tuesday, november 12, 2007

it's always delightful when dad gets an invitation to spend time with his buds.... during yesterdays rotary meeting, he was invited to breakfast this morning. he was also invited to have lunch next week -- one on one, with another rotarian.

during dinner last night, we had a game of 20 questions... brought me back-- but that's sorta off topic. the questions related to... now what is this? what do i do with that? how do i use that? youngest son sat thru this game with me and remained quiet... it sort of caught him off guard. most likely he was asking himself how in the world can grampa not know and/or understand that the glass of juice in his hand is what he takes his pills with?!

after we went thru the instructions, dad managed to finish 75% of his meal and his pills. then.... dad started focusing on the breakfast invitation. major focus there-- there was nothing else to be discussed. i went along with this yet i knew what would be coming all night long if this breakfast was permitted to happen... so, with the help of mom and brother, a plan was made.

thankfully the plan worked as dad was sound asleep in his bed when i arrived this morning. thank you heavenly father... thank you mom and brother.

i love this.

sunday, november 11, 2007

greetings!

ok, so it's rainy and cold. yesterday was gorgeous but the buckeyes lost. take the good with the not so good.... then if it starts getting to us, begin that list of blessings and regroup!

the later part of this week proved worth the wait for a positive... dad began to wake up earlier and not sleep all day and night. he began eating 3 squares again, too. niiiice. for awhile there i was feeling we were starting to see an ending. unfortunately i have to keep it real, folks. i know that's not easy to read.

mom's MRI showed a mass on her spine. back for another test we went-- and go, to determine what the mass is and how we'll deal with it. naturally floods of feelings were floating in and out all week-- got the anger, the denial, the nothing, the ok, the what if, the what not. not so good times yet we made it thru and keep moving forward... which brings us to the current and the future....

for whatever reason, my head is already on christmas. it doesn't seem to matter that we've not had thanksgiving yet! i've never decorated the outside of the house over these 18+ years, yet... my head seems to wish to do that this year. it's taking great restraint to not do anything!! what's up with this?!!

i devoured a trilogy of books this week... it got so sucked up in them that i finished all 3 books in 4 days. mom was so intrigued with my obsession (yes, it was definitely an obsession) that she put down the book she was reading to start on the trilogy. for those interested, the books are by nora roberts.. the key of light, the key of knowledge, the key of valor. fun, entertaining reads. (our thanks to ruth for the first two books...)