keepin’ on….

hello from sunny las vegas.

we spent a few hours with d’s mom last night and she seems to be doing better, slowly. they are trying to ween her from the respirator slowly. they took her off for a short time yesterday and said she didn’t tolerate that really well, so they are going to go really slowly. she seems more alert, and they are also trying to cut back on the amount of morphine they are giving her. last night was the first time that no one stayed with her overnight. the reason they were doing that, i found out, was that d’s dad said that while everyone, ultimately, dies alone, if it was his wife’s time to go, he wanted someone who was family there with her to ease her way, let her know it was okay, and tell her they loved her during her transition. this makes me happy that they are respectful of what she wants, and i feel this to be true.

looks like we may or may not be cooking a turkey for turkey day. d’s dad said last night that he thought the mom had ordered one of those pre-cooked turkey meals from one of the store’s in the area, because it was just supposed to be dad, mom, and oma. we aren’t sure if this was actually done or not before she got sick, though. either way, i am sure it will be marginally somber, but not too bad. we can fix up premade food, just fine and it would be somewhat of a relief =)

what else is happening? my son bought a wolf-hybrid dog and promptly lost it. he paid $250 for it, then let the thing in our backyard and we have a fence that little doggies can wiggle right thru. and he did. i am sure someone snatched him up and while that’s sad, i think it teaches my son a valuable lesson about the type of responsibility involved in having an animal as dependent as a dog. i didn’t really want him to get it, but oh well.

i have heard from my daughter every day since we have been gone, which is good. her teeth look so beautiful with her braces off!!

i guess that’s about it right now. i have to laugh because today, i get to take the german grandmother around and try to hang out with her and keep her mind off things with her daughter. she speaks germanglish, the root word of that being "mangle" =) it should be fun, given it’s been about 22 years since i have spoken much german. she’s a sweet lady, though, and i am sure we will have fun.

i have more to write, but die oma awaits me!

peace.