So,  life goes on.

Mom is looking like she will manage to get moved to Cedarbrooke by the end of May.

Aunt Lillian will be moved by the end of March.

Dad is still in the Cottage and is still hanging in.  He seems to be getting weaker and is definitely fading.
He seems content enough, but, has problems hearing, eating, hasn't gotten out of bed since May, 2013.

Mom has been AWESOME!!  She has been tremendously faithful in visiting and doing her best to look after Dad as much as she can.

I sincerely hope that "Awesome Lady", and I, can be like these two are, when we get older.

Had a very long day yesterday.

Got my Mother (88) and her older sister (95) to agree to move into one of those assisted living places.
In this case Cedarbrook Manor in Mission.

Dad is still in the Cottage (hospital) and is still plugging along.

I hope that Mom will do OK at this new place.  She has a one bedroom and den, covered deck, three meals a day, exercise room, exercise pool, craft room, theatre room, 24 hour "bistro", staff "on site" 24/7, etc.

Should be OK

Well, Dad is still at the Cottage, getting weaker but still hanging in there.

Finally assembled my second hand pontoon boat.  Skykomish Sunrise, one of the older Scadden models.  It has the pontoons with the bladders inside.  Still seems to be in good shape, seems to have had very use.
Stand up platform, leaning bar, rear deck, saddle bags.  All good to go.  Just got to wait for better weather.

Happy New Year Everybody !!!!

Life continues on....... .. ... ....... and on ........

Dad is still in the Cottage.
I managed to get there this morning and again, to pick up Mom, this afternoon.

Mom mentions that Dad has just lost the will to live. 
He seems happy/content enough.  Still manages to smile and joke.  Seems to be eating OK, nothing like he did years ago, but still eating.
However, he does seem to be "accepting" of his situation.

It is quite difficult and makes me very sad to see him in this condition.
Sometimes I think that he would choose a different ending.
I believe that he would just like to "go to sleep and not wake up"

Probably like most of us!!

Very nice weekend.

Two straight days off.  Lots to do and I didn't do a bit of it.

12 straight days of 10 hour days (minimum).  Why the heck is a guy my age working like that??

You would think that there would be some young guys just screaming to get into some of that overtime.

Still, with the way things are now, can't complain.