Gillian – My Grandpa was on hospice for almost the entire last year of his life and it added an additional layer of “planning” (you couldn’t do anything except think about it!) with each of his ups and downs. Ironically, in the end, my Grandma decided not to have a service or invite family and no plans were needed. All that “planning” for nothing! I hope everything works out for the best for you and your family.

@SHU- let’s hope! I am prepped ahead through late July on many things, more or less. But then August will feature a lot of time away too, so I’ll need to get ahead of that. Not sure the cycle truly stops…

@Gillian – yep, crunch time. And the uncertainty of things like funerals definitely complicates matters. Of course we can’t necessarily plan for those (even if we know they are likely coming) – but when our lives are so complicated with so many moving parts, anything creates more chaos. Hope everything goes well (at least emotionally) for that one.

@Elisabeth – yep, the end of the school year is always chaotic – we had that a week ago but the trips are packed in thick right here at the beginning. But while it does seem like one could fall into the trap of saying “next week things will be more calm…” I do know that I have a lot less stuff in July. Some stuff, but not as much as June. So if I’m careful not to pile in more things, it should be OK… Hope the landscaping turns out well!

That said, I have a master plan for the summer and all the camps are organized and paid for, so hopefully all this planning will pay dividends. And, the home repair stuff WILL get done – even if it does cost a small fortune and takes twice as long as predicted – and hopefully by mid-July the dust will settle? Just in time for more company to arrive!