Out of town and out of touch

I'm in Florida, settling my parents back in to their (usually) winter home. They only have a very slow dial-up and it's not separate from their phone line so I can't stay on long.

Hard day getting back yesterday --everyone on edge and miserable although the flight itself went fine. My dad seems very comfortable being back here and is doing most everything for himself. Even pouring juice. He smoked his first pipe today in over a month.
BIG honking thunderstorm last night while my mom was out shopping for groceries and my dad's meds (she got to the pharmacy too late and had to go back this morning and got there too early. Oh yeah, and the car left down here wouldn't start so we had to call the AAA first thing. It never ends does it? ;-) Storm shut down power twice but luckily only for a few minutes. Mom came home soaked.

Back Thursday night...Just don't want anyone to worry about why I'm so silent.