Wed 7/29 Handsome Husband & Horses!

Took a break from chores to go photograph horses (and my very handsome husband!) in Grapevine after work. While we were there, Danny texted us that Troy Aikman was eating dinner where he and Danielle were... Andrew said "how come he can afford to eat dinner where Troy Aikman is eating?", and I suggested maybe it was a Wing Stop, that T.A. does commercials for, which made him feel better. After all, we had just "dined" at Steak n' Shake for $7 total!) Gong Gong & Pop Pop are moved into their apartment, their air conditioning is finally working, and they are enjoying their new home! Murr C & Papa C have been socializing again - going to breakfast and visiting friends. Danny will be 19 on Friday.. one more year and we will have to quit saying we have a teenager and start saying we have two grown children... ouch. Guess I'd better go do those chores now...

Thursday

Just a quick post... we spent a nice "birthday" with Papa C this weekend... Gong Gong & Pop Pop moved into their new apartment yesterday, and I've been helping unpack, set up the computer, etc. We're having a wonderful break from temps over 100 degrees! The company that Kevin works for moved into new offices this week. Happy Birthday, Kelley (she is 21 today)!

Friday

Feeling better after having a 24-hour bug of some kind that Danny shared with me! Getting ready to paint the dining room. It will finally be a real dining room! First, it was a wide open play place for Kevin and Danny. When Kevin was a toddler, we would put the baby gates on the doors in the dining room, and when Andrew got home from work, he would lay on the floor relaxing in that room while Kevin played all around him and "told" him, in his toddler words, about his day, while I cooked dinner. Later, it became "the computer room" with a big desk. At some point, we "inherited" the big mahogony bar from Gong Gong and Pop Pop; they had purchased it at an antiques auction, and when they moved to Kerrville, they didn't have the space for it, so we added it to our "dining room/computer room". When Danny moved to his college dorm, we moved the desk and computer into his old room (yes, now the computer can be viewed in complete privacy, without "MOM" walking by to check what is being viewed!). Now that Gong Gong and Pop Pop are downsizing to a retirement community apartment, we have inherited their dining room furniture, so we will finally have a REAL dining room! I'm looking forward to having family holiday dinners there!

Wed 7/15

Gong Gong and Pop Pop are back home, with lots to do to get ready for their July 22nd move! We will really miss their house, but we have many happy family memories to cherish. Tomorrow is our 26th anniversary! Papa C and Murr C are doing well, back at home, surrounded by friends.

Tuesday 7/14

Wonderful news!!! Papa C & Murr C are *HOME*! Missy stayed with them last night, and Andrew is going down this morning to help. 21 days in the hospital is too long to be away from home!

Monday morning update

Great news... Papa C made tremendous improvement over the weekend, even walking all the way around the hospital floor, with no oxygen and no walker! They are hoping to be discharged today, and Missy will go home with them to get them settled. Yesterday, we picked up diningroom furniture at Gong Gong and Pop Pop's - Andrew, Kevin and Danny carried a table, 6 chairs, and a breakfront in this horrible heat. Gotta run, Danny needs the computer...

Friday update

Papa C had a much better day yesterday! He walked, with help and oxygen, all the way around the 3rd floor of the hospital 3 times, had a better appetite and felt better. We are hopeful that he will be discharged from the hospital either today or Monday. Today marks Kevin & Rachel's 2-year dating anniversary! This Sunday, we plan to move Mom's diningroom furniture from Granbury to our house, since the movers will be there the following weekend. Gong Gong and Pop Pop went to Ruidosa Downs yesterday (horse racing). I am so ready for a sleep-in-late (like 7:30!) morning, but there's way too much on the to-do list. Have a good weekend!