January- The year started off as any other year in the last few, nothing notable comes to mind.
February- It started with my mother falling, cracking a rib which turned into a punctured lung, emergency trauma surgery, a 10 day stay in ICU, and eventually a move to a rehab facility.
March- Mom home for a short stint before another fall and a repeat of February. This time after the second surgery she refused to eat and drink for several days and we thought we were going to lose her. My daughter visited at the end of the month and things started to look better.
April- Mom moved to a rehab facility again, was weak from the two surgeries and did not respond to rehab, needed 24 hour care in the home along with being oxygen dependent.
May- Rehab stopped and her insurance would not cover in-home care, but would cover long-term care in a nursing facility. I started to explore moving to Colorado.
June- Finished 8 years at Coventry Public Schools, started to clean out my mother's house and made the decision to move west.
July- Bought a new used car, finished up at The Tobacco Shop, and took a 4 day drive to Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Everything I owned was backed into the car.
August- Unemployed and living in a strange city, but near my daughter once again, but away from my son. Relationship with daughter was rough and second guessing my move.
September- Finally found employment, and relationship with daughter improving.
October- Maeve had to put her horse down and then 10 days later her dog, was heartbroken for and with her.
November- Maeve finds handsome young gelding and starts to heal, relationship with her getting much better.
December- Two weeks before the holidays was informed that my job was being eliminated at the end of the month. Panic starts to creep in...found new position and with a raise three days after Christmas.
Here is to a less turbulent 2020...
