This weekend we made a quick trip to Buhl, Idaho to see my grandparents. I have really been feeling like we needed to go up for about 3 years, 5 months and 20 days, but life always gets in the way. Then my grandma fell and had hip surgery. She also has Alzheimers and I really wanted to take the chance to go (for my own memories, and maybe a couple of my kid's). We always have a hundred excuses not to go--it is too cold, we have no money, the kids are sick. So this weekend, it was freezing, we have absolutely no money, and Avery has a runny nose--the perfect weekend to go!
We saw my grandma at the rehab center and she looked surprisingly good. She was able to talk to us for a while and seemed happy to have the kids there. We had Avery keep her distance and so hopefully we didn't pass our germs. It was amazing to see my grandpa and the love he has for her. He stays with her all day and just goes home at night to sleep. He told me that when he isn't there, she gets worried and asks for him. And so he stays by her side as he has for 60 years.
The next day after church we walked around the farm with the kids. Ahh, farm life. It was great growing up on a farm. Now lest you are confused, I didn't actually grow up on a farm, persay. But both of my parents did so every family vacation and weekend getaway of my childhood was either to the farm in Delta, or the farm in Idaho. On our tour I was able to show my kids where the cactus patch was that I fell into, and the spot on the electric fence where my cousin Kyle touched it and got shocked. I pointed out the old cellar and the raspberry patch and the big white propane tank looking thingy that we played on and the rope swing. Life is so simple when you are 10 and growin' up on a farm like I was (sort of). I guess that is why I felt the need to go back. Avery and Maren are old enough to remember and it is all so special to me. So we braved the cold and our bank account and the runny nose and went, and I'm really glad that we did.
FYI: As you may be able to tell, the above picture is about a second before I turned my head around to see the horse's nostrils about 1 cm from my face. Lovely.
4 comments:
glad that you went to visit. and stories of devotion like that of your grandparensts are always just so touching....something that I think that we all aim for at the end....
horesey:funny!
Aw, your grandparents are the real life Notebook couple. How sweet. It makes me so happy to hear of such love.
Glad you got to see your grandma. We all get caught up in our own worlds don't we?
Love the farm stories! Did you dare your kids to touch the electric fence? Every kid needs a farm experience! Your grandma is so cute!
How fun to share those memories and to enjoy your grandparents with your kids. Love childhood memories!
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