I wish I could understand what is going on inside my Dad. He is so negative and depressed and then you add the fact that he can't process things you try to explain to him - it is next to impossible to interact with him. I took my mom to see him today and she left so upset. I really don't know if it is worth it because it doesn't seem to help him any either. We gave her her car today so she can start driving. She is really doing well with her recovery. I'm grateful for that. We get good reports from the nurses about Dad. He just seems to be taking it out on all of us. I really think he is angry with us. The nurses just love him and say he is making friends and is very pleasant. I would love to see that side of my Dad again. It's been a very long time since he has been that way around us.
Kerri and Eric and the boys went camping this week-end and it is storming. Not a good combination. Mike leaves for Vegas market tomorrow and I'm going to drive up to Sugar Creek and try to find a rug for my kitchen. Some friends are going with me. Friday will be here before we know it and we will be leaving for the beach. Summer will soon be over. I had a great date-day with my little Trey. He is so much fun to be with. He told me that he was going to be a cook when he grew up but he was going to cook at home. He says he is staying at home "foreser". When I asked him why, he said, "Because my Daddy loves me!"

Wow, did I get some great news today!! My sister and the entire clan in Oklahoma will be sharing Thanksgiving with us this year!!!!!! It has been far tooooooooo long. I'm so excited I can't hardly stand myself. So we will celebrate turkey day and then I vote that we have Christmas while they're here too. This is all I need for Christmas, my family all together. I hope and pray nothing gets in the way of our plans. We have so many fun memories, it will be great to finally get the chance to make some more.
We leave for the beach two weeks from tomorrow. WooHoo!!!

Back from our little get-away. We had a really nice time - very relaxing. My husband said he didn't hear me "sigh" once. I'm a "sigher". It's stress relief for me. Mike will be traveling a lot til summer is over. He has two business trips before the beach which is in three weeks and another one right after. It seems strange that vacation is almost here, I am usually looking at more like six or seven weeks before we leave. It's kind of nice to be going a little earlier. I haven't heard of many hurricanes so far this season. Hope that holds out. I really hope we can get two full weeks in this year.

I am looking forward to this week-end. Tomorrow Mike and I will leave for Nashville Indiana. A little restored town in the hills of Indiana where I can get lost. I plan on enjoying a slower pace, browsing through little shops, and eating at quaint little places that seem to have forgotten that the year is 2007. I am an Andy Griffith show fan and the other day I bought the entire first season. Lately I have felt the need to disappear into my childhood and that is one way I can do it. It was such a fun childhood, I really don't have ANY bad memories. So, I think this weekend will revive me mentally and physically as I slip back into time if only for a brief few days. I will miss my little ones but they will be having fun at the cottage. I just hope all is well with my mom and dad while I am gone.

Happy 4th!! It seems as if when we reach this point in the summer, it flies by til the end and we're thinking about Christmas!! I am at home alone this morning, Mike is golfing. It has been a very busy week taking care of my mom. She got her staples removed and will be going back to her apartment on Friday. She is doing well. We are all just struggling with my Dad's situation. He isn't happy anywhere and I really think it is too much for my mom to continue caring for him. But leaving him there is hard too. I feeling really "blah" today. I think my emotions are just somewhat drained. We watched Red,White and Boom from Kerri's new house last night. We met some really nice people across the street in a sad situation and I really don't know the answer for them. We walked around the neighborhood and I have to admit, it was a unique experience for this very sheltered woman. Kerri took me to see the gardens Eric has started. It is doing great. Right in the middle of this plot of land that his been totally ignored for so long is something alive and green and growing. All it took was a little attention. Hmmmm...