update
Hey ladies,
Good to "see" everyone again! Cara, thank you for the reminder to check in here! Jen, thank you for asking about my mother in law. Things have quieted down a bit since I last told you how she fell and lost much of her memory. She is now at the Spaulding rehab in town. She has physically improved, shes getting up and able to walk. Mentally, she has good hours and bad hours. She recognizes everyone, but doesn't always respond to you with the "right" answers. Instead of going to visit her everyday for hours, Chris is going one night a week for a couple of hours. I go with him on the weekends. She will be there until Feb 20th and after that she will need 24 hour care for at least 1-2 years or until her mental status improves.
Its really sad to see her now, totally different, she was an independent 67 year old up until December. But we just have to keep our hopes up that she will get better.
Chris and I did not stop looking for a house while all of this was going on. Our apartment only got smaller after our wedding! We just found one around the corner from our place in Dorchester. We are really excited! If all goes well, we'll pass papers on Feb 28th. We plan to stay in our apartment in March so that we can strip the wallpaper from most of the rooms (only 2 of the 8 don't have it!) and paint.
I would love to get together with everyone! Someone have anything in mind?
posted by Anonymous @ 1:14 PM
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Congrats on the house!! I'm glad to hear that your MIL is improving too. I'm sure it must be hard still, but it's great to know that she's coming along. Spaulding is a wonderful facility.
Unsolicited paint recommendation- we just tried the new Kilz Colors, available at Walmart, of all places, and it was AWESOME. We used it on almost our entire rental property, and it seriously covered everything in one coat, with just a few touchups. And I mean it covered some God-awful ugly "faux" finishing some previous tenants had done, some graffiti, and lots of dirt. I've used a lot of paints in the last year, and this one was super impressive. Plus, at only $20/gallon, it's a real bargain for high quality paint.
Andrea,
Any construction advice you need, let me know...We bought Troy's mothers 1 floor bungalow, in 2004 and have gutted the first floor and added a second. We are still not done, but FINALLY getting close. I think I have been in every type of constructions scenario there is...so just let me know!
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