Home On The Range...

We made the trip home on Saturday in a monsoon no less. We really needed a raft to get down there it was raining so hard. We ran errands around town when we got there taking care of my Grandmother’s business. And then Hubby dropped me off at to visit my Grandmother (after helping me unload all the geriatrics purchases I had bought last week). I stayed with her for about two hours and believe it or not- it flew by! When I first saw her in her bedroom, she was lounging in her reclining wheelchair with her eyes closed. I spoke and she magically perked up. Her speech was still slurred and her words were very hard to decipher. I pulled a chair right up next to her so I could put my ear next to her mouth. She kept reaching out to touch my face as if she wanted to see if I was really there… and not a dream maybe?? I brought her copies of six bluegrass music CD’s and they put one in the player… she would get this really big smile on her face and start shaking her legs and hands to the beat of the music (all while in the wheelchair) just like she was dancing to the music. She loved it! The music just makes her so happy. They did get her out of the wheelchair at one point and let her show me how she walks around the house- up and down the halls and around her bedroom and into the kitchen and around the island. It is almost as if she does not feel pain at all! Her threshold of pain must be ridiculously high is all I can figure… Then, she had lunch and a bathroom trip… still no complaining of pain in her hip… we listened to more bluegrass- she kept her eyes closed (unknowingly) most of the time while listening- not sure why she keeps her eyes closed so much now (something to talk to her eye doc about I guess)… and before I knew it- Hubby was there to pick me up. We had to go change into our dressy clothes for a family wedding later that afternoon up in LaGrange. I felt bad leaving her… but, she did not seem to be too upset about it this time.
I called her today to chat and could not interpret one single thing she said to me… very disconcerting to say the least. I just kept replying yes and uh-huh to humor her… I just hope I did not agree to too much! I talked to her about the usual (weather, work, Hubby, etc.) and closed with how much I loved her…
I think that my visit on Saturday and today’s chat on the phone really tell a dark picture of the days to come with her… I am saddened more and more as our lines of communication are dwindling. I still feel like she is herself and she knows me but I just cannot understand her words. Very upsetting…

Rainy Days of July

Not to jinx the the flow of goodness, but how crazy has this week been with all of the thunderstorms and RAIN on back-to-back days! I am so happy to get the rain, believe me, but I can definitely do without all the lightening strikes! Not only are they hair-raisingly scary to hear and feel, but they can do some serious damage. Unfortunately, we did not weather this stormy week in July damage-free. Yes, the storm on Monday (which was by far the worst one of this week) managed to fry our garage door motor. Not only will we have to replace the entire set-up, it will cost almost $200! And this is not the first one to be fried for us either! So we cruised up to Home Depot last night after work and researched the price for a new garage door opener. Even with my 10% off coupon I have, it is still going to $180... Bummer. And since we only have one key to the front door, we also had copies made of the key- one Georgia Tech one for me and one UGA one for Hubby (because he thinks he is funny). And wouldn't you know that when we got home, the new keys did not work! Oh well, what is another trip to HD? Just more gas wasted!
One positive note... with all of the rain we have gotten, my tomato plants are really growing!

There are little green tomatoes every where on them... we will be eating tomato sandwiches soon enough..