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10/25/2016
Hi Brothers and Sisters!
Mom asked me if we can all chip in to help her out on a weekly basis, especially since winter is coming soon. She found out at her monthly women's luncheon that her friends are having their kids check in on them on a weekly basis and she thought that sounded like a good idea for us. Please talk to her about this if you have questions.
The idea would be for each of us to rotate in on a weekly basis so she has someone visiting her weekly. I think this would be really nice and help her manage to stay in her house. Although I don't live here, I do try to visit as much as I can so during the times I am in town, I will sign up for those weeks. For instance, I've been helping her with projects (ex., gardening/picking up leaves, fixing and testing her motion detector lights, cleaning, etc.) during my time here since late Sept.
I think we can easily use the Husnik Family Google calendar as a way to communicate who is on for each week. If we all chip in throughout the year, that would mean each of us would be on to visit once every approx. 6 weeks or so. I will help when I am in town and will make sure I mark those dates on the calendar. Last winter she said she was trapped in her house for 3 days due to the snow and I think this made her feel quite afraid. And, she gets lonely in the wintertime too!
What do you think?
I have listed some of the projects mom has mentioned to me so far that she is interested in help with. If you think you can do some of them, please email me (marlajh@aol.com) or use this blog to put your name next to it. Please let me know also what you think about this format as well!
Love,
Marla
TODOs for Mom - Please sign up and/or whoever signs up for a given week, please call mom for further details!
1. Install new door handles for the back door and basement door. Mom is having a hard time using the current round handles and has some new ones that need to be installed.- UPDATE: Steve and I installed new handles on the back door and the door into the garage. We bought a deadbolt that needs to be installed on the back door, so that's the only thing left.
2. Install a new motion detector light in the left side of the house above the garage door and another one in the back yard. Note that I fixed the one over the right side of the garage is now working and the one on the steps going up her steps to the front door. I also removed the disfunctional solar one that was mounted on the handrail facing the driveway since it no longer works. - UPDATE: Mom asked Mel's husband Jeff to possibly do this.
3. Help with raking leaves. - UPDATE: I've been raking leaves since I got here but more are falling, not sure if I can get them all raked up before I leave on Nov. 1.
4. Replace boards on front deck. Talk to mom about this.- UPDATE: Mom is hiring someone to work on this.
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10/25/2016: Mom, Maureen, Mary, Marla, Pam, Linda and Paula went to the farm on Oct. 22 until Oct. 23.
Below is an ongoing list for us to communicate what was done and what needs to be done at the Farm. Feel free to edit it (using the same email and password we use for this page), I just started it with a few items.
Things That Were Done
1. Marla and Mary evaluated the motion detector lights on the sauna and the chicken coup. The brackets holding the large flood lights requiring flood bulbs are broken but the lights are working when the light switch is on. The motion detector is not working. The solar light on the chicken coup is not working.
2. Marla and Mary put up three new No Hunting or Trespassing signs along the road from the driveway toward the cemetery. There are additional signs on the work bench in the basement.
3. Marla and Mary walked the new trails that Marty and Denise made on the northern most part of the forest toward the cemetery. They tried to remove large sticks/trees on the trail, but more work needs to be done with a chain saw to remove some large trees.
4. Mom brought home some towels that will be laundered. All bedding remained on the beds.
Things To Do and Who Will Do It
NOTE1: Green highlighted ones have someone assigned to the task and yellow highlighted ones still need someone to sign up!
NOTE2: Please send Mike $300 for the Farm account for 2016 as soon as possible if you have not done so yet. If you want to set up a monthly contribution (very easy and only a mere $25/month = a few lattes or drinks at the pub!), please let me know and I can help you. Or, you can make installment payments too...you have options!
1. Two new motion detector lights need to be installed on the sauna and the chicken coup. Mary said she'll work with Mark to see about buying some new ones. Mark said he is willing to put them in when he is there next time.
2. Additional No Hunting or Trespassing signs need to be installed from the edge of the forest toward the cemetery up to our property line. Marty said he will work on this.
3. Downed trees on the trails need to be cut up and removed. Marty will do this.
4. The gate needs to be greased since it was hard to open. Who is willing to do this?
5. Holes in the deck need to be fixed by replacing the boards. For now, if someone can replace the approx. 4 boards, that would be great! Who is willing to do this?
6. Railing on the steps going up to the deck. Who is willing to do this?
7. Railing going to upstairs loft. Who is willing to do this?
8. Tool kit for the farm. Marla and mom put one together. It is located on Dad's work bench in the garage and is in a small black and red tool box bag. Please feel free to pick it up there, Mare, if you want to bring it to the farm next time you go.
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