Well we had a interesting week this past week. We woke up Wednesday and got a phone call from my mom saying that Grandma had fallen and broken 3 vertebrae in her back. She, as stubborn as she can be at 95, wouldn’t go to a rehab. My Mom and Dad had a large cruise trip planned that they almost cancelled. My siblings and I told them to go and we all took turns watching Grandma. Kjersti, my 21 year old sister got stuck with the brunt of the work and I was very impressed with her ability to step up and step in. Also, Saturday was the funeral of a cousin (we would call him a great uncle). This man was someone Great Grandma was extremely close to and she was so sad she couldn’t go! In his dying wishes he wanted to dedicate his Sigma Chi White Rose to “Aunt Ramona,” my Grandma. So my sisters and I went in her place and were sung to by Sigma Chi’s. It was a sweet gesture for Grandma.
We played a lot at my mom’s, took care of Grandma and had some funny moments with her. One of my favorite one liners from a grandma who was all looped up- “my daughter told me off, these director (me and my sisters) are in charge of me. My authority has diminished. No wait.i can control my dog, and I do. I tell her off sometimes! My kids are getting sassy! To KJ: do you want on of my pills? You’ll go to heaven!”
My kids love “Grandmas” it’s like their second home. Sometimes I wonder if they’d rather live there. Here are some photos from our time…
Gurgling water…
It was so cold! I had to snap some photos of the icicles for Mom and Dad.
Grandma won’t be very happy about me snapping these photos, but I had to take note and capture the memories. Maddie loved bringing her toys or things she found. Great Grandma was so cute with her, even while she didn’t feel good and was trying to eat.
We had to get Great Grandma a change of scenery, so she sat in the front room and looked at photo books. My girls had a great time telling her about the experiences of Disneyland.
Afterwards the girls and Lily danced to all sorts of music from a little player. Great Grandma, I thought was enjoying it, later she said it “worried her” and they were “noisy.” To each his own.
Here are some pictures from the funeral. My mom’s cousin Ron is Rick’s brother and this is his family. Ron and Sue’s family are some of our closest cousins. We used to spend a week every year at their California home. Whit and I were always close and even though we don’t see them as often as we should we’re glad that they are here in Utah now!
The story doesn’t stop here though. We took care of her until Wednesday when my uncle Scott came in town. Thursday was the day of a HUGE Ice storm. I have never seen anything like it, nor been so scared to drive in my life. My Uncle was out on the ice and fell and broke his leg. The paramedics took him to the U of U hospital to be taken care of and have surgery. So not only were we all worried about Grandma, but we didn’t know what to do for Scott. Needless to say we were all happy when my mom got home Saturday night, even though the stress wasn’t gone, just passed back to her.
Grandma is doing better, but still week and I worry about her being alone!
