Quick Update

Posts for 7 and 8 months are on their way....just a little late (well the 8 month is only 4 days behind...as of now...). Things are crazy here. Not a lot of time. I keep promising myself to make more time to update this, but I haven't made the time. It's hard to when you face the choice of spending time with the baby vs. this or spending time with the husband vs. this.

And then there's the bumps in the road that makes trying to update this hard. Things like my granddad being in the hospital on and off (mostly on...off doesn't count unless you don't count a long term care facility a hospital...I do so in my perspective he's been in one the whole time) since a couple days after Christmas. And on a ventilator all but 3 weeks and 2 days since New Years (after he coded...) Yes, it was horrible. Yes, telling people this short without giving the whole story is horrible. Not giving everybody the details is not fair. Not telling people how I feel is not fair, but I don't seem to have time. I'm not doing him justice. He is in need of prayers as he is back on the vent. back in ICU. we are back to being scared. Not good. But on the positive side, we have been here before and we know he can get back to where he was a week and a half ago.

Other things have come up - visits from friends, visits to homes, Bella's baptism, development of good friendships, potential work crisis on both sides, and a whole lot of AHH moments. And yet, most of that is never told. It's instead is answered as "We are doing good." when the question is posed of How are you doing. Because it's easy to say those 4 words rather than spill your guts and souls...even to those you care about.

We have spent alot of time lately with my family. My family is going through a lot (see paragraph 2). My sister just graduated and is moving away from home for good. She has an adult job. That and it's great to spend time with my parents. I wish we could spend more time with the Hubby's family. It's harder to do that. Hard to drive 5 hours one way. Hard when the family works too much and too hard to make the trip here. But we all try to do our best. The thing we have learned, the thing Bella has made even more clear, is family is one of the most important things (second to God).

So here's my short...or not so short update on life. Hopefully more to come soon. And the month updates.. those are on my list for this week...along with packing for a trip, taking pictures, and relaxing...(Wait did that last one really get typed...we'll see if that happens...).

Much Love to Everyone,
A