Happenings

A couple weeks ago my grandpa went to the hospital because he couldn't get out of bed and he was having a hard time breathing. After several tests he was diagnosed with lung cancer. Boo. He has several large masses and it's taking him pretty quick because just on Tuesday the doctors said he only has a few weeks to live. That could be 2 weeks or 6 weeks, who knows. He was having alcohol withdrawals after first being admitted in the hospital and my dad said he looks better since that has passed. He was moved to a rehabilitation center yesterday and if he gets well enough to be able to get out of bed on his own then they will allow him to go home. But really no one expects him to be released from the rehab center. It breaks my heart. My grandpa was a big part of my life growing up so I'm happy to have good memories with him. He loved making popcorn and he had some special wooden popcorn bowls he'd serve to us. He was a silly singer--he'd make up songs about anything. He loves his Westerns. Still today he can usually be found watching a Western on tv. He was a very fun grandpa. My greatest memory of him is his smile. That's what I think of when I think of my grandpa--his smile. I can just picture going to his house and there he would be, sitting on the edge of his recliner (with a Western on tv of course), with a little smile on his face, ready to give hugs. I can hear his little laugh when I'd jump up on his lap. I never doubted my grandparents were happy to see us!
My grandma is of course trying to be strong but she admitted that she's falling apart on the inside. I'm not sure how my dad is feeling. On Tuesday he sounded sad but matter of fact about it all. I know it's been hard for him and my mom living apart but I'm sure this time with my grandpa is a blessing for my dad. He's been able to take him around to see their old buddies, golf partners and oil field friends. My dad and all his siblings are in Farmington right now. I'm going down tomorrow with Kacy (and Tyce!). Kev's gonna stay home with Ry and Asher. My mom and Deborah are going down, too.


In other goings on...I've had extra kids this week. Well, Mon-Wed. Christian is Rylan's friend. His dad is in the military and is deployed for a two week training. It was last minute notice so his mom called and asked if I could watch her boys while she's at work. She drops off her two oldest at school and brings Justin here. Then I pick up Ry and Christian from school and her oldest rides his bike here after he gets out. She gets off work between 4:00 and 5:00 and picks them up. Next week I'll have them Mon/Tues 9-5 then Thurs/Fri 1-6. They're good kids so it's been fun for my boys to have friends over every day! Rylan and Christian have spent the majority of the time in the sandbox. This weather is PERFECT! Asher and Justin are in and out all day going between the sandbox, inside for snacks, upstairs for toys and back outside.
Like I said, this weather is perfect. Every day it makes me happy. I need the sunshine and I love when it's not too hot for the boys to play outside. We all get a bit crabby when we're inside all day so we're enjoying these temperatures while we can.

Asher has stopped taking naps. A few weeks ago I started having to stay in his room with him until he fell asleep. But I found that most days I'd fall asleep in Rylan's bed and when I woke up 20 or 30 minutes later, Asher was still laying in his bed wide awake talking to himself. The naps were nice for me! I've tried to stick with the quiet time but he doesn't go with it most days. Especially when other kids are here playing!

Tyce's schedule is changing, too. Earlier this week I decided that his night wakings were just habit. So instead of feeding him I'll just give him his pacifier. He goes right back to sleep so maybe hopefully soon I won't have to get up with him during the night at all! His naps during the day are shorter, too. I still hold him a lot but I can't seem to get enough of him. I'd love to spend my day holding him, sitting in the sunshine! He still doesn't roll over and even though I hold him a lot, I still try to give him tummy time. He hates it. He lasts about 3 minutes then he's screaming.

Look at this kid--so sweet!