I am having some sad feelings today. I borrowed my moms car so that I could get to a dentist appointment to fix a tooth and so I had to drive her to work so I could keep the car. On the way over she says something about "This thing that Grandma is having.." Ummm what thing? My Grandma Louise is having all the ladies in the family come over to her house and pick up all the stuff that they have given to her over the years and then we get to go through and chose what we want from what is left. First come, first served type deal. She's done this once before but with stuff from her closets. Okay that's from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, tomorrow.
Then comes the kicker, mom goes on to say "Nate (a nephew) called Pam (his mom, my oldest sibling) and asked if they had it all cleaned out and when she said yes he said that was too bad because he would have liked to take a video camera through." Excuse me...back up a minute. What cleaned out? "Grandma's house. They've boxed up everything and gotten it ready for professional cleaners to come in because she is going to rent it out (to a grandson that is getting married)." Ummmm that's nice to know that they were doing this. I would have liked to have gone over and take some pictures before they stripped it down. I grew up just through a back field from my grandma and spent a lot of time in that house. I am trying not to be too upset about it. I know that my mom has a lot going on in her life and it is hard to remember who, out of eight kids that she has gotten a hold of and passed messages on to and who she hasn't but it still hurts.
I know that I will go over to the "garage sale" as grandma is calling it but it's going to be hard. Grandma has been living with my Aunt for quite some time now and we know that we don't have too much time left with her. Maybe this will make when she leaves us a bit easier but right now facing just this much is pretty tough.
I go in for back surgery on Tuesday the 21st. I will admit that I am a bit nervous but mostly I am hoping that it will give me enough relief from the pain in my back and from my sciatic that I can be a better mom and wife because right now I am just not up to much. So I don't know if I will be on much before the surgery and after I wont be able to sit for long periods of time so I may not be around for a while (not like I am here all that regularly now *g*) Have a happy Thanksgiving everyone.
