This is the last full week of school for any of us. For the rest of the family, it is a fairly uneventful week. For me, I have to work extra hours for some ceremonies, so it's going to be particularly busy. Tomorrow afternoon I am off so that I don't go over 40 hours this week. I'll be spending the afternoon at my grandmother's house, along with Catherine and my aunt, to begin going through her things. It is so hard to believe that three weeks ago everything was fine, and now she doesn't even have the strength to get out of bed. We are hoping to get her moved into assisted living sooner rather than later. We still have about eight weeks until we have to completely vacate her house at the retirement community, so I'm grateful for that. And in true Grandma form, she absolutely never wanted to be a burden, and made a concerted effort not to hoard things. She's truly just an amazing woman. I hate that she is experiencing physical suffering.
One item that Andrew had always wanted was her Admiral console stereo. It's something! I don't really have any specific memories from my childhood related to the stereo, but it was definitely a part of her house at the retirement community. Everyone in the family agreed that we should have it, so it came home with us today. We also brought back some records that Grandma had to add to those we have here. This evening we found a home for it, and as soon as we had it in place and plugged in, Andrew played a Sinatra record. His parents also had a stereo like this when he was a kid, and he's enjoying reliving the memories. To be honest, the whole thing makes me very emotional, but I'm grateful we've been able to bring this piece into our home.
Not sure I'm really ready to deal with this week, but ready or not, here it comes!
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