This thread is almost a year old, so here's an update since my last post.
Around the time of LCG last year, my dad was in the final stages of leukemia. He passed away in early January. After that, Linda and I have been looking after my mother, and have been taking care of the mountain of paperwork to transfer all of my dad's bank accounts, car titles, etc. to my mother.
We were able to make Beavers Bend and as always enjoyed ourselves. In July, we took a two-week road trip to southern, eastern, and northeastern US. The trip was to see music-related, architectural, and historical sights we haven't seen. First stop was Muscle Shoals, Alabama. If you're a fan of British and southern rock, you'll know why we went there. Some of the other stops were Nashville, Biltmore, Charlotte, Gettysburg, Thomas Jefferson's home, Falling Water,etc. Overall, we visited 17 states in 14 days. (The Silver Beatle stayed at home.)
Toward the end of our trip, when we were at the top of the Arch in Saint Louis, I received a text message from my brother that my mother had a heart attack. Linda dropped me off at the airport, I flew back home, and she drove the car back to Watauga.
Good news is that my mother, after being in a rehab facility for six weeks, has almost fully recovered and is back at her home. More good news is that she has decided to move to a senior independent living facility.
We don't know her move date, but selfishly we're hoping it is not the weekend of LCG. We're ready to go camping.