[jujuwwhite]

Whew, here is the most recent update on my caregiving experience... my parent's water well stopped working and since it was installed almost 60 yrs ago, all the parts were old and out of date. After 2 days of the water man working on it, it was determined they just needed to install a new pump, new pipes, new tank, etc etc etc!!

They ended up installing a submerged pump that has great water pressure but it ended up costing 1600.00!! (ouch!) Of course my parents have ABSOLUTELY no savings due to their house burning down several years ago with no insurance! Anyway, thanks to my wonderful husband, capnhowdy, he called and handled all the repair info and told me not to worry about it. (he and I had to pay for all the repairs) It cut into our savings but we will be fine.

After the well was flowing water again, the hot water heater quit working! (yes, at that point I was ready to scream or cry or both!!!) Again, capn told me to stop worrying and he handled it again. Thank goodness it didn't cost us anything to repair. It simply had to be reset an some fuses had to be replaced.

That's why I haven't been very active in cellar lately. I have just wanted to run away from it all for a little while but there seems to be no escape. Then I get to feeling guilty for feeling that way! OHHHHH it's a vicious cycle!