Good Morning!!!

Sparta, Tennessee
October 21, 2025 10:16am CST
So, life has been really busy lol. I have officially finished TOSHA 30 hour course. I am not employed by TOSHA just knowledgeable. I am also now certified in Extrication again for another 2 years. We've been slowly going through Gram's house. It's been a struggle but we're getting done. As for what we're going to do with it, well that's been a discussion . There's been multiple options but the one we seem to be going with is selling the trailer, putting a wall up to finish the permenant addition so I can use it for either a shop or library. The Shed will be for yardsale items that way we can use the land for yard sales. I'll be honest when mom mentioned that part this morning I wasn't very receptive but then again I was freezing cold. I still am but I've had time to think. If we're going to have yard sales up there it makes sense to put the products up there. Dad is doing well. He's breezing through the vent trials which gives us hope. The goal is to take out the trach. He isn't trying to talk though when they put the screen on him and he's not really moving a lot. I'm going to give mom the football pick sheet to take with her tomorrow even though he said no. She knows enough to hold a conversation with him, she just doesn't like the sport. We've also been cleaning out house out. A lot has gotten thrown away and some has gone out to yard sale. She wants to get rid of the three slow cooker set but I can't see doing that as I would probably buy it again. There's some other stuff but we're getting there. The shop is coming along. I have a shirt order and a small windspinner order to get done. I've also been working on decals. I have a few new molds to play with in resin. I am also offering hand casting now. I know it has to be local but it's something lol. There's also a few new things I can play with. Paint pouring, moon windspinners and more lol. I'm still advertising Halloween but I'll be starting Christmas soon. I didn't want to be that person that starts early but a lot of what I do takes time to make so I need to start when reasonable. I haven't been reading but I have been spending time listening to music with my husband. It's something that we used to do and it's been nice to do it again. I've also been working on my Harry Potter puzzle. It's going to take a while but I have two other ones after. I love it because they were yard sale buys and ones I've been wanting. The Maurader's Map and the book covers, I'm super happy lol. Everything is changing and it's an adjustment but for the most part I'm getting through day to day. I'm still getting through gram's death and I'm taking dad one day at a time. It's all up to him now so one day at a time. What's everyone else up to?
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@kaylachan (80072)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16h
THat's all you can do. Your dad is alive, and trying. Just like my husband is with his stroke recovery.
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• Sparta, Tennessee
16h
That's pretty much where we're at. We've been fixated on thirty days but it looks like it'll be longer than that. However they aren't booting him like my mom thought and they aren't giving up, it's just going to take a little longer than we thought to get him off the vent.
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@kaylachan (80072)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14h
@JordanLader A lot of that is on him, too and how well he does.
@AmbiePam (104603)
• United States
18h
That’s a lot of stuff to go through. I’m glad you have your husband.
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• Sparta, Tennessee
17h
He's been a rock for me. He tries to cheer me up but lately once we're settling down it's the small things like him holding me and just listening to music.
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