Grandma...

This week was kind of eventful. Not in a way of happiness. I clean my grandmothers house for her once a week or twice a week. I also mow their lawns now. I went to go clean her house for her on Tuesday and ended up going to Costco to get cleaning supplies for her. She came because my mother told her to get out of the house. So we went and I parked fairly close to the entrance. Now I had my kids with me. I grabbed a cart and put the kids in and had my grandma hold on to help her walk because she is having a hard time keeping balance and she gets dizzy and falls. We started for the for the entrance, and I am not kidding when I say it took us 10 minutes to get to the entrance. She was holding on and using her cane. All I could do was think to myself "This is going to take for ever".

So we finally get in and she says that she needs to sit down and for me to go and do the shopping. So I took my two monkeys and we went shopping and left her sitting there. So we got finished and went for grandma so we could pay. It took us another 10 minutes to get to check out. We payed and she sat down at the food place and says she is going to pass out. So I asked her if she was hungry. I bought her a hot dog and she had 2 bites. Then we got up to go out and there was another 10 minutes to the car. I shopped for 10 min. and the rest of the time was waiting for her. I love her but as you can tell she is not doing well at all.

So the following day I went to clean her house and my mother took Cash to her house to put him down for a nap. So my grandma was holding Babby and fell alseep rocking her. By that time Gabby was hungry and my grandma said she needed to lay down. Let me remind you that she had only been up for 2 hrs. So I took Gabby and feed her and finished cleaning. I went to say goodbye to my grandma and she was sound asleep with the TV blarring. I realized then that she was at the end of her long road. I sat down on the folding chair and watched her sleep for a few minutes and weeped. At that moment I knew that I did not have much time with her left. She is not well. She is slowing at a rapid pace. I also realized that she has out lived what they told her from the beginning of her lung cancer battle. They gave her six months and this Novememeber it will be 3 yrs. She has lived a long strong life. She is a great woman and will be a great assest to God's army. She ia kind, generious, gentle woman. It will be a very sad day when she leaves us but she has fought long and hard to live to see a dozen great grand children (including mine) to come into this world. She is a hero of mine. I love her with all my heart. She is wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, and friend to all. She has tried to do all that God has commanded her to do. She is a great example of what God has asked us woman to to do. Be wife and a mother. She is my constant reminder that all woman can survive, sainly, motherhood. I will miss her greatly when she is gone.

Now back to this week...

So anyways my husband and I agreed to clean out storage units and take pictures for my grandpa. Let me tell you how sickly dirty some of them are. I was caked with dirt when we were done. We had 48 of them to do. It took us about 4 hours. It was fun to work with my husband even though he whinned a lot. I should of smacked him but I just let it go and finished the job. I love my husband. It takes a lot to get him going but once he does he is a machine. He is a hard worker. I love him and I love my two children.

Just another day...

It has been a while but nothing to exciting has happen the last few weeks. This last weekend we put up shelving in our garage and my father and little sister helped. I was suppose to help but our kids needed me to attend to them. We also did family pictures with Ben's family. And let me say what a joke that was. There are 9 grand kids and they were not enjoying it.

Babby (Cash's name for Gabby) is now sitting on her own and is eating all sorts of baby food. Cash is talking and talking and talking. Some you can understand and some not so well. His favorite words are digger, tractor, cars, and a siren sound. When we drive anywhere he yells out digger, dump truck, and makes siren sounds. It is funny. But he scares the crap out of me sometimes because it is so loud.

Here are pictures of Cash's hair. Everyone loves it. It is sooo curly and soft. We are hoping Babby's will eventually get curly. Cash's started out straight. He is so dang cute. And his smile. We love our little man.

Babby is not such a crier. She is alot more fun. She smiles all the time. It is an open mouth smile like Cash's. When Ben sings "John Jacob Jingle Himer Schmit," she laughs. She is definatley a daddy's girl.

I have been with my little sister a lot. She is a big help all the time. She is fun to have around because I get a break from my boring life. She cracks me up. I think back to when I was single and I laugh at her because she is so shy and not daring. I was the other way around. It cracks me up. I wish though she would get her crap together. She is a "Wanderer". Love her but she makes me nuts with her life sometimes!

My mom is now bald. It actually looks good on her. I want to shave my head now. I am seriously thinking about. She has good and bad days. 2 out of the 3 weeks she is not feeling good and tired. And the 1 she is fine. She was having pizza yesterday and loved every taste of it. She said she had one for breakfast and dinner from the night before. It is the first time in a long time she enjoyed food and ate more than a bit. It made me laugh.

Labor Day/Gabby's Blessing

Well this week has been a rather eventful one. Over the Labor Day weekend we had family in town. Sister's family (of course) and also the Strong's family. Bless their hearts. Tom and Lorna always make sure that they are always there for our family events. I do have to give a shout out to them. I know it is difficult and all but, they made it.

I also was excited to see their children. We had a great time just talking and laughing about old times. It was nice to have them here and support our family in this time of difficulty. They are like second family to me.

My sister Kandiss and I had the oppurtunity to go with my mother to Costco and what a trip that was. My mother, because of the pills, was a crazy woman. I have never heard her vent/yell about the dumbest stuff. She got mad because the lady at the bank wouldn't hurry. Or that my dad didn't close the blinds and Whitney whinning. It was hilarious to Kandiss and I. We decided that if my mom takes those pills again that she will have to be locked in her room till it wears off. Because she would pick fights and scream at others. It was way funny! I love my mom.

We also blessed our Gabby on Sunday. Doug (Ben's dad) blessed her. It was very sweet blessing. It was so great. And the dress that she wore was so pretty. I have to give the thanks to my mom. She is the one who made it. And it was everything I wanted. Little Gabby was so cute in it. We went to my moms afterwards and had food. My aunts and uncles of my dad side came. I was very glad they did. I haven't seen them since the Christmas party. It was great to see them.

I want to tell my mother and sister (golden child :)) how much they did for me this weekend. They are the ones who put it all together. They are great. My sister is admiration for me. I try to strive and be like her but I am not her. But I want her to know that I love her and her crazy ways. She is a great example and a friend. For my mother I love her with all my heart and she is my hero. She does so much and is going through all the crazy cancer stuff. I love her and cherish all that she does.

And my father and a little sister I want them to know that they complete our family in ways that they will never know. I love them. My little sister has been the greatest help with my two kids. They love their Whinny. And my father what a man of great strength. I love him.

So as you can tell it was good week and and a great weekend. Even though my day to day stuff is hard it is a good life. I thank my husband for the courage and strength to go and provide for us every day in this desert heat. I love him with all my heart and he is my best friend.