Over 2 months???

How has it been over 2 months since I posted a blog? I guess time got away from me with everything that has been going on. Reece and Maddy had their birthday parties in October. Then we started to keep a close eye on Grandpa. I don't remember if I posted it in my blog or not, but my Grandpa had a very invasive form of bladder cancer. The diagnosis was first made in last June with surgery as our only option for treatment. He was too weak for chemo and not eligible for radiation. So he went in August for his consult with the specialist in Winston Salem. That is when we found out that there was nothing that could be done. They gave him 6 months or less to live. Things were going pretty good with him, until the end of October. He came to Reece's bday party the beginning of October and then went to stay with my aunt for about a month. I am so glad he got to take that trip because that was the last of his really good days. When he came back home, he had started going downhill healthwise. I was staying at my Mom's house 3 days a week helping take care of him. I loved that time with him, because I was able to spend valuable time with him and I knew that it meant a lot to him as well. Then on November 11th, Grandpa went to the hospital with respiratory distress. We thought we were going to lose him that day. He had fluid accumulating in his lungs and pneumonia. They treated him and was able to send him home on that Saturday. He had a wonderful night on Saturday. He was happier than he had been in months. But on Sunday morning, he woke up in respiratory distress once again. So back to the hospital he went. I stayed a few hours on Sunday and went back Monday morning. I never left him until he passed away at 11:50 pm on November 17, 2008.

God, how I miss that man!!!! He was always like a second father to me. It has been over a month since he died and I still have days where I just sit and cry. Thanksgiving was very hard and I know Christmas will be as well.

Speaking of Christmas, I am DONE with my shopping for the kids. I only spent about $100 a piece on them, but they will LOVE what I got them. I still need to get gifts for my parents, inlaws, and sister. Then I will be totally done.

Anyway, that is what has been going on. Now maybe I can get better with my blogging