This is big news - at least for mom! SHE GOT HER OWN ROOM this week! She has adjusted SO well in the Health Care Center at Presbyterian Manor; but was really wanting her own room. Her roommate passed away last week, and another lady who had a private room also passed away; so mom finally got her wish - a private room! I'll take pictures on my next visit and post them. Corby and Kaitlin went with me today for a visit, and we took her TV to her. She didn't need it in her other room because her roommate had one.
She doesn't really want cable, so we had to run to Walmart and get her some "rabbit ears". She can get channels 3 and 10, but 12 is pretty fuzzy. Most of the shows she likes are on channel 3, so it should be fine. She is enjoying the CDs I took her last week, and she asked me today to bring her some more. She has become quite the "gad about" at PM, and is always off and visiting all her friends. I think this move has been SO good for her. She is such a different person than she was just 2 months ago! LOVE YOU MOM!
Here's mom with all of her kiddies 2 years ago at our family reunion...From left to right, me (the middle child), my oldest brother Terry (Jim Bob), mom, the baby, Mike (Mikie), my oldest sister Rhonda (or as Brandon used to call her "RARA"), and my youngest sister Marilyn. Aren't we quite the brood?
And here's my favorite uncle - Louie! He and his family have always been special to us. Mom was an only child, so we didn't have any aunts, uncles or cousins on her side of the family. Dad had two brothers, Gerald and Louie. Gerald's family lived in Wyoming when we were growing up, and we didn't see them very often. However, Louie's family, who lived in St. Louis, were frequent summer visitors. I have wonderful memories of times spent with my cousins, Marsha, Diana, June, Chris and Robert. My aunt Coney was a wonderful lady, and she passed away the same year my dad did, in 1994. We miss Coney and Dad very much whenever we are all together.
Here's another pic from our 2005 reunion. Back row: Cousins Diana, June, Robert & Marsha, my sister, Marilyn, and in front, of course, Louie and mom! My cousin Chris hasn't made the reunion in a few years, so I don't have a picture of him...
Obviously today has been a day of reflection on family. Soon I will post more pictures of my family, as that's what life is all about!
She doesn't really want cable, so we had to run to Walmart and get her some "rabbit ears". She can get channels 3 and 10, but 12 is pretty fuzzy. Most of the shows she likes are on channel 3, so it should be fine. She is enjoying the CDs I took her last week, and she asked me today to bring her some more. She has become quite the "gad about" at PM, and is always off and visiting all her friends. I think this move has been SO good for her. She is such a different person than she was just 2 months ago! LOVE YOU MOM!
Here's mom with all of her kiddies 2 years ago at our family reunion...From left to right, me (the middle child), my oldest brother Terry (Jim Bob), mom, the baby, Mike (Mikie), my oldest sister Rhonda (or as Brandon used to call her "RARA"), and my youngest sister Marilyn. Aren't we quite the brood?
And here's my favorite uncle - Louie! He and his family have always been special to us. Mom was an only child, so we didn't have any aunts, uncles or cousins on her side of the family. Dad had two brothers, Gerald and Louie. Gerald's family lived in Wyoming when we were growing up, and we didn't see them very often. However, Louie's family, who lived in St. Louis, were frequent summer visitors. I have wonderful memories of times spent with my cousins, Marsha, Diana, June, Chris and Robert. My aunt Coney was a wonderful lady, and she passed away the same year my dad did, in 1994. We miss Coney and Dad very much whenever we are all together.
Here's another pic from our 2005 reunion. Back row: Cousins Diana, June, Robert & Marsha, my sister, Marilyn, and in front, of course, Louie and mom! My cousin Chris hasn't made the reunion in a few years, so I don't have a picture of him...Obviously today has been a day of reflection on family. Soon I will post more pictures of my family, as that's what life is all about!
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