Is it Thursday, or Wednesday again?
So, my wife and I were trying to figure out which day was which over the past week or so. The weather has been just beautiful and all of the days are becoming a blur... especially with the long weekend. Are we just too busy, or too lazy to remember? We couldn't figure out on which day we:
1. Bought a barrel-shaped planter from Menard's
2. Mowed the lawn
3. Drove up the shore for dinner
4. Had friends over for a cookout
5. Visited Grandpa in the hospital
6. Took Grandma to visit Grandpa in the hospital
7. Pruned the pine trees
Anyway, life is good and does it really matter?
By the way, Grandpa is doing just fine. He had a touch of pneumonia but he's getting better. Last week his heart was racing, so he took a cab down to the hospital in the middle of the night. The doctors are talking about implanting a pacemaker. Grandma has had one for 5 years and it's helped her a lot. His surgery might be today and he could be back home tomorrow. Too bad he won't be able to help Grandma with her annual plant sale. Actually, it's her annual perennial sale. He's very frustrated to be "incarcerated" while we are having this nice weather.
Every year she says it's going to be her last sale, but here we are again... potting the plants, making tags, putting up signs... she loves it.
Grandpa is 92, Grandma is 95. Their 70th anniversary is coming up in October.
1. Bought a barrel-shaped planter from Menard's
2. Mowed the lawn
3. Drove up the shore for dinner
4. Had friends over for a cookout
5. Visited Grandpa in the hospital
6. Took Grandma to visit Grandpa in the hospital
7. Pruned the pine trees
Anyway, life is good and does it really matter?
By the way, Grandpa is doing just fine. He had a touch of pneumonia but he's getting better. Last week his heart was racing, so he took a cab down to the hospital in the middle of the night. The doctors are talking about implanting a pacemaker. Grandma has had one for 5 years and it's helped her a lot. His surgery might be today and he could be back home tomorrow. Too bad he won't be able to help Grandma with her annual plant sale. Actually, it's her annual perennial sale. He's very frustrated to be "incarcerated" while we are having this nice weather.
Every year she says it's going to be her last sale, but here we are again... potting the plants, making tags, putting up signs... she loves it.
Grandpa is 92, Grandma is 95. Their 70th anniversary is coming up in October.
6 Comments:
At June 02, 2005 12:36 PM, MooCow said…
I'm still absolutely amazed by them. I hope to still be moving when I'm their age let alone doing cool stuff...
At June 02, 2005 12:58 PM, dewdew said…
It is incredible to think that these two people not only live in their own home and take care themselves, but are also both totally lucid. Not one hint of the big "A" in either of them. Sure they are a little more frail than 10 or 20 years ago, but Gpa is still out mowing the lawn, crawling under the car and welding things for people. Gma is still cooking, gardening and walking a mile or two every day. Two years ago we offered to buy their house, but they said they weren't ready to move... I guess not.
I don't walk a mile or two in a week!
At June 02, 2005 1:42 PM, Grend31 said…
Wow.
The coupled gifts of longevity and lucidity.
They have taken care of themselves and each other well, they deserve.
At June 03, 2005 11:55 AM, Jesster said…
I've always suspected that they are part elf.
What kind of perennials? Anything I would like? :)
At June 03, 2005 12:52 PM, dewdew said…
I dunno... a whole buncha stuff. Hostas, flowers from bulbs. I didn't really look at the names when I was over there helping her get set up.
At June 07, 2005 3:22 PM, Jesster said…
Hostas? Bulbs? Yes and yes. :)
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