Wild Coyote and Christina, thanks for the suggestions. Christina, what you do with your husband on birthdays would be my first choice.

Hugs to all! I'm sorry I can't write more right now.

I'm starting to feel overwhelmed. I am going to see my dad with my sister today. I'm thinking about calling the operations director for my volunteering at NAMI to tell her I can't manage the drive every week. I still want to offer volunteering, but more for events closer to home, which most of the big ones are. I wish they hadn't moved their office further from my house. I wish DBSA had daytime groups. They are much closer.