Take your sister up on the offer. Let her take on some of the responsibility. If you think that is too long for your mom to be away from her home, then make it a shorter time. Tell your sister to keep the dog down and then let it go hon. You can't control every detail of every minute of life, lol. Take some time for yourself and do something NICE for yourself. Visit with friends, get out and listen to music, have a manicure. WHATEVER, just do some YOU TIME!
Remember that you are not in this alone:
One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,
other times there were one set of footprints.
This bothered me because I noticed
that during the low periods of my life,
when I was suffering from
anguish, sorrow or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints.
So I said to the Lord,
"You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you,
you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during
the most trying periods of my life
there have only been one
set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most,
you have not been there for me?"
The Lord replied,
"The times when you have
seen only one set of footprints in the sand,
is when I carried you."
Mary Stevenson