Sandwich, anyone?

One day last summer I got a phone call from a thousand miles away. Mom was in the hospital with congestive heart failure and a lung infection. The doctor said it would be good if we could come, so we packed the pick-up and headed north. Mom made it through that crisis and came home, but it became clear to us that my parents could no longer live on their own without help. We couldn't seem to solve the "help" issue, so the next possibility was to move them across the country to live with us. It took some arranging. We needed a bigger place, for example, not our small, two bedroom mobile home with one bathroom that was fine for two but terrible for four. Travel was another obstacle, since both of them were not well and very fragile. One by one, God worked miracles, and by Christmas we were a family of four in Arizona.

I've heard it called "the sandwich generation" - and our particular variety is the "open-faced" version. In February my daughter and grandchildren flew out for a visit. What a treat to have four generations under one roof - a fine example of a fancy deli sandwich with all the trimmings, the kind that you can barely get your mouth over. For one blissful week we got a glimpse into what is just the norm for families in countries like Mexico.

To be continued...

I'm back...

I owe today's post to my son-in-law. His blog had been dormant a number of months, and recently he found the inspiration to start it up again. He has a link on his page to "Fluffy Says." I clicked it this morning and said to myself, "Self, I think the time has come to re-open your blog." So thanks, Son.

I'm doing some rethinking about the goals of my blog for the remainder of 2009. My life has gone through some big changes. I think I'd like to write about it. I think I'd like to share it with others. Fluffy still strolls through my thoughts, purring, pointing to things of interest, and leaving an occasional fur ball. So I'll keep the title.

It's time to take my coffee to the porch to enjoy the coolness of the morning, since a couple of hours from now the Arizona heat will be very unpleasant. Until next time... Chirps