March 15-16, 2014 Weekend, Wedding Pictures Found, KU Jayhawk Slippers, and Spending Time with Mom

Well, my weekend started off with me finding our wedding pictures. Of course the box was on the shelf in my closet way back in the corner where I could never reach. I had to call in reinforcements to help. (John) As soon as I opened the box I knew that the pictures were in there. I have now uploaded them to my external hard drive where all my other pictures are stored. Now I should not have any trouble locating them again.  🙂

Wow, these photos brought back lots of memories, especially how much my Dad loved Joshua and

all of his grand and great-grand children. It also made me miss him so much more.

My Grandma Kingery and Aunt Erma and how much I miss them.

I love these pictures of my best friend Debbie and me (then

and now). I love that we have been friends for 48 years now and we both know that at a moments notice if either one of us needs the other we will always be there.

This picture always makes me laugh. We had stepped onto the back porch after the wedding and my sister asked John how it felt to be married….

and this is what John did. Thank goodness I wrote it on the back of the picture so that when I forget, I will know why he has his hands up in the air. The reason I had an apron on is because I along with my sister-in-laws prepared a Mexican dinner for everyone.

I’m not sure who started this chivalry tradition in our family but whenever each of us got married I always remember a wheelbarrow being outside ready for the groom to push the bride in it along with the sign.

I really loved this one of me pushing him; I still remember my heels sinking into the sand in the driveway. 🙂

Anyway, there are more pictures of the wedding but I won’t bore you with all of them. (right now) 😉

Now back to crochet….I finished up the three pairs of KU Jayhawk slippers for Merilyn on Saturday morning before heading out to breakfast with Mom and Jackie. I was so happy that Jackie called me to get together with her and Mom even though it was a very short visit. We had breakfast at the Egg Crate and after we ate I showed them the pictures of the wedding. I hate it when my Mom cries. It’s like there is a connection from her tear ducts to mine; the waterworks start immediately. Then all three of us had tears flowing. It’s pretty much a given that when Jackie, me and Mom get together there will be tears, but there are also laughs. Anyway after breakfast, I had to hurry to get to my first session of my Crochet 101 class, so I headed to Twist. I arrived in time to greet 6 students of which only 2 had ever held a hook and yarn in their hands. I’m happy to say that all 6 of them are well on their way to loving crochet. I can hardly wait to see my new friends next Saturday.

As I was heading home Jackie called and said that Mom is getting more and more confused every day. So Jackie and I are planning to visit her more often. Jackie will make it a point to go to her house during the day, 2 or 3 times a week to read her mail to her, help her with whatever she is having problems with, and I will visit her in the evenings and on the weekends when I can. I’m sure there are other people out there that are experiencing the same challenges as we are with our Mother and I hope you don’t think I am complaining, because I’m not. I want you all to know that I understand your pain and heartache. I am so thankful that our Mom is still able to take care of her personal self, she takes her medication when she is supposed to, and she eats when she is hungry. She just has a hard time understanding, remembering things, and people. It’s especially hard when she knows that it’s happening to her and that she is not able to do some of the things that she never had any problem with.

The rest of our Saturday consisted of John and me enjoying a nice quiet dinner at Old Mill Tasty Shop and after we were home for about an hour; Jackie texted me to tell me that she had Mom at the Emergency room with a bad kidney infection.

Soooo, Jackie and I decided to spend the night with Mom. I packed my bags and headed to her house and arrived before they did. We settled in for the night; I rubbed lotion on Moms dry feet and legs and as Jackie was getting comfy on the couch Mom was tucking her in making sure she had enough blankets. Then I settled in for the night in Mom’s extra bedroom. I had just gotten the lamp turned off, laid down, and covered up when the door flew open, the light came on, and it was Mom making sure that I had enough blankets to keep me warm. I swear we were there to take care of her, but it’s not in her nature to allow us to do that. As long as she is able she will want to take care of us.

Sunday morning I woke at 5:00 am I made 2 more pairs of KU Jayhawk slippers before anyone else woke and then I helped Mom prepare poached eggs, bacon, oatmeal, and toast. Mom is feeling better and is so glad that she went to the ER and got something for her kidney infection when she did.

I want to encourage all of Mom’s friends and family who read my blog to try and stop by to see her. She gets so lonely and the days and evenings are very long for her. Even if you have an extra hour or 30 minutes I know she would love to see all of you. I love this picture of us holding onto each other, as we know how precious this time is together.

Anyway! I am really looking forward to this week since it is the 3^rd Monday of the month and that means the KS My Stitch guild meetings are tomorrow; morning meeting is 10:00 am – 12:00 pm and the evening one is from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Much love from the Kingery girls. Have a great Monday.