The Vacation is Over
Not surprising all four told her to sign up for the trip and that they would work out a schedule for when each of them would come and stay here with me. So on the Friday night before she left, our oldest son C and grandson L drove the 3 hours from their home to stay with me on the first Saturday, Sunday and Monday morning. On that first Saturday, C and our son in-law worked on his car to repair the car’s heater. Both C and L told me that it was a rather cold ride, from their home to ours, in a car without much heat. Our son in-law works for his father at their family car repair business so Saturday morning son C and son in-law KK went there to work on the car. That meant the grandson L and I stayed home alone. However, shortly after L’s father and uncle KK left to repair the car our youngest son K and daughter in-law C, who live about an hour away in Chicago, walked in the front door. I was glad to see them because I have an extremely hard time talking and a 5 year old grandson doesn’t always remember that. So I end up talking far more than I should which will cause me to suffer extreme exhaustion, but with the other here, I didn't have to talk much.
After lunch L and his aunt and uncle went to a local sporting goods store where son C after restoring heat to his car joined them. I stayed home resting. When they returned late in the afternoon, C made supper and helped me by cleaning my trach. After church Sunday he made dinner and then he, his brother K and sister in-law C sat in the den with me and grandson L spent the rest of Sunday relaxing watching movies, reading, and playing games with L.
Monday morning while C prepared a couple of meals for use later in the week, son K went to work, his wife C worked on an assignment for her Master’s degree, and Grandson L did 5 year old things. About midmorning the front door opened and in walked our daughter K. Because it was a Federal Holiday neither she nor C had to work allowing them to spend time with me. After lunch son C and grandson L left to return to their home. And later Monday afternoon daughter K left for her home. Son K and his wife C stayed Monday and Tuesday evening. After supper Monday, K made a vegetable Chili, putting it in a crock pot and placing it in the refrigerator. Tuesday it sat all day warming in the crock pot filling the house with a delicious odor.
Wednesday and Thursday our daughter K and husband KK stayed here. Because they both work late and had meetings at church Wednesday evening we had one of the meals C had made on Monday. Thursday morning when daughter K arrived at work a couple minutes late, she told how she had forgotten how “rigid” I was about my morning routine. I am not certain if she is correct about me. I like to think that I just want things done the “correct way”.
Friday morning son J drove down from Chicago and spent Friday through Sunday morning here. He also assembled a number of meals which along with the meals the others made are in the freezer. These meals are a huge help because I am certain P will still be resting up from a busy week at the Honduras Orphanage and catching up with all the things that have piled up at work while she was gone. So now instead of having to make a meal, she can take one out of the freezer.
I must say that I had a wonderful vacation. It was great being able to spent time alone with each of the four children and two in-laws while they were here.
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