{"id":10171,"date":"2017-08-20T21:33:16","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T01:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toolsofrenewal.com\/?p=10171"},"modified":"2017-08-20T21:36:52","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T01:36:52","slug":"welcome-home-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toolsofrenewal.com\/?p=10171","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Home, Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not a South Florida Resident<\/em><\/p>\n

Just a note to let people know I am now a resident of Marion County.<\/p>\n

My Internet service will not be running until at least tomorrow, so blogging has been impossible. Today I had to switch cell carriers in order to get a signal, and now I am able to use my phone as a mobile hotspot. It works very well. I don’t want to go overboard, though, because if I use it too much, they’ll kill the speed until my next month starts.<\/p>\n

You would not believe the things I have endured since I began packing for the move. My dad did a few highly inconvenient things at the worst possible moments, and it caused me a great deal of delay and vexation. Just to provide an example, he is now in the hospital because he grabbed his prescriptions and took too much of a heart medication. I told him to wait a few minutes so I could give him the correct dosages, but as soon as my back was turned, he grabbed the pills and started swallowing them. I have been to the hospital…let’s see…four times today. Guess how much time I’ve had to clean up the house and enjoy the property.<\/p>\n

He’s fine; I should point that out. They’re just holding him until the excess medication wears off, which should be tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Stubborn people with dementia are full of tricks. I am starting to realize that. They do things an inexperienced caregiver can’t see coming, and short of chaining them to chairs, you can’t do a whole lot to prevent it. <\/p>\n

When I moved up here, I thought I would spend two days with the moving business and then enjoy life. Due to a whole bunch of totally unnecessary problems, I have not reached that stage yet. Tonight I may be able to sleep for more than six hours, and I’m hoping I’ll be able to enjoy more and put out other people’s fires less.<\/p>\n

This is not the time to talk about the moving crew that left at midnight instead of 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I’m cutting it short tonight. Overall, I am thrilled to be here, and the property exceeds my expectations. The people are great. The area is great. The transition is what’s not great, and it will end soon.<\/p>\n

God’s generosity is far greater than I expected. I think I can assure you that I will have more-uplifting posts to share in the very near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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