General Discussion & Chat: Coffee and for Monday, April 17th - I hope!!, 1 by BabsERNurse

BabsERNurse wrote:
GM everyone!

I've been trying to catch up on the last 3 days of posts. Oy vey, everyone has been so busy!

I was off yesterday (one of my co-workers asked to trade shifts with me and offered to work Sunday if I would cover her on Wednesday) and able to spend the day with family and friends. We had a wonderful gathering for Easter supper and brought Mum over to celebrate as well. She tuckered out in the late afternoon so I put her in the recliner and put her feet up. She yakked and had a great time with all the folks gathered at my sister's home. We had 15 total and Mum kept right up with everyone. I'm posting her photo from after supper so you can see how tiny she really is. She's only 4' 8". The chair she's in is a small recliner made for people less than 5'5" and Mum is still dwarfed by the chair. I put a pillow behind her back and a rolled towel behind her neck so she was more comfy. I can't believe she's almost 96. Everyone at the gathering was yakking with her and they came to me out in the kitchen to tell me how much they enjoyed Mum and how grateful they were for her lucidity and sharpness of wit.

I'm also posting a photo of my great niece. My niece married a man with a daughter from his first marriage. Last month, this child was able to choose to live with her father and and my niece. I'm forever grateful this has come to fruition. She's a lovely young girl, just turned 13 and is an absolute gem. I'm tickled pink to call her my great niece. She's always a happy child, does well in a house full of adults and is an affectionate soul. Yesterday she asked to be seated next to Auntie Babs and spent the entire day helping in the kitchen, setting the table and playing pool downstairs in the game room with my DH. She helps with "great grandma" and has integrated into the family just as though she's always been a part. How could I not fall in love with this child?!? She's just precious. She took her cute little knitted hat off and put it on great grandma's head and sat next to her on the arm of the recliner. What a little luv she is!

It's sunny at the moment, so I think if it continues into this afternoon, I'll go over to Mum's, mow and put down the weed and feed on her yards. It's been raining so much here lately, her yards are looking rather ratty and I like them to be manicured.

I hope everyone has a wonderful day today. May each of you be blessed with health, happiness and great love in your lives.

Always with care,
~Babs~