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Octogenarian Max Carnes has been married to Lily for more than sixty years, caring for her as dementia claims bits and pieces of her daily. He has some family nearby, but the bulk of the load has been Max's. Their day to day routine revolves around the home, an unchanging repetition of the familiar, until Lily finds an old family snapshot and Max decides to take her on one last car trip to the ocean. Getting out of town does not go unnoticed by his children, but after promising to abide by their directives, Max and Lily set off. From their first stop of many 'braking points', the trip does not go as planned. Adding a 14 year old runaway and then later a volunteer hospital chaplain to the entourage, Max and Lily's journey goes every which way from the plan.

Life on Planet Earth is messy. From childhood to old age, most of us harbor feelings of misgiving or a sense that things are not as they should be. Life is not fair. Parents lack parenting skills. Friends betray. Plans go down the tube. People and pets die. Airplanes crash. Disease gets the upper hand. And the last smidgen of toothpaste falls off your brush onto the floor. Life is a Mess and the author admits the fact. How do we deal with the mess? How do we unclutter our minds and spirits? WELCOME TO MY MESS doesn't answer all the questions and may even raise some, but within these reflections, the author offers insights that have helped her rid her life of some toxic thoughts and feelings.