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This place is private pay and very nice. You won’t see Nancy Reagan here but I’ve seen some pretty big rocks on the fingers of some of these gals. And it ain’t cheap. You don’t even want to know.

For my simple country folks it’s like they’re on a cruise ship. Bingo, DJs, ornament decorating, music groups, exercise class, you’ve all seen this stuff.

But this is the topper. My folks had a sip of bubbly once about 1968. I get to the “Fancy Dining Room” tonight and join them for dinner. Mom says “We we’re all having cocktail hour earlier”.

Like double WTH!! She goes on about having two kinds of wine, the second was not bad it was kinda pink. I ask Dad if he had wine. He couldn’t remember but mom said he did.

Wow! Wild Friday not on the elder cruise ship.

And they have somehow transformed from hillbilly’s to the duke and duchess of Windsor.  These are folks who ate out at captain d’s or maybe once a year at Pizza Hut.  Now.......Here’s mom: “I think they just opened a can for this soup.  These French fries are clearly just the frozen junk.  What is this desert supposed to be”. 

As I watch them eat every thing but the legs off the table.  Wonderful stuff.

And thanks again for the nice comments. Y’all are the best.
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Windy, what great news about the assisted living, I know for a couple of years you have been trying to direct your parents toward such a place but was greeted with no.

Like many of us had said in the past, including you, we usually have to wait for a medical emergency before we can get our love ones into continuing care.

I remember my Dad enjoying the meals at Assisted Living, he would never want to move out :) And being around people of his own age group. All these new "ears" to hear his stories. I kept wondering if he and his apartment neighbor [also with memory issues] would be introducing themselves on a daily basis :P
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Windy, I saw the title of this post and was hoping it was you. I knew the time was coming and it sounds like the precipitating event could have been much worse. Hope your mum and dad settle in well. Sounds like dad has found his niche already. Enjoy the relief. There is lots of work ahead yet. ((((((hugs))))))
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I can't add anything that hasn't already been eloquently shared, so I'll just say, "Congratulations on a major success, and job well done!" And, now it's time for some relaxing time for Windy.

Thanks for sharing your success. It's always so good to read something positive here.
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Windy, I'm tearing up over your descrption of your parents, and your new calm. Love you and so hope this works out!
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Windy, I am so happy for you and your mom and dad. And I love the story about them talking to the little demented ladies. We could all write books about our adventures in caregiving, right? Enjoy your adult beverage and the sub-tropical temperature in the house tonight. Please keep us posted on how you and your folks are doing - it's a bright spot for us!
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Windy, I’m so happy for you and your parents. Yes, I think with the regular real meals and new friends, they will like this place. They’ll still miss home but hopefully these new friends can overcome their homesickness. Kudos to you and your cousin!
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This will be dads first night. The staff is really great and I think they can handle him. He’s really just in the moment now and you can divert him fairly well. 

They are eating like starving lumberjacks! I see mom on a diet pretty soon. But they haven’t had real food in years and were living on cereal and little Debbie’s. The micro was getting too hard for them.

And the staff has them sitting with 2 sweet little demented ladies. The conversations between these gals and my dad are something to behold.

Thank you all for the kind words. I’m back in the house now with a nice beverage and the heat turned down from 80 to 68. Heaven.
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This sounds like a really promising new start, and a very good catch by your cousin! Fingers crossed your parents will quickly find that in truth there's a lot to be said for being somewhere hassle free and safe - and with a much happier son :)
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Windy; I'm SO glad that your mom is pretty okay! And glad that your parents are now under watchful eyes. Believe, there will still be plenty to do!
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Wow Windy, I'm sorry for your poor mom but thrilled for you!! We can only hope they both decide they like the place and astonish you by asking to stay!!
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Dear Windyridge,

Good for you. I'm so glad you got your mom and dad settled into a good place. It is a relief. I hope you can start to take some time for yourself now.
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Thanks for sharing - it is good to hear when people are able to get the help they ned. That is so huge - and to be to accomplish it so quickly is impressive. You must be exhausted, but so relieved!!!! My Mom moved into AL yesterday. It was much less dramatic, but even so as the staff there swept in to help (they are great) it was like a huge burden lifted.
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Windyridge, Congratulations on your great news! I'm so happy that you have gotten so much accomplished. I've been there and it was like the weight of the world was lifted from my shoulders. I could finally get a good night's sleep without constant worry and anxiety. I'm sorry that your mom was injured, but, it sounds like she's recovering and in a good place. I hope that it's good fit and things work out splendidly.
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Merry Christmas Windy!
Big relief!
Sorry about Mom's fall, but safer now.
I like it when the couple get to stay together.
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