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Its never too late to deal with the clutter

I stumbled upon this post from Uncluttered about dealing with someone’s stuff after they passed. Unfortunately, this has been me for the past 4.5 years  (13 if you count my great-grandmother’s things).
Everytime I try to bring up the subject with my grandmother, she throws a fit (yes, old people can have tantrums too) and cries [...]

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The Christmas Stocking

My mother made the stocking for a sewing class while she was in high school.
When I was little,  Grandma and I would hang up my mother’s stocking. One  year a doll would be in it,  or another year candy. As I got older, gift cards would appear.
Grandma recently asked about the stocking and we thought [...]

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Grandma saves Thanksgiving

Who knew? Grandma had a frozen turkey in the freezer since last Christmas. Luckily, she had it or it wouldn’t have been much of a Thanksgiving. Of course we had our regular standard sides since Grant’s tomb. However, it just wouldn’t of been the same.
Of course, in the end we are definitely thankful to be [...]

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Forgot Grandparents Day

Ok, I goofed big time. I forgot about Grandparents Day this year. Believe me, it wasn’t intentional. We had a lot of birthdays this past month and it got lost in the shuffle. Grandparents Day normally is not a “big deal” in the family, but for me, it has risen in importance ever since 4 [...]

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Planning ahead for a vacation

Sometimes even caregivers need a break.

I recently went out of town for a conference and *some* vacation. Of course I hesitated going in the first place, but after reassurance from other family members that they would check in on Grandma. I was somewhat relieved.
I made sure Grandma had everything she needed including an extra trip [...]

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