So my husband and I found jobs pretty fast which was a blessing. We are very lucky I feel because we have a family and our jobs are weekend friendly which you need when you have young children. I work only part time but it will work out great when the girls get back to school. I take the girls to the park on my days off or mornings if I go in at like 11 we have fun that way. I want them to enjoy there summer. My husband on the other hand works full time and I tell ya he works his behind off. He goes in at 445am and some nights he doesn't get home until like 9pm. Seriously the Army had better hours. I miss him like crazy and I feel badly that he is the one working his behind off when he has injuries from the Military and has worked so hard in the past for us. I feel like I should repay the favor but I have little girls to raise.
So far this summer we haven't done to much really. I do take the girls to the park a good bit. Kaidance has learned to ride a bike.all by herself. I am so proud :). Kellsiey is trying she will get there. We went to the Gap swimming and a boat ride. We have been to Philly 2 times so far and this week is fair week. Next week I plan on taking them to the bounce house place on my day off so they can bounce and have fun. We also have plans to go to a amusement park soon. Kaidance planned a camp fire for the 4th of July it was so cute. Pappy Steve went and got some wood off our neighbor Mike and he and BJ made a fire. we roasted marshmallows. and it was fun. we talked around the fire for hours and loved it....there will be many many more that was a great idea. Then tonight the girls put on a puppet show in there room after dinner.(I so wish I had the camera charged next time I will) Pappy Steve Nana Darlene and Jamie (neighbors that adopted the girls as there grandchildren) came over it was super cute. I tell you those girls put a smile on my face every second of the day.Even when they are being bad and what not.
We are in the process of getting the kitchen remodeled. We painted the room Sage green after wanting red or so we thought. It was so hard to pick a color. We ordered the cabinets and we are going to start hanging them on Saturday I can not wait until it is done and I can put my house back together I need to have everything in it's place.
We went to see Grandma Della over this past weekend and that was not a good trip. BJ's dad told him that she fell again she is on meds and hospice. We went in expecting to see her in the day room like last time. Nope she wasn't there. We walked up the hall to go to her room,and to my surprise she has NOTHING in her room to trigger any memories. No pics or any family,nothing and that made me so very sad. She was in her bed at 2pm sleeping (grandma is the type of person that was always up early ready to go and was out and about) It was so hard to see her like that for me so BJ was crushed. She would start to cry in her sleep and then she would pray. She did wake up a little and when she did she knew who BJ was,(it's the sweetest thing ever). I know with Alzheimer's the mind comes and goes but she seems to know BJ. They sat there holding hands and talking. Then she would go back to sleep. We left for the night and then went back the next morning,she was in the same clothes that same position she was in and that broke my heart. I went and asked questions about if she ate anything since the night before because all she ate for dinner was 3 french Fry's. The nurses told me everything was fine she didn't wake up to eat breakfast but assured me that lunch was a better meal for her and she would be up. I wanted BJ to see her out in the day room eating and being Grandma. So I told the ppl there that we would be back at lunch. I thought that if BJ seen her up and about and he wouldn't be so sad. When we came at 1130 and the nurses and aids were just coming down the hall to get her up. She needed changed so badly,she cried in pain and screamed because she was stiff from being in the same position. She was in her wheel chair and she was out in the day room talking and loving on the girls. Then right before lunch they gave her meds again and BAM she was out again. They said oh she'll walk up and eat. No she didn't we tried to get their to wake up nothing. BJ was so upset that after sitting there for a hour he was ready to leave. He told her a little something in her ear and we all Kissed her and left. We hate that we live so far away from her and we hate to see her like that. I wish those ppl told us the truth I wish they would take better care of her. I wish she wasn't suffering like she is. She is so confused and upset by this all. I wish Alzheimer's never existed. it's a horrible disease. You have ppl come and see you and you don't know who they are then when you do know who they are you don't know where you are because it's not home. My husband is hurting so much because his Grandma was the only person he had growing up besides his Grandpa ( before he past) that showed him that he was loved unconditionally loved. Like I said before they were and still are best friends. She doesn't remember much of anything anymore but she does remember him and the girls and that is saying a lot. It's going to kill him when we don't know him anymore if it gets to that. She is also diabetic so that factored in with not eating and the whole time we were there we never seen them check her levels it just scares me. I don't want her to suffer I want her to be comfortable.
So I talked to my Ashley today it was great catching up with her. I miss the Meads like crazy.
I love my Job :)
