06/08/25 Dad moved to Riverway Care Center in the memory unit

Friday, June 6, ended dad's hospital stay. He was placed on hospice the day before, June 5th, and arrangements were being made to transition him to the Riverway Care Center.

We coordinated through group texting (Suzanne, Becky, Ruth and me) to get a list of all the things needed and make arrangements to get them to the care center. Ruth worked closely with their Bishop Kyle Schouten, who has been a key player and amazing in this transition, to get help moving and setting up needed items.

In just a couple of hours, Ruth and her team from the ward were able to transform an empty room to a nice apartment for dad to come to.

Friday morning, it was anticipated that he would move fairly early to the care center. Ruth and Eli went over about 10:30 a.m. to be there for the transition. As is the way with hospitals, the wait, wait, wait and wait some more game was going on. Lunch time turned into almost dinner time. It was actually about 4:55 when the were finally able to get him moved from the hospital to the care center.

The care center offers three nice meals a day. Dad has already been enjoying the delicious food tremendously. There is a family room/dining room area where he has met other residents and he seems to be transitioning well.

Dad at the dining table.
Next door neighbor Sara in the background.

Dad in his adjustable bed

Dad in his wheelchair,
provided by hospice- Facetiming Shelly

Ruth taking a break after setting up the room

Becky chilling in the comfy lift chair

awesome bathroom

bedside potty chair

closet set up with all the necessities

Comfy room!

Comments

08/23/25 Organ

The Washington First Ward Building was sold to the City of Washington. Part of my responsibilities included dispensing of the organ and pianos in the building (along with other things). It is an Allen, approximately 1970s. I put the organ up on the auction. There were a couple of other people that were bidding on it, but I ultimately won the bid (for under $100). On the day I won the bid I was able to arrange a mover!!! I paid $250 to have someone from the piano store move it to our house (I have no idea how he managed to get that into the back bedroom....but he did it!!!) Then, it wouldn't work. 😭 I waited for approximately 6 weeks before a guy (who had to be 80 years old) came down from SLC and repaired the organ. (So the organ wasn't actually broken, it had to do with the electricity and the house talking nicely to one another.) It took him a couple of hours to figure it out. He charged about $200 and voila! I have a working church organ. Cool, eh? Now, I got...

06/27/25 Drew Ellerman's Retirement Party

Steve Whittekiend, Kelly Carlson in front Mayor Kress Staheli in back Thad Seegmiller back of head Police Chief Jason Williams, Councilman Troy Belliston Jordan Hess, Councilman Bret Henderson, Finance Brian Brown Mayor Kress Staheli and Councilman Craig Coats Danice Bulloch (former City Recorder), Shelly Griffin Hana Park and Tara Pentz (current recorders) April and Drew Ellerman April & Drew Ellerman, Kathy Spring (former assistant to Drew) Bonnie Baker (current assistant) and Drew Drew

03/28/26 Trip to Italy, Day 5, Saturday, Florence

We stopped at a local restaurant and got some breakfast tarts and then went to the Academia and saw the statue of David and had a tour. We returned to the same Restaurant and had panini sandwiches for lunch. Then we went to the Uffizi Museum for another tour. We had yummy gelato and took a rest for a while. We walked through the leather market and to a cool bridge. We walked around the city awhile into we came to a restaurant that was super cute and we ate outside. We had ravioli and pizza. We walked a bit more after dinner and then came back and played games. Academia Statue of David A bum shot Kevin and a cello One of the first pianos ever Early pianos Art in the Uffuzi The ceilings! Art in the Uffuzi Art in the Uffuzi Bridge of Sighs, Florence Shelly in the Bridge Florence Florence Andy and Shelly in the Uffuzi Art in the Uffuzi Florence Florence Trash bins in Florence Restaurant in Florence Outside in the street...so quaint! Restaurant in Florence Restaurant ...

Griffin Family

Search This Blog