Thanks for commenting, Leed. I needed to hear the "there, there."

I am working toward getting help to mother, but she is changeable: One day I am supposed to "take care of everything" and the next day she has my aunt call me to say "Butt out." Always a sign of her ire when she does not call herself.

The jobs aren't as bad as it sounds; I was being perhaps a tad dramatic. One is 3/4 time and the other I can drop in and out on for 5-week periods. It just happened that I was starting a five-week class when all the stuff started happening with Mother.

I am so very grateful for your empathy, Leed.