Well, having family visit is about as stressful as one might expect. Interestingly, my grandma isn't much of an issue; she constantly is cleaning and trying to do little things around the house, but that's not too bad or out of control.
It's been tough on my grandfather though. He's like 80% deaf, bored, and I think depressed. I don't think that he can hear what most things are going on around him, but sees people laughing and chatting, and doesn't know why. Of course, he's of the generation and personality-type that would never admit to it, much less go to a doctor for help. I'm encouraging my grandmother to speak with his doctor, but beyond that there's not much I can do. Try and keep him as engaged as possible when we're home, but beyond that I don't know what to do.
I'm the kind of person who just wants to fix stuff - to the point of trying to micromanage problems out of existence. I know logically that there is nothing that I can do to fix this, but it's having a emotional toll on me.
Luckily the holidays happen only once a year. It's the most wonderful time of the year.
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