In the garden, and RAIN!!! (2)

POSTED BY: SIGNYM
UPDATED: Monday, September 7, 2026 11:50
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Yeah, the missing part can take longer to come up.

This is going to be a big adjustment for your aunt though. But having you around to help her will ease her mind.

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We got more snow here which started after I got in this afternoon. It's 4:30pm now and computer weather icon is calling for rain and snow mixed. I can't really tell from my computer chair as it is very fine.

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
I was sad when my g'mas house was sold, and no matter how long I stay away, visiting the family house still feels like home.

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Yeah... When I was pretty gung-ho about getting stuff out of the house the other day, I decided against disturbing anything in the livingroom where I knew we'd be talking to the guy about arrangements yesterday. I didn't want to take that feeling of "home" away from them with what might be the last time they all sit together in the house. I'm going to be starting to clear out furniture tomorrow, and now that the hospice stuff is out of the dining room I can start pulling anything that's still left for them to sort through all in one room for them to make decisions before I throw it away or take it to Goodwill.

There's no sense in prolonging any of those nostalgia feelings now. I know that they're all grateful to me for being the one to go through all of it so they didn't have to look through it themselves and get all emotional. I'm very thorough and have saved any pictures and anything else that would have any sentimental (and/or cash) value.

I hope everybody who wants to can take a little piece of her with them over the next week or two before it's all cleared out.

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I think your aunt will be happy with her newfound freedom but she'd better find a hobby and/or some friends to fill up her time. She sounds like a sociable person who is used to company.

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She's really looking forward to riding her bike again. She has two really nice mountain bikes that have just sat in the back porch for about 5 years. She loves nature and going to the preserves. Maybe I'll ask her if she wants to take a trip to Starved Rock this spring. She used to love going there with my uncle before he passed away.

She's not super sociable outside of work. Kind of like me in that regard. One time she said "I like the idea of people" and I giggled because that's kind of how I view being out with most people too. I don't ever see her doing the whole "senior group" thing like her mom did before she got "too old" to do it anymore. I bet she'd like doing it if she were busy doing things like working in a soup kitchen for the homeless or something though. She's like me and wouldn't want to just sit around and socialize. She'd want to keep busy the whole time and feel useful.

It's like how my friend wants me to come over and play pool all the time. After about an hour of that I don't want to do it anymore. I'd rather be helping him work on projects on his home than just playing pool. I have plenty of down time, but I prefer to spend most of that time alone. Honestly, I think she's going to fit right in with living alone once she's processed everything. And now that both of my Grandmas are gone and I can't call them anymore and she's going to have all of this free time on her hands, I get the feeling I got a new phone buddy.

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Originally posted by Brenda:
Yeah, the missing part can take longer to come up.

This is going to be a big adjustment for your aunt though. But having you around to help her will ease her mind.

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We'll figure it out.

I just got off the phone with her and she seems good. She's really happy she went back to work today. I'm a little worried about her state of mind about the possible "danger" of staying overnight alone in the house though. She had these two spotlight lamps and she told me she had them both on in the back porch pointing out the windows and she put cardboard up on the back porch door to block the window.

She's usually pretty almost OCD about routine and having the same lights on and off every day/night as well as the same blinds open and closed and I told her that's WAY different than anything outside has ever seen before. I also told her that when I think

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
I was sad when my g'mas house was sold, and no matter how long I stay away, visiting the family house still feels like home.

---

Yeah... When I was pretty gung-ho about getting stuff out of the house the other day, I decided against disturbing anything in the livingroom where I knew we'd be talking to the guy about arrangements yesterday. I didn't want to take that feeling of "home" away from them with what might be the last time they all sit together in the house. I'm going to be starting to clear out furniture tomorrow, and now that the hospice stuff is out of the dining room I can start pulling anything that's still left for them to sort through all in one room for them to make decisions before I throw it away or take it to Goodwill.

There's no sense in prolonging any of those nostalgia feelings now. I know that they're all grateful to me for being the one to go through all of it so they didn't have to look through it themselves and get all emotional. I'm very thorough and have saved any pictures and anything else that would have any sentimental (and/or cash) value.

I hope everybody who wants to can take a little piece of her with them over the next week or two before it's all cleared out.

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I think your aunt will be happy with her newfound freedom but she'd better find a hobby and/or some friends to fill up her time. She sounds like a sociable person who is used to company.

---

She's really looking forward to riding her bike again. She has two really nice mountain bikes that have just sat in the back porch for about 5 years. She loves nature and going to the preserves. Maybe I'll ask her if she wants to take a trip to Starved Rock this spring. She used to love going there with my uncle before he passed away.

She's not super sociable outside of work. Kind of like me in that regard. One time she said "I like the idea of people" and I giggled because that's kind of how I view being out with most people too. I don't ever see her doing the whole "senior group" thing like her mom did before she got "too old" to do it anymore. I bet she'd like doing it if she were busy doing things like working in a soup kitchen for the homeless or something though. She's like me and wouldn't want to just sit around and socialize. She'd want to keep busy the whole time and feel useful.

It's like how my friend wants me to come over and play pool all the time. After about an hour of that I don't want to do it anymore. I'd rather be helping him work on projects on his home than just playing pool. I have plenty of down time, but I prefer to spend most of that time alone. Honestly, I think she's going to fit right in with living alone once she's processed everything. And now that both of my Grandmas are gone and I can't call them anymore and she's going to have all of this free time on her hands, I get the feeling I got a new phone buddy.

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Originally posted by Brenda:
Yeah, the missing part can take longer to come up.

This is going to be a big adjustment for your aunt though. But having you around to help her will ease her mind.

---

We'll figure it out.

I just got off the phone with her and she seems good. She's really happy she went back to work today. I'm a little worried about her state of mind about the possible "danger" of staying overnight alone in the house though. She had these two spotlight lamps and she told me she had them both on in the back porch pointing out the windows and she put cardboard up on the back porch door to block the window.

She's usually pretty almost OCD about routine and having the same lights on and off every day/night as well as the same blinds open and closed and I told her that's WAY different than anything outside has ever s

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