Sunday dinner

Yesterday was a really great day. We went to Momma and Daddy's house and we grilled for dinner, we all enjoyed spending the day together. Momma was so alert and talkative. We sat and put a puzzle together. It was so much fun to sit with Momma and Daddy, complete a puzzle and laugh with them. David grilled chicken and corn on the cob along with some squash and onions. Dinner was so good.
Daddy and David worked on a few projects. David and Daddy tinker with some many things when they are together. They share a wonderful relationship.
I hope that everyone has a great week..Take care...Peace. love and happiness...

A tribute to Mandy Johnson

A friend of mine passed away last Saturday as we were coming home from DH grandmother's funeral. She was 26 years old. She was a diabetic and her meds were changed and her frail body could not adjust the changes. There are so many things that made Mandy a special person...I think that the most important is that she loved people. It didn't matter that she sick herself most of her life. She wanted to help others and completed college as a surgical technication. She tried to work and as some will know how diabeties take a toll on the body and certain organs. She could not see from time to time because her sugar was too low. She has stomach ulcers and that made it to where she could not eat at certain times. I can remember that her and Momma were in the hospital at the same time (Momma due to CHF and Mandy due to issues with her diabetes). Mandy would get one of us to get a wheelchair and take her to "Granny's" room so that she could see and make sure that she was okay. Mandy would laugh and joke with Momma and when she got back to her room, she would get in bed and fall asleep almost immediately. She loved my parents as they were her grandparents, she always called them Granny and Pa.
Mandy was part of our family not by blood but my love. We loved her and she loved us. And that will never change.
Mandy, spread your wings and fly. We love you and miss you much.....

Tired?

We are home and tired does not even being to describe how we feel. We are physically, emotionally and mentally exhausted. Everything went well while we were gone out of town for the funeral. My sister and her DH came and stayed with my parents. I was so happy to get home and see Momma and Daddy. On the bright side, we got to see Noah, Bethany and Haley. Noah stayed with us. He is such a ham. He walked around the funeral home and shaking everyone hand. 2 years old and already acting a "politican". He was making everyone laugh. Noah really enjoyed playing with his cousins Dalen, Spencer and Kyle.

I hope that everyone had a good weekend. Peace, love and happiness.........

Mom is doing well. The medication change is somewhat helping. Her mind has been clear and she is remembering somethings really well. Ask her what she had for breakfast and she will tell you a sausage biscuit, which she has every morning. But ask her what she wants for lunch, "a sausage biscuit." She will still ask a question and then ask you same question again in 5 minutes. I guess that will never go away. Take the good with the bad.
BIL is taking Chemo again. He is not doing well this go 'round. We threw him a huge brithday party a few weeks ago and he was so happy that all his friends were able to attend. There was one friend of his that also has cancer and was not able to come. He sat around and talked with his friends about the "good ole' days". It was so good to see him laughing and smiling for a few hours.
My DH lost his grandmother yesterday. It was so unexpected and we don't know what to do. We were in Atlanta GA yesterday, all day. She got sick with what was believed to be food poisoning. This was Monday, so the doctor put her in the hospital for 24 hours observation. She was moved to the Critical Care Unit Tuesday afternoon, and the doctor wanted to do surgery on her intestines Tuesday afternoon, to see what was going on and she told them no. They believed that she had a part of her bowel that busted and caused an infection to spread all over her body. She was having issues with her breathing and she agreed to let them put her on a respirator. The family was called in around Tuesday night at midnight. The doctors did not expect her to make it through the night. We had over a 3 hour drive to get there so we left early Wednesday morning calling every 45 minutes to get an update on her condition. We got to the hospital and she was could nod her head, move her toes. We told her that we loved her and that we knew that she loved us. I believe in my heart that she was waiting on my hubby and her great grandson to get there to see her before she passed over. Everything started to close down. She left this world at 4:55 pm with her husband, children and grandchildren by her side. Her great grandchildren were not allowed to go back and see because they were too young. The nurses were so good to the family. They allowed all the family to be in there when she was leaving this world. We were all allowed to go and say our good byes. She left a wonderful legecy, one that she is very proud of. She loved us all. We will miss her so much...
Granny B. we love you and will miss you. Take care of everyone there and we will see you again. I know that Uncle James and Uncle Junie was waiting on you and that you are okay....Love to you always....
Take care my friends and I hope that everyone have a great weekend....