Well, the last week of November was quite different from our planned “down time” —
My grandmother was taken ill very suddenly, so I flew down with my parents to visit her in the hospital. T and the children stayed home, and had a nice, quiet four-day weekend. I divided my time between the hospital and short afternoon trips to defuse. Enjoyed the Descanso Gardens, The Norton Simon Art Museum, the Gene Autry Museum. Was able to bring some small comfort to my grandmother when she was awake, and glad I was there to support my mother this time. We returned this past Tuesday evening. Wednesday, I worked on getting myself back into some sort of routine. Yesterday, she went home with hospice care. Today, the children’s school will begin two hours late due to snow.
Yesterday was Lucky’s second birthday. He is settling in nicely, though at the moment doesn’t quite trust me to come back when I have to go out for a little while. His weight appears to have leveled off at a good point, and he is bright and cheery. Even Buffy seems to be okay with having him around now. I encourage them to play tug of war with the “Tug” — and it is cute to see him pick up his head and lift her off the ground briefly… she doesn’t seem to mind, and it’s good for her to actually play for a change.
We have been fortunate this year to have good advice concerning the children, good weather for the plants, good friends to support us when we needed it, and good times to build happy memories. This weekend, we will begin decorating for our month of holidays, and I hope to finally get that quince jelly made…