A couple of weeks ago I talked about being busy on two fronts. We upped our game since then.

Mom decided to move to a CCRC in Baltimore. Mom, Danita, Dani, and I had a Zoom meeting with Charlestown. We discussed several options. Charleston is an Erickson community. They work with a relocation company that specializes in elderly moves across the US. A relocation consultant will be visiting Mom soon.

Repairs to Mom’s unit continue. The leak is fixed. A mold company found two area of mold. A remediation team will be working on that this week. After that, we should be able to start on repairs to the drywall.

Danita is visiting Riderwood every other day to clean out Bud’s old unit. It’s a lot of work to find a new home for everything. For example, Bud has 4 sets of china. They had significant financial value when purchased, but today people want dishwasher safe. Ed, Lynne, and I help; but Danita does most of the work. Danita and I were at Riderwood yesterday. It was fun watching all the flower delivery trucks and visitors carrying flowers.

I visited the audiologist this week. I learned that dropping the hearing aid into my shirt pocket wasn’t caused by wearing the aid incorrectly. They offered a small plastic wire that is supposed to help keep the hearing aids in place. Later that day, I took my bike to a shop to have some adjustments made. I was discussing the bike with an employee when my hearing aid fell off my ear. The plastic wire did its job. I just put it back behind my ear. I’m back to wearing the hearing aids most of the time. However, I’ve decided that hearing aids don’t mix with physical activity such as home projects and bike rides.

Danita and I are enjoying our COVID vaccinations. We’re back to going to Church. We eat out at restaurant one dinner a week plus breakfast on Sunday mornings. Thanks to the early 7:30 mass, we were even able to get into Panera this morning before the serious crowds started.

That’s the news for this week. I hope this finds everybody doing well.