Sometimes you just need to laugh

Do you ever really laugh about something, then wonder just how appropriate it was to laugh? It seems like the subject of death and dying is talked about much more in our home in the last few months than it ever was before.

Tonight at the dinner table Wil's Mom was asking why she just seemingly can't get any better. It seems to be a daily topic. I told her that one needs to want to live if they want to get better, and then I asked her if she wants to live. She said that she wasn't sure that she really wanted to. She then promptly looked at Wil and said, "did you know that Henry isn't doing very good?" She went on to say, "you know, he could even die before me." Wil looked at her and said, "well, if you can do anything about it, we'd really appreciate if you wouldn't both die at the same time." I simply split out laughing until the tears came! The Mom says, "well maybe we should try and arrange that." Of course then I laughed again. Maybe you just had to be there, I don't know.

Happenings in Beachyville

In August, Wil started trying to walk more faithfully for exercise and Isaiah decided to join him in those walks when possible.  We soon discovered that although Isaiah’s walking shoes were at school, his Papaw had plenty of size 11 shoes around that Isaiah could wear.  They walk a couple miles together, then shoot some baskets.  The other night they started to bounce the ball and pass it back and forth as they walk/jog.  They come back drenched.  Last night they went earlier so Brennan could join them.  It warms my heart to watch them…Hopefully that burns some calories for me as well!  No, really..my exercise is the Treadmill when Mom takes her morning nap. I also burn a few calories when I shoot baskets with Isaiah. 

  Remember when I told you how much Mother adores her son?  She will walk down the ramp, much happier with Wil than with anyone else. On Wed. morning while I had Sawyer and Jeremiah, they were having fun on the top bunk.  We had to sing, rock a bye baby to each doll and tuck them under their blanket.

Isaiah-having fun at the church camp out.

 

The other day, I was out enjoying my flowers and taking pictures of them, when I heard Brennan’s bus come.  I quickly went through the path and captured a few pictures of Monica walking back with Brennan.  Jeremiah joined them, since he woke up early from his nap.

Oops

When I posted my title, I had to wonder how many posts that I previously titled "oops".

Yesterday I took Mother to Dr. Neer to see if there is something else we could try for her tremors. He took her off several meds and decided to try a different med. She is to take a 1/2 pill every night for 7 days, then 1 for 7, then 1 1/2 for 7, then 2. Last night she had her 1st dose.

This morning at 5:30 when Mother woke up, Wil took her to the bathroom since he was already up. I heard her asking about me, so I got up and went down and got what I thought was her Thyroid. The routine, when she gets up at that time is, I take my Thyroid and give hers as well and then she goes back to bed. This morning I kind of wanted her up and dressed by 7:00, since it was my day to also keep Sawyer and Jeremiah. I turned up the music louder and louder, but she just kept right on sleeping with her mouth hanging open. I finally went in and woke her up and she talked like she was drunk. I sat up her, half dressed her and put her back to bed.

After Wil left for work and I went back to the kitchen, I discovered that Wil had set her new drug next to her Thyroid and right away, I knew I had given her the new med instead of her Thyroid!! I was able to wake her up enough to feed her breakfast and then she slept again on the chair. She would somewhat wake up when the children would come over to show her something. She kept saying that she didn't know what was wrong and so I confessed that it was my fault, that I had given her the wrong pill. She was given more coffee this morning than she normally gets. At noon, she asked for soda crackers and then she wanted me to make eggs. She probably could have asked me for anything today and got it!

I had noticed this morning whenever Jeremiah would take Mother her water, she was able to hold it without shaking. When I had her food ready, I set it in front of her and told her to go ahead and start eating. She bowed her head to pray and then started to eat!!!! She had no trouble at all feeding herself and even drank her coffee without a staw. The only problem, she still had enough drugs in her that she would forget that she could feed herself.

I called the Doctor to confess what I had done and ask if we should give her dose tonight or skip it. I also wanted to share my excitement about her hands not shaking all over the place and being able to feed herself. The Nurse was happy with me and told me to skip tonights dose.

She did go back to bed after lunch and we will see how her night goes. If I'm up a lot tonight, I have no one but myself to blame. I am however happy to know there is a chance that she can live without her hands shaking so much all the time.

Play Church

Jeremiah has an obsession with Papaw and gets rather unhappy when Papaw isn't at home when he comes over. Here he is pretending to be calling Papaw.

They decided to play with some of Papaw's sunglasses and 3D glasses

Sawyer-wearing them like Papaw does

Jeremiah feeling pretty good about himself

Sawyer-happy to have Isaiah home from school.

This morning Sawyer decided we should play church. I asked who would lead worship and he offered to do that plus preach. He did however insist that we take turns on the worship times. I had a very bad video of both boys singing and raising their hands but it was too bad to download on here. Normally our worship leaders don't carry a purse up front with them.