April 2

A lot has been going on since my last post.  Dad has been quite ill and I flew to Florida on the 24th.  Since his last congestive heart failure on December 27th, he hasn't really been well.  He was admitted to the hospital on Monday and was released on Thursday night.  He felt pretty well on Friday but by Sunday wasn't doing good again.  He has a doctor appointment Thursday so we'll see what happens.  It's very discouraging for all of us - especially him.

While I was there I had to take a picture of the  pineapple Mom has growing.  It takes over two years from the time the plant roots until it produces fruit.  Then another 6-9 months for the pineapple to mature.  Isn't it so cute?

Connor had last week off for Spring Break so Ryan came down on Thursday to pick him up and took him to L.A. to spend the rest of the week with him.  They went to a concert Thursday night, Ryan worked a little on Friday, and Mark picked him up late Saturday afternoon.  They both had a great time with the exception of when Connor upset the tarantula cage!  This week Kelleigh is off and has quite the week lined up with social events with her girlfriends.

Sunday was Easter so of course the Easter baskets of their youth had to be filled.  Mark gave Ryan his when he came down so I don't have a picture of him (which I know will break his heart).

I found these pictures from when Ryan was here for his birthday that I don't think I posted yet.  It's a shame Buddy doesn't know how to get comfortable ...

This is my maternal grandmother (with an aide at the nursing home) who turned 100 on January 1st ...

Kelleigh with her favorite horse - Luther ...

The house/flood project is coming along.  Hopefully the kitchen part will be back together by tomorrow.  The wallboard and painting is finished but there is still tile work, baseboard, and the pantry to be reconstructed so we'll see.  We are awaiting the quote on the bathroom portion to see how much of that we decide to remodel/redo.  The dogs are not happy about their daily confinement!