admin // Category: Boardman Views, General, Music So after a busy day trying to finish up my assigned tasks in order to be a part of the Blog Carnival, running to the dump, meeting with the concrete finisher and building deck stairs with The Patriarch, I finally ran out of…no…not something to do…steam.
I thought I’d finish up the day doing something relaxing like… Read more…
admin // Category: Boardman Views, Care Giving, Family, Health & Wellness, Music Things are hoppin’ here in Boardman Country, which is the main reason my posts have gotten a little spotty.
Along with the usual goin’s on, we’re now under construction in two different parts of the Boardman Compound (You may recall that I live next door to The Folks!).
Project #1 is the new Care Giving Room that I’m building so that the next friend or family member that needs it will be accommodated. It will have space for two side-by-side hospital beds and will include an accessible bathroom complete with roll-in shower.
If you’ve ever done any care giving for someone who’s not ambulatory, Read more…
A few posts back I mentioned that I retired from being a bus driver and an associate pastor in order to work full-time as the Executive Director of Home For Good (HFG), a non-profit organization. HFG’s mission was to develop and own accessible rental housing for disabled folks.
The agency actually began as a means of providing a long-term housing solution for Susan. The folks knew that as she became an adult and they got…you know…older, the prospect of them having to continue doing the heavy care would become less feasible. Susan would need to have her own place and hired help would probably be necessary.
Any parent who has a “special needs” child Read more…
