“My Granny is the best.” The best Grannys are the ones who make a special trip just to bring the children’s favorite type of apples (honey crisp). The best Grannys know the grandchildrens’ sizes, because they have washed their clothes. The best Grannys know the grandchildrens’ interests, because they have attended karate performances, horse shows, […]
Some, umm, less festive but still fun music.
Most serious conversations happen at night when Doug and I are the only people listening. Last Saturday, one of the conversations leaked over to the grandparents’ house and my parents added their two cents. Since my father has some hearing loss that he refuses to acknowledge, everyone in the family knows that mumbles and whispers […]
Granny aka my mother – “Camping? In the Smokies? Will it be a gated campground? Do the boys have thermal underwear? Does Noah know what to do if he sees a bear? What will they do about the cold? What will they eat? Let me know as soon as they are home safe.” The boys […]
Doug and Noah are leaving to go camping tomorrow. The temperature in the mountains will be in the teens, so I have zero desire to go with them. That said, I will miss them terribly. My plans for the weekend are the same as every weekend, laundry. I’ll blog and search for blogs to read, […]
My mother stayed at the hospital all night with my grandmother. My grandmother is not speaking but does a lot of crying and screaming whenever strangers aka doctors and nurses approach her. My mother believes that when the pneumonia is better, my grandmother will become more lucid. She stays by her side out of love, […]
My father had the first of several eye surgeries on Friday. He is not a good patient. My mother is no longer dragging her left knee, but she is getting tired of PT three times a week and has skipped it several times already. The spirit has left my grandmother and she is now an […]
I’m busy fighting a stress headache today. I think I should stay in bed and away from everyone so that nobody catches my headache. I don’t want to be the cause of someone’s stress.
A long time ago, a comment troll said that Evan is Doug’s only son. Doug considers all of the children to be his and they all love him more than the person who has virtually abandoned them. My ex comes around for about 36 hours once a year and their time is spent playing video […]
Visit #1 – Grandaddy gets x-rays and “they electrocuted me.” Visit #2 – Grandaddy leaves a message on my cell phone. “I’m leaving your mother for anyone in the doctor’s office who will do that to my back every day.” Visit #3 – The doctor tells Grandaddy he needs to lose weight and assigns him […]