Manda, I'm so sorry for the sad time your family is going through. How precious of Gena to try to bring some cheer!
Noel, my niece is not here altogether yet. I hope within the next week. But she is coming out more days than not, and we are feeding our cows together twice a week now.
A. Guy, I do appreciate your thoughts and suggestions. I kept the old recliner. It isn't a lift chair but we can manage with it if we have to. The lift chair will be under warranty for a long time yet. It was a very expensive, highly recommended chair. I don't know why it is having problems. The problem with getting it repaired is that it will cost $200 for them to come get it, and then bring it back, after it is fixed. I can do that if I have to but I'd rather not. My truck is a flatbed, not good for hauling a chair, and I don't like driving it in the city anyway. Once my niece quits having to spend most of her time on the road between here and Fort Worth, we can probably take the chair in her truck. But for now, the chair is working, for which I am thankful.
Robin, I hope your partner enjoys the birdwatching. That would be so much fun, for me. Things like that can be more fun when there are others around to share the interest. I know how aggravating it must be for your dad to not wear his hearing aids. Sometimes I have to deal with that too. But hopefully he has his own teeth or if he has false teeth, he wears them. I've known old men who have them but refuse to wear them.
Squirrel, silk garlands sound so beautiful. I hope you were able to get what you wanted. I don't want to think about my snakes either but the truth is, with wasps and bees coming out off and on during the winter, I can't help but think about the snakes on these days that get into the 60s* and up to 70*. I am constantly looking around at the ground when I am outside.
The morning wasn't a complete loss. I got the tire aired up and pulled the cart to the station (five miles) and got the tire repaired. Hoping it holds! Now I have to call Amazon about an order that is probably wrong and could be a pain in the neck for me if it gets delivered the way it appears. I'd rather deal with flat tires (which I definitely don't like) than have to deal with phone calls of this nature!