Early This Week With Dad And the LaRoches

It's been an up and down week, in which I felt I've been doing fairly well. When I called this morning, a hospice nurse was arriving...and it brought back that knot in my stomach for a little bit.

On both Monday and Tuesday mornings I went over there to spend time with both my father and my sister and her family. Adam had fallen in love with Logan, following him around and stealing his cars. Logan tried to share, but being 4 he also tried to keep them hidden :) I brought Tim Horton's doughnuts and bagels both days...so I endearded myself to my nephews incidentally. Really, my goal is to help fatten my Dad...who is too skinny and says he wants to gain weight! The other thing my nephews loved? Sitting in my chair massager that's in my driver's seat that Todd got me for Christmas because I loved the Tahoe's heated seats so much.

As I was leaving Monday, my dad came to my car window to say good-bye and we had an emotional and honest conversation best left between us...I will put in writing that I promised him that my kids would hear all about him and know him...and asked him what he would like me to cook.

He told me pies, which I have never made, but which I'm willing to try. He told me right now cherry sounds good, then he told me a story about how as a kid his grandma (who he actually lived with for several years in Pennsylvania) would make these pies. And he said one day he was getting close to the ones on the porch hungry and dumped one. He thought GG would be made, but instead she told him as long as he ate it, it was fine. So he did :)
On On Tuesday, my mom broke down...Carolyn went in to talk to her and then I did, too. I am so sad by all of this, but have found myself in a new role...of comfort. I technically know what to say, so that helps. But it sure is different with your own family.

I didn't go over on Wednesday...but ran over for about an hour or so Thursday. Abbey spent almost the whole time smiling on my Dad's lap. He loved it and it was adorable.



I Love my sister's license plate...Eric's is "Car 54".