A Visit To Grama's

Thursday the kids slept until almost 6:00am!!

We drove over to visit with Dave's grama (aka Great-Grama, whom Lillian is named after) in the morning. We visited with her for a bit, then left to get some lunch. And to give her a break - she is 97 (98 next month) and Tipton and Lilli are loud and constant motion - they tend to make one tired just by looking at them. The kids wanted to go to Wendy's for lunch, and we all just wanted something easy and that the kids would eat. After lunch we went back and visited with Great-Grama for a little while longer. Then drove home.

It was hard seeing Great-Grama. Since she got sick back in May she has really declined. Her mind is starting to go and she gets confused. But she loved seeing the kids and they liked seeing her, too. One of the highlights of the visit was when Lilli saw Great-Grama's name, "Lillian Middleton", labled on her walker. Lilli pointed to it and said "That's my name! That's me! This is mine!" Then she climbed onto the seat and Great-Grama took her for a little spin around the room.

Cousin Donna came over for dinner. We had rotisserie chicken, mashed potatoes and broccoli with hollandaise. Yum! We managed to keep the kids awake until about 7:30, so we should be back onto a normal sleep/wake schedule now. I hope.