1/16/2017 – 1/31/2017 – Monthly Report
Settling in daughter’s new house temporarily as a live-in care-taker
I have experienced claustrophobia ever since I moved to this beautiful village because I have no Internet connection for 9 days with the world! Missing all CNN and Tennis – Tennis Channel - Australian Tennis Open!
Yes, we are physically in the new house now! The moving was smooth from the loading, unloading parts. Thank goodness, it took two medium size moving trucks (Green Mover), four husky, strong-armed guys, 9 ½ hours (8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.) to put everything from old house to new house - bedding, furniture, grand piano and others….etc.
I have never worked so hard in the kitchen in my life. When I see daughter's milk pumping is plentiful, then all the cooking, washing, cleaning and shopping for good food – Organic - are worth millions!
Physically I am ok besides the Lumbar 4 back pain issue. Avoiding strenuous picking up the babies (2) is something I must learn. Emotional ups and downs feelings come and go and it’s quite normal and natural too.
I understand life is just a series of events and how I cope with it is a work of art. Beauty and ugliness from my drawings are all relative and you can’t judge if it’s better or worse in aesthetics. As a practical matter, I think that setting priority to survive in a new environment is critical to me so far.
Start knowing the surrounding areas now from many grocery shopping trips. Driving down on US 101 and US 23 is part of “Grandma 101 course.”
Westlake Village is an affluent bedroom community for Los Angeles, surrounding by beautiful mountains – Santa Monica Mountains – and lake. The Lady’s Face, which I see in front of the living room window feeding the baby every day, is a picture-perfect frame. I finally know the name from the realtor who dropped by often to take care of after-settlement issues.
I stopped by City Hall of Westlake Village yesterday as a long-time employee experience from Montgomery County Government to have some general ideas about the city. I think they made the right move and you know how I was really a stranger in California. Learning from scratch, ground zero, to explore a new city, having new adventures is part of my survival trainings.
Looks like drying the colorful cloth diapers under the lemon tree will be a thing in the past now. - HOA rule! I do miss the California sunshine.
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| Sticker Game Time with grandson, Forest, - backyard |
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| Eric & fiance, Sue joined the family celebrating Daddy's 71-year-old birthday - New House |
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