Today is the last day that we are all home as a family. I don't feel as sad about it as I did last year, but I think that is because we have until Monday when JR starts and then the others have another two weeks. I'm sure I'll be dreading it by then...the deadlines and the craziness and all the chaos will resume.
But in the meantime, we chose to spend the day together doing something fun. JR had been wanting to bowl all summer, and we thought that would be a good way to wrap up the family fun. And we did really enjoy it, although I'm embarrassed to admit that even though we were ALL (yes, adults included) using the bumpers none of us managed to bowl 100 in our first game. Everyone's score did manage to improve in the second game though, so that was a good thing (although even then only my husband was over 100)!
Unfortunately, there has also been a downside to our day. As I was reading the newspaper just before lunch I noticed that the husband of my grandmother's cousin had passed away and that the visitation was this evening. It was being held not terribly far from me, and it was going to be about a 30 minute for my relatives, but I knew that my grandmother would want to be there if she could. I called my mom and she didn't answer at home so I left a message. Then I did something I almost never do...I decided to call her on her cell. The reason I rarely do this is because she seldom answers it. Today though, she did answer, and after I informed her of the reason for my call I asked if she had been aware. She stated that she was not, and that she would not be able to bring my grandmother down because she was in the emergency room with my father and he was being admitted. This was all a lot of information to absorb in such a short period of time! It turns out that Dad has pneumonia and a rapid heart rate and they aren't exactly sure if the two are related. Mom called later and said that she didn't feel it was dire and that she herself was mostly going to be home and let him rest. So right now I'm just praying that he is where he needs to be and that he can heal and recover as quickly as possible! I was also able to attend the visitation services this evening, and it was nice to be able to see so much family, even if under such unpleasant circumstances.
All in all, it was a fairly eventful way to end our summer!
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