The Daily

Past history tells me that Mom has a hard time living with people. I'm hoping to ease the daily strain by:

*All of us mainly using the master bath, leaving Mom's bathroom free.
*Keeping the living areas as unchanged as possible.
*Keeping the kitchen as unchanged as possible. Plus staying out of the kitchen when Mom is in it.
*Only conversing with Mom when she initiates conversation. I've asked the children to be low-key and not talk much.
*Using the master bedroom as alternative living area, to allow Mom solitude in her own home.
*As many of us being gone as much as possible. Not hard to do between school, work, sports, educational therapy, and getting the lake house ready to sell. I made Mom a schedule of our comings and goings.
*The dogs are staying outside. We kennel them in the garage at night and when Mom wants to sit out on the patio.
*Ev's kitty is staying at the lake house for now. We are out there every day anyway.
*Making tasty food.