I was able to fly into Tulsa and ride with Patty, what fun.

We did get all of us home, Peg came on Monday not Sunday as her plane was grounded for repairs.

We all met to help our parents make the move to assisted living. We have downsized them considerably and Oct. 3 is the auction of primarily my father's welding business.
My youngest sister Susan still lives in Dodge, and she informs me with two grand-babies there-they may be there for a long time to come, but she has carried the load for many years.

Susan helped Dad choose a place. It was important to us to be sure they have balanced meals and someone to check that mom takes her medications correctly. So after our first blitz, our folks moved into their new place a few days after we left. Our dad has had a minor surgery this last week and seems to be doing very well.

Well the weather is calling us...we will start closing in one of the sun porch sets of sliding windows this weekend and hopefully get the dry wall up next. The goal is to reclaim the space from the cat and have a place to sun all of us during the colder months.