August 21, 2009

• A Hole in Our Home

  This morning, Sushi is moping around and sighing a lot, while wearing a long face.

     

  Why the long face?

  I think she misses JoAnn and her granddaughters.

  The guest room just doesn't look right.
                        

  As a matter of fact, it looks very empty!
            

  Sushi misses her.  Chirper and Stormy miss her.  The girls think it feels weird.  Jesse started doing all of the family's laundry last night and I'm finishing it this morning.  I ache.  My back doesn't understand what I'm doing . . . . being upright and out of bed more than usual.  The new pain pills make my mouth dry, but I can't say they take the pain away.  Not completely, anyway.   

  Everyone has to find a new routine, again.  It won't be like our old one, because I will need lots of help between now and getting back to doing more around the house.  The girls are eager to help, but I'm still unorganized with what to assign them.  I ask them to do things for me as circumstances arise.  I am still having to remind the girls to take a bath, change their underwear, brush their teeth, and other routine things like that!  I'm not even sure *I* know what needs to be done.  I know we need to eat and the dog needs to go outside every so often.  I know we need clothes to wear and *clean ones* would be nice . . .

  Jesse is having to stop working early today to take the girls to their therapy appointment.  I don't know if I'll be up to going with him or not.  My back is really screaming at me and sitting in a car or chair doesn't help - I need to lie down to relieve the pain.  Next week the girls have a dental appointment, so Jesse will have to work around that, too.  I don't know when I'll be able to start driving again.  Right now, he'll have to run all errands as well as do the grocery shopping.  There are many sacks of cans in the garage pantry that need to be put in their proper place on the shelves - my job.  The freezer needs to be  reorganized before winter.  Rissy will have to help with cooking meals . . .but, she's just an 8yo child.  I hate to put on her more than is reasonable to expect.  So much responsibility!  She doesn't know much about the CrockPot and I'm thinking she may like being introduced to it and finding it to be a new friend!!

  Meanwhile, we miss JoAnn - but are all very happy that she is back home in her own environment and can get on with her own life.  She gave so much to me (only a sister-in-law, not blood relative) and we will be grateful for her help for the rest of our lives.  I'll never forget what she did or the sweetness of her hand in mine (holding me) when I felt my worst.

                              
                                                            We miss you, Auntie JoJo!!!!

  Be Blessed  ~

  • 1:02 pm
  • 6 Comments