back from michigan

i'm back from michigan. it was an exhausting week--physically and emotionally. this week will be just as bad, as i try to catch up on the work i couldn't do last week. i'm all out of whack, geographically and temporally as well as mentally and emotionally.

my parents are all moved into their new place. so far they seem to be doing pretty well at the assisted living facility. for the rest of us...the week pretty much consisted of prepping and packing at my parents' house, moving stuff (using a major arterial road that is under construction--fun fun fun), buying stuff, and setting stuff up in their new place. then we started to clean out their house. that's going to be a huge job, and we have barely dented it. it's going to take months.

both of my parents have lost a lot of function over the last several months since i was last there (which was in late september). it is heartbreaking. it's like....yeah, i understand that they have both lived good, long lives, but they're still my mom and dad. it's not possible for me to be "philosophical" about this right now. it hurts too much.

i can't write anymore today; i'm too...just worn out.