Dad's Moving In

I just got off the phone with Harry (my father). We spent 30 minutes chatting about his coming down here in June after celebrating his brother and twin sister's birthday.

Now all we have to do is work out the logistics of getting him and his little dog here. He wanted to take the bus (which is a 24 hour ride). Well, he can't take Bubbles on the bus, so I checked into airline fares and the amount is comparable to taking the bus and will only take three or four hours and he can take the dog in a carrier on the plane with him. It will count as a carry-on. Pretty cool, huh?! Besides that, the hours are more conducive to someone taking him to the airport and us picking him up. So...

Well, Bubbles would not be coming. She's 11 years old and dad says it's too far for her to travel. He'd leave her there, which was not what I was expecting. Maybe he can get another dog once he's been here a little while. Anyway, I talked to him just now about the bus vs. flying. He'll have to think about it. Here's to hoping he'll decide to fly.

Caregiving - the next day

While it really isn't the 'next day', but days and days later, I am still contemplating whether or not to call my father once yet again and see what he is up to and if he is moving forward in his idea to move here to Arizona with me, his only child, my husband and daughter.

It's been suggested that I tell him we are moving forward with our plans, getting the room ready for his arrival and that he will indeed show up here if he knows we are taking the effort to get his room ready and he will not want our efforts to be wasted.

So, now I am sitting here thinking of calling Harry and telling him that I can't wait for him to show up at my house in June. I suppose I will have to actually get online and look at airfares and see what he can afford and figure out how he will pay for his ticket. Must talk to hubby and see if he would be willing to help out in that department. Wonder if dad can stand a 4 hour flight...it'll have to be non-stop as he can't see well.

So much to think about and do before he actually gets here. Wow.