Hi everyone. Thanks for the love! I sure did need it this week. First, the good news. We'll find out the 14th what the new grandbaby will be!

The rest of the news is kind of doomy, unfortunatly. My little great-niece has a fractured clavicle. This is the one that's 1 month older than Em. Seems she has a thing for the large slippery slides and she's not even 2 yet! Her mom and aunt took her to the park the other day and she got away from them. She scooted right up the ladder on the slide and fell off. She'll be ok in a couple of weeks, mom said. Her dad had a fit, but I told my mom, he better settle down about it. One of these days, something will happen on HIS watch with our little tom-boy!

The news on dad isn't good. He has massive blockage. Talking to mom, I'm not sure if it's veins or arteries, but it starts in his lower belly where it branches off into his legs. The doctor told him not to get ANY type of cuts or sores on his legs or feet or it will go gangrenous (sp?). He has almost no circulation in his legs and can barely walk now. They are going to do some kind of needle test, maybe a biopsy?, in a few weeks. Mom was having a really hard time keeping up with what dad and the doctor were talking about. I think I'm going to have to call big bro and see what he knows. He drove them, so hopefully, dad told him what was going on.

THEN, my favorite aunt has just found out her cancer has moved into her brain. She isn't allowed to drive anymore, in case she has a seizure. Mom talked to her today, and she said she is ready to go. She is getting the rest of her affairs in order. I hate this. My aunt is the most cheerful, positive person I've ever known. I'm so glad I was able to spend time with her when I was up there. Thankfully, I already knew how to play dominos, 'cause my aunt and her friends are killer players! It was a little odd, haning out with some of my dad's old girlfriends, though!LOL

I really hate that I'm so far away from them all, but mom said she doesn't need me right now. I don't agree, but I have to honor her decision. I think she's starting to show some signs of alzheimer's, but bro doesn't agree with me. It runs heavily on her side of the family and she's having a hard time with things lately. I've noticed it for awhile, but only dad agrees with me.

SO...here I sit, waiting. It's all they'll let me do. I have all the free time in the world and I felt better when I was up there rushed off my feet. I don't wait well.

Ok, enough of the latest chapter in the Great American Novel! Thanks, guys, for letting me download on you all. I haven't had a chance to tell the kids yet. I just hope dad can hold on until my nephew's wedding in July. I have to get everyone up there somehow. Nine's, what is the new name of the campground, again? Maybe they'll have a couple of cottage open then. Not exactly the lake, but still a nice place. It was good enough for us when we were kids!