What a week of drama! Adele, David's sister, got stuck at our house for a couple days longer than she expected when her husband Rich was delayed in Las Vegas. No, he didn't lose the house, but his friend George was hit by a bus. Literally- he was working as a security guard at a huge building project when a bus spun out of control and hit a concrete barrier, which then hurled into George and fractured several bones. Rich, my brother-in-law, is such a hero. He went to hang out with a buddy, and ended up organizing care for him for the next few weeks. He stayed for 3 extra days, and contacted George's family and friends to set up people to take care of him when he was released from the hospital. He finally got here on Monday, and they drove home Tuesday.
In the mean time, David's friend and employee Jerry had a massive heart attack last Sunday, actually 2 heart attacks that morning. Luckily, he was already at the hospital because of the first attack and had the massive heart attack on the table. He flatlined, and was brought back by the staff. If he'd had the big one at home, I don't think he would have survived. He's home now, recuperating, thank goodness. We went to the hospital Sunday morning for a while, and left Adele home. Anyhow, it was a challenging week for all of us, just in very different ways.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Friday, February 29, 2008
Another great week! I can't help it, I love the weather in Arizona in February. It's why I was willing to leave our beautiful home in Colorado, to have 70 degree weather in February. I sat on the back porch yesterday and read a magazine, listened to the birds singing- they are starting the mating songs. My container water garden burbled gently in the background and the violas are blooming nicely. It should be spring, but it's midwinter in the rest of the country.
David's sister is visiting from Utah, she's wading through all the things accumulating on Mom Farr's kitchen table. Mom won't let anyone else sort and toss things, she waits until Adele comes into town, then reluctantly allows her to eliminate waste. Mom Farr brings napkins back from the dining room every day, and they build up into quite a messy stack after a few weeks. Then there are empty bottles that she wants to cut the tops off and use for storage. She feels impelled to read every section of the newspaper, but falls asleep too often to get through them all, so there are 4-5 plastic bag full of papers she expects to read, someday. Adele can actually dictate things to toss, and the place looks much neater when she's done. I can't talk much, I collect fabric and yarn like there might be a shortage someday...
David and I have cut back on the clutter in our lives quite a bit though. We still store kids old stuff, though, so there's more stuff in the shed than we'd like. With Heather and Jared moving out of state, I imagine there will be more stuff they can't take with them, but aren't ready to get rid of, so that will have to be stored too. Storing them gives me hope the kids may move back this way some day, so I will hang onto their baggage and my illusions as long as possible.
David's sister is visiting from Utah, she's wading through all the things accumulating on Mom Farr's kitchen table. Mom won't let anyone else sort and toss things, she waits until Adele comes into town, then reluctantly allows her to eliminate waste. Mom Farr brings napkins back from the dining room every day, and they build up into quite a messy stack after a few weeks. Then there are empty bottles that she wants to cut the tops off and use for storage. She feels impelled to read every section of the newspaper, but falls asleep too often to get through them all, so there are 4-5 plastic bag full of papers she expects to read, someday. Adele can actually dictate things to toss, and the place looks much neater when she's done. I can't talk much, I collect fabric and yarn like there might be a shortage someday...
David and I have cut back on the clutter in our lives quite a bit though. We still store kids old stuff, though, so there's more stuff in the shed than we'd like. With Heather and Jared moving out of state, I imagine there will be more stuff they can't take with them, but aren't ready to get rid of, so that will have to be stored too. Storing them gives me hope the kids may move back this way some day, so I will hang onto their baggage and my illusions as long as possible.
Friday, February 22, 2008
UFO's and kids visits
I just finished the book 'Mysterious Sedona', which talks about UFO and unusual occurrances in and around Sedona and the Verde Valley. Now, it's true that there are many unexplained things about this area, not the least of which are UFO sightings, but this wasn't the best book I've read on the subject. I am typically fascinated by things like UFO's and the vortexes, etc. Some of it is hooey, frankly, but there are enough sightings and such that can be corraborated by several people seeing the same things, unkown to each other. I remember a high school teacher in Prescott, AZ that lived near Granite mountain and insisted there were UFO sightings around it on a regular basis. A few of us went out at night to watch for the unusual, and I may have seen something that couldn't be explained away, but mostly it was other people that had the good stories. My brother-in-law brought this and another book- about the crystal skulls, so I think I'll read that one next. Not really Tolstoy, but reading is something I can do laying down, so that's the way it is.
We've been lucky to have each of the kids up here over the past few weeks, just not all at once. Nic was here for Dakota's birthday, Heather stays on Thursday nights so we can watch Lost. She doesn't have cable, so it's a good excuse to hang out here. David hates Lost, so he heads into his office while we dive into the alternate reality of a crazy TV show. Go figure! Jared came up today for a dentist appointment. Since it's raining and dreary out, it wasn't hard to talk him into staying the night and not driving back to Tempe tonight. He and David just went to Office Max to spend some money on computer stuff- male bonding! He brought his dog, Lucky, so there's no reason to head back to the traffic and hassles of the valley.
We've been lucky to have each of the kids up here over the past few weeks, just not all at once. Nic was here for Dakota's birthday, Heather stays on Thursday nights so we can watch Lost. She doesn't have cable, so it's a good excuse to hang out here. David hates Lost, so he heads into his office while we dive into the alternate reality of a crazy TV show. Go figure! Jared came up today for a dentist appointment. Since it's raining and dreary out, it wasn't hard to talk him into staying the night and not driving back to Tempe tonight. He and David just went to Office Max to spend some money on computer stuff- male bonding! He brought his dog, Lucky, so there's no reason to head back to the traffic and hassles of the valley.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Yoga body
I've been in a yoga class since the 28th of January, and I can now make it through the whole class. I still can't do the "downward facing dog" pose, because when I stretch down and forward the way it requires, my heart moves! It literally slips up toward my head if I try that pose, and it's a very weird feeling. Not only that, but then I get really weak, so it defeats the purpose. My teacher gave me a different pose to do that still gives me a good stretch. Anyhow, other than not putting my head below my heart, I'm doing pretty well.
We had another beautiful day today, even though it tried to snow yesterday. It was raining in the morning, and it became the splotchy, like it was turning to snow or slush. It didn't last very long, and this morning dawned clear and we moved into the 60's, it was great! It's supposed to rain again by Wednesday, let's hope it does. We might actually move out of drought into a normal desert climate!
We had another beautiful day today, even though it tried to snow yesterday. It was raining in the morning, and it became the splotchy, like it was turning to snow or slush. It didn't last very long, and this morning dawned clear and we moved into the 60's, it was great! It's supposed to rain again by Wednesday, let's hope it does. We might actually move out of drought into a normal desert climate!
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Birthday weekend
What a beautiful weekend we've had! It was over 70 degrees today, Nic came up and we had Dakota's birthday party. She is 3 years old now, I can't believe time has flown by so fast. We played with Play Do and a Memory card game all afternoon, and Nic picked up a great ice cream cake for the party. It is so fun to have her visit!
David and I went to Phoenix yesterday to pick up leather. Heather asked him to make her a leather scripture cover, so we had to pick up the things he'll need. He hasn't done leatherwork for years, and all his dyes and polishes are dried up. We found some nice leather, lace, dyes and stuff at the Tandy store on Bell Road. Afterward, we drove to Mesa to have lunch with Jared. He has given notice at work that he's moving, his roommate has found another roomie, and the reality of the move is starting to sink in. Said he hasn't slept much this week, thinking of all the things he has to do. He is looking forward to it, but its a huge change in his life. Nic is pretty bummed too, but trying to be supportive, as are we. OK, I'm trying. The idea of my kids being 2800 miles away is pretty hard, but I know this is a good move for both of them, Heather starts school in May, and Jared wants to go to school too. They both plan to find work in Concord or Manchester, and then go from there. I take comfort in the telephone and airlines that will keep us connected!
David and I went to Phoenix yesterday to pick up leather. Heather asked him to make her a leather scripture cover, so we had to pick up the things he'll need. He hasn't done leatherwork for years, and all his dyes and polishes are dried up. We found some nice leather, lace, dyes and stuff at the Tandy store on Bell Road. Afterward, we drove to Mesa to have lunch with Jared. He has given notice at work that he's moving, his roommate has found another roomie, and the reality of the move is starting to sink in. Said he hasn't slept much this week, thinking of all the things he has to do. He is looking forward to it, but its a huge change in his life. Nic is pretty bummed too, but trying to be supportive, as are we. OK, I'm trying. The idea of my kids being 2800 miles away is pretty hard, but I know this is a good move for both of them, Heather starts school in May, and Jared wants to go to school too. They both plan to find work in Concord or Manchester, and then go from there. I take comfort in the telephone and airlines that will keep us connected!
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