Well, we did it. The fancy new adjustable Tempur Pedic bed is being delivered on Saturday afternoon. Mom was really trying to buy me a couple of new leather zero gravity chairs. Don’t really need them, not sure where I’d put them, but a nice thought. The Relax the Back store was followed by a brief stop at her favorite clothing store, Draper & Damon’s. She was having a crazy amount of fun spending money. Thank god we were in a hurry at this point or she would undoubtedly have gotten me some cute outfit that would have put another 10 or 20 years on me, lol!

We met with a reiki master/caregiver from Germany, to give me a little break on Fridays and Saturdays during the day. I was hoping for this week, but she is not available until next week. This could be wonderful! But I so wanted it this weekend! Monday is our 30th anniversary……We had planned to take a trip to Europe and were going to spend our anniversary on the little island in the Adriatic where we got married but decided to put it off when Jenna and Tyler decided to get married this fall. Then we thought we’d just take a little road trip to Sonoma and Napa, with maybe a stop in Tahoe, then cancer happened. Now, going out to dinner is starting to sound like the best possible option. With some luck and a lot of planning and the kindness of some of mom’s friends, hopefully…..

Mom’s friend Marty came from Florida to see her this afternoon. Marty’s dad and Mickey flew together in the 306th during the war. Marty and Mickey formed a bond as soon as they met years ago at a reunion of the battalion in Washington D.C. He found out about what was going on with mom last week and before you know it, he flew out for a visit when he had a few days off. It was very sweet. Marty took us out for a big crab feast for dinner (it was mom’s latest craving) and we had a nice visit. We don’t have a lot in common, he is far more conservative and religious than I, but he is a very nice person. The other stuff doesn’t really matter and it made my mom so happy.

It was a good day.