I had opened the front blinds so that I could see when Dad was brought home this morning. Finally, a big van pulled up and I went out to meet Dad. He was sitting up in a wheelchair and had been directing the driver to his house!
Continue readingYesterday at work , I received word from my sister that Dad is being put on hospice. I left work shortly thereafter, and I caught a flight this evening to Portland.
Continue readingKader’s and Zak’s wedding was in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We left there Monday morning and were in Des Moines, Iowa by that evening. I wasn’t able to write about it because I was processing about a hundred pictures I took at the wedding.
Continue readingFor those who pray, please pray for my dad and Elaine and us daughters.
Continue readingYou’ve probably heard the expression, “Time is to keep everything from happening at once.” This last week, it felt like everything did happen at once!
Continue reading“Mark surprised me by making it home tonight! At first, he had said he would be home by the 18th. Last night, he said he’d probably spend the night in Green Bay tonight so that he could get a new set of tires for my car (I’ve had a flat tire since Thursday and haven’t been able to go anywhere). This afternoon, he texted me and said, “See you soon!”, and I said, “Like today?” He sent me a big grin!
Continue readingToday was my birthday. I got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, and as I was washing my hands, I was humming “Happy birthday to me!” I had to get up at 6:00 this morning to go to a tourism breakfast in Sturgeon Bay with my boss and co-workers from the Welcome Center, but it was fun. We have a new staff member and it was a good opportunity to get to know her better.
Continue readingMark and I were both watching to see when Tucson would start to recognize where she was.
Continue readingWe are finally in our home state again. Tomorrow night, we’ll be home!
Continue readingThis morning, I texted with Wendy and she was doing well enough to have me come over. In fact, as Mark said later, other than the scarf on her head, she didn’t look sick. I was so happy to see her!
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