As The Parents Move - Chapter 12 - End Game Part 3 - The Finish
One last trip today to K-Mart, to get a couple of storage units that could be used as nightstands temporarily, a couple of towels to put on top of them, a bathmat, an alarm clock, toilet paper and paper towels. (Supplies are provided, but having extras doesn't hurt.)
Total time in store - 15 minutes. Man, it's such a RELIEF when I can shop by myself!
Ran coax around the room to the TV, ran a phone cord around the room to the little table between the chairs, unpacked and assembled three lamps, found out one was broken so it got repacked for return to Home Depot. Moved chairs into position, put throws over the chairs, put away some of the stuff I took over, cleaned up the room and called it good...
Then I came back to the house and picked them up... and got them there in time for lunch. (BBQ pork sandwiches, coleslaw, and bean salad. They liked it.) They were pleased with the room.
Had a couple more errands to run, got the lamp swapped out and a couple of prescriptions filled, went back around 4 and listened to how things were going. Overall, Mother's fairly pleased... though this idea of scheduled meal times isn't to her liking. (Breakfast at 7:30, lunch at 12, dinner at 5, snack at 7) Father looks more relaxed than he has in a long time.
Tomorrow Mother wants to go to Walgreens. Well, once more into the store....
Overall? I'm fairly pleased with how things have turned out. Mother and Father are pretty happy. I kept thinking I could/should have done more, but I don't know what I realistically could have done. Got them here, got bank accounts set up, got them around to let them select a place, and get them furniture, and a lot of the little things - filled out endless paperwork to get them in, carted luggage, furniture, lamps, a TV...
I'm satisfied. Things didn't end up as first envisioned, but that's life. The end results were satisfactory. I'll go with that.
J.