We made it through Halloween, our usual amount of kids came through. Sometimes one or two, sometimes 5 or 6. Gave out the first large bowl, then added some candy to it and almost emptied it all again.
Now here we are in the middle of November, preparing for Thanksgiving. On one of my previous blogs I told of Hubby losing his brother Mike in January 2017. Well Mike’s son and his wife were expecting a baby in early February, but he came early. Little Luke was born on Mike’s birthday, November 7. He’s in NICU but he is doing great, if you pray, please send up some prayers for him. We are thrilled but I think it broke hubby’s heart a little that Mike isn’t here. Mike only had one son and now a grandson.
They moved Hubby’s mom to assisted living back in January. She’d been suffering with some dementia and it wasn’t safe for her to live alone anymore. We couldn’t get her to move in with us or Hubby’s sister.
We put my parents home up for sale in February and we closed on the sale of it in September. The end of an era, and life as we knew it, all of my life and also my daughters. Never to ‘go home’ again. Yes, we will go to my hometown again, but with a new normal. For now, I don’t want to see the house with somebody else’s vehicles on the carport. But it’s not really the house, it’s the people and memories surrounding the house. It was empty and lonesome there without Mom, even before all the things in it were gone. I had so many dreams where Mama came back and I was trying to figure out a way to explain where all her stuff was. :-)
Now before long we will be decorating for Christmas. But I love the lights and sounds of Christmas.
Hope all is well with you,
Take care, Sheila
I totally get what you're saying about not wanting to see your mother's home. For exactly the same reasons I've resisted visiting my hometown. Congratulations on the arrival of little Luke ... lifting prayers!
ReplyDeleteBUT how sweet is that, the baby born on grandpa's birthday!!!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, you also wrote: ... Never to ‘go home’ again. Yes, we will go to my hometown again, but with a new normal. For now, I don’t want to see the house with somebody else’s vehicles on the carport...... ,,,
She wasn't my mom, BUT if I drove by I would miss seeing their vehicles in the carport. I could just seeing that girl out washing those vehicles.
We know what you mean our parents houses do not exist anymore. IF Sherry's parents place is still there it cannot be seen for the new construction.
Anyway, enjoyed the read. VERY often Jean (Sybil) of OP comes up in this house, she is definitely one Unforgettable and MEMORABLE lady.
Love from here in Leesburg where I finally got the coach dug out of our yard. LOL
Sherry & jack