Thankful

wow I did not know this Thanksgiving would be spent in SC with my Daddy recovering from a heart attack. Last Wednesday Daddy had a heart attack in the Doctor's office right across the street from the hospital. If he had been anywhere else I would not be writing about this. Kenny and I got here from Atlanta as soon as we could and we really believed he would not make it that night and so did the Docs. Well, he did and although we had a couple of very rough days in the hospital he was able to come home on Friday. The way this was possible is the wonderful organization of Hospice. Enough cannot be said about the people who do this and how special their work is. Very very slowly Daddy is getting up more - he ate at the table twice today - and is walking to the bathroom by himself. Now, it's not just that he survived this it's that he will also be 97 years old on January 14th! It is still a very long road and I don't think he will ever fully recover at his age but there are no words to describe how thankful I am to have had this time this last week with my Daddy. I've been sleeping downstairs with him and we have had some special moments in the middle of the night! Mother is taking great care of him and he's eating (of course!!). I am so blessed not only to have my parents here at our ages but this time with him is pricless. I have really not been able to post at all - this roller coaster of emotions is very exhausting - but I need to get back at it. I'm so sleepy right now even though I took a nap! My cousin Daddy Green and Betsy brought us a wonderful thanksgiving dinner which I am very thankful for - I didn't have to cook it or clean it up! wow. Tatiana and Matilda have loved being her too - playing in the yard - Matilday is doing sooo good off leash now. Kenny and I have spent some quality time together even tho stressful and he is my rock as always. We do have to go home soon and do the gig this weekend. So many friends and family have been praying for Daddy and us - a feeling that is so wonderful. So on this Thanksgiving with so much to be thankful for we wish everyone wonderful and happy times. Most of all, Thank you God for my Daddy

Yikes only 2 days!

Happy Thanksgiving from Tatiana and Matilda Mae
got soooo much to do in two days to get ready for Trinklein Thanksgiving!!!! See everyone soon.

Oh, I just can't wait any longer!

Sneak Peek - 2009 Christmas Card!!!!!!

The reason I love hurricanes!

Ah, the rainy day, the leaves falling, gusting wind and chilly temps! My favorite kind of day. See, I KNOW I could live in London or Seatle. Of course, the bad part today was I had to go do errands and get groceries! And I had a horrible "sleep night" - heartburn, bad dreams that almost led to a panic attack, knee aching - actually like a knife stabbing pain. The last time I got up and drank a glass of milk, chewed two Tums and finally went back to sleep was around 9am. THEN the next time I woke up it was 2:30 pm. That kinda screwed the day but I did manage to get all my stuff done, cook a great pot of homemade soup, clean up the kitchen and living room, and do some knitting. Of course, it's 2:30 am again. Oh well, I'm just going with the flow because this really IS my schedule. I just normally like to get up around noon so I'm a couple of hours off right now. We should have a little more rain tomorrow then clearing up for a beautiful week. I still love the rain and hope I'll get it one day when I can light the fireplace, cuddle up in a blanket with the puppies and knit! Come on January!

A Long Time

Our Partners at Belloo's and Dear Dear Friends, Mel and George...
I know I know it's been a really long time! I just got busy and then I forget to post and then it was Halloween - wow - now it's almost Thanksgiving! We had a nice Halloween - worked at Beluga and I wore the same ole thing so I'm not going to post any silly pictures. I did go to SC last week and spent a couple of nights at home. Daddy is declining faster and faster and I honestly don't think he will leave the house any more except to go to the doctor. He stays in bed a lot and sleeps. This is very hard on my mother and it's hard for me to watch. At this point I am just grateful for everyday I have with Daddy here on this earth. We were back in Columbus this past weekend and had a good time and a bittersweet party on Saturday for Mel and George. I'm so excited for them but will miss them terribly. They are moving to Germany for 5 years and that is a great thing. I said can't you get Kenny a job??? That is one thing on my "bucket list" I have not acheived yet - living in Europe for a while. Now we hope to plan a trip over there to see them. Next year is the plan and I have that to look forward to. I DID finish my Christmas Card Painting tonight but I'm not going to post it yet. (It's just too early!) Let's get to Thanksgiving first. I'm already hearing Christmas music on the ads on TV and I'm just not ready. And I'm so tired tonight I was hoping for a day off tomorrow but I think I have too much to do. Hurricane Ida is on her way - we are suposed to have heave rain all day and I would love to sit in from a fire and knit. I do plan on going to the store and making a nice pot of soup. And at least tomorrow night I will take a little down time. My legs and feet are hurting so bad - stood up at our art group and we all painted up 11 pm! Then a 45 minute drive home. So now, I'm so ready for sleep (well, read first then sleep). I need to get back on track and do my posts more often!!!