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28 maggio Going HomeWe will miss your booming voice, your beautiful shock of white hair. I will miss your strong hands that showed years of hard work and evidence of fidgeting by your shorter than short fingernails. I will mostly miss the expressions of love you showed for Grandma. After 70 years you still kissed after every meal's prayer. And always two kisses. Noone will ever call me "Sis" or "Tuttes" [sounds like foot] again. I may be middle aged but you are my Grandpa - I feel like a little girl. And the adult in me knows we'll never go back. We'll never gather at the farm and have homemade icecream... Goodbye, my beloved Grandpa. It's only us left here without you who are sad. I pray that all the ideas I have of Heaven are true and you are pain free and enjoying where you are.
One last time, for you:
May the Lord bless you
and keep you;
The Lord make his face shine upon you
and be gracious to you;
the Lord lift his countenance upon you
and give you peace.
Amen 26 maggio Another ChapterKate and I used to always say "there's another chapter" when we experienced something new & memorable in life. We joked about writing a book.
Here's another chapter. Waiting for someone to die. Crude but that's what it is. We received a phone call on Friday alerting us to the fact that Grandpa had had another severe stroke. "The docs said he most likely will not live more than a few hours." Wow. A blow that was, even tho we knew he was very sick, difficult to hear.
Well, it's now Tuesday. Grandpa is still alive. Barely. I saw him over the weekend. Bittersweet, Dad's brothers and sister all at the house. Playing cards. A glorious flash from the past. :)
So, we wait. And wait. Trying to go on with life, but with nerves charged. Just waiting.
Grandpa and Grandma have been married for 70 and 1/2 years. What will this do to her? 25 maggio Gift #18PHOTOGRAPHS
[stupid site won't let me change the color to the one I want....]
I'm grateful for whomever was intelligent enough to create the camera. [a little history] Digital camera. Video camera. To me, you are a genius. I have often joked that if it were up to me we would still be sketching and riding horses. Without a camera I wouldn't have the plethora of images of loved ones that I possess today. I'm so grateful!
As my grandpa lies dying, not the strong farmer he once was, it is photographs that take me back to a time when he was a force larger than life to me. 21 maggio If a Picture Paints 1,000 Words...
I stole this pic from Deb's blog. Cuz when I saw it so many thoughts went thru my head I knew I had to write about it.
I'm not sure if I can get it all out ~ all 1,000 words ~ but there are some bursting through. :) After the initial gasp ~Where has time gone?? ~ tears welled my eyes. Yes, there's no denying age has graced the faces of my friends, but I look at this photo and I see the growth of these 2 beautiful people. The tenacity, the love, the endurance necessary to be a successful parent!! It is astounding! I knew this guy in High School for Heaven's sake! [enough said. not the time for insults here. haha] And here he is embracing this young woman he calls daughter! High School graduate! ADULT!! I've watched her grow from the sidelines. Through Christmas cards and the ocassional long distance conversation. Ya know... I can't get the words out. They are inside me, swirling around, not forming. I can only say wow. May hat is off to you both, my friends. This picture is worth 1,000 words!! 01 maggio Gift #17 Is the grass greener?WARNING: CONTAINS NOT SO PLEASANT BODILY FUNCTIONS
When a friend recently learned that i was going on an upcoming vacation he commented that he was jealous. Well, this is for you, my friend.
My husband and I were soooooooo looking forward to getting away for a few days. We had been struggling in our marriage ~ some growing pains ~, coping with family issues, work stress...you got it, just day to day life. We were ready to escape. So we packed our bags, DELIGHTED in the fact that we were taking only carry-on bags, no checking 'em. Feeling kinda unencumbered. [sp]
My husband likes to "get there early" so we catch our plane at the butt-crack of dawn! lol Uneventful flight [best kind]. Then off to the next one. Oh my goodness, that was good for a few laughs! "Thank you for flying Run Down Airlines!" Good grief, that aircraft needs to be put out to pasture. We chuckled together and were feeling bonded and carefree as we arrived at our destination.
Husband got a great deal so we had a luxury hotel, looking out over the beach. PARADISE! We immediately dropped our bags and went outside. Oh, it was gorgeous! Had a fun dinner, went to bed and all was right with the world.
Next day we woke up early, rested and ready to hit the town. We walked for quite some time and shopped, went to a famous sub place for a wonderful cheese & steak sub. Then went back to the hotel to drop our goods. I used the restroom and had a touch of the D [diarrhea]. No big deal ~ we carried on. Uh oh, gotta go again. We stayed close to the hotel...had to go AGAIN!
This carried on for the next day and a half. EVERY HALF HOUR - 45 MINS. My husband, God bless his gracious soul, went and got me drugs, in the rain. Didn't help. I laid in bed, looking at our glorious view and watching TV. And hearing about Swine Flu. I wasthisclose to going to the ER but in a foreign city?? I didn't want to be quarantined there! So, after two days of listlessness, eating only applesauce and drinking Sprite Zero, I called my family doc. He gave me some suggestions of meds for stopping the D. 24 hours I was bathroom free but still soooooooo nauseous and achy and tired!! THEN, just when the bright side came peeking around the corner, Bob got it! By day 4 [we were supposed to head home the next day] we looked at each other and said, "Let's get the hell out of here." So we rented a car, drove half way, stayed in a little hotel and drove the rest of the way home. We were only about 10 hours from home so we didn't have to go that far, thank God!! We had applesauce, saltines and Sprite and plenty of rest areas. :) What an adventure!
Of all the trips we've taken, this one will be one that stands out. We have been so blessed that NEVER has something like this happended before. Hopefully, never again.
So, my dear friend, I write this to say, the grass isn't always greener. No reason to be jealous this time! :)
Oh, the gift in this? Well, I've mentioned him before, I think, but he deserves it again ~ my beloved husband! I am blessed beyond measure when it comes to kindness, caring, protectiveness.... Never once did he get angry at the situation. Never once did he grumble about having to fetch me meds, soda, different meds. Never once did he leave me alone in the hotel room cuz he was able to go out...because our vacation was shot to hell... Like Brent said, love is a verb ~ an action word. When my husband says he loves me, I *know* he does. I not only feel it, I see it. |
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