Glad June is Over! Mom's big Move.

Last month was tough!  I drove to Michigan from Denver and Aunt Gayle and Uncle John drove in from Minnesota.  We moved mom (and Adrian - hi daughter Judy and her husband helped) into a new Assisted Living place called Bickford Cottage in Kalamazoo.  The specialize in memory problems and it is very nice - considered one of the best in the area by all accounts. 

The move went smoothly and mom and Adrian seem to be adjusting.  Our work just began though. See, mom has been a bit of a hoarder for years and we could have filled up 3 of these dumpsters!!  Sadly, it's not even the 1st time I've had to rent one of these to clean out her places...

 

 

But we met lots of nice people who helped us along the way (like the family who agreed to mow the lawn for us while the house is listed!)  Here's grandma with aunt Gayle:

 

 

And had many miracles of help.  We traded "items" for "labor" and it all worked out.  We met our wonderful Realtor and his helpful wife (who scrubbed the house top to bottom after we left) and got it ready to market.  We hope it sells before fall.

We also hope mom really loves her new life at Bickford, although we still wish she would come to Denver to be close to us and her beloved Hana.  :-)