12/30/11

Christmas visits

Every Christmas we like to do something for another family. Travis had his last day of work at Progrexion on Nov. 1st so we knew we might not be able to do that this year. We realized that we have these two lovely ladies in our lives that need our love more than anyone else. So we decided to surprise them and go spend some time with them. These visits reminded me that even if you can't do all you want to do for someone financially, you can always give your love.

. . . Grandma Beth . . .
Grandma Beth is my moms mom. She is 85. She started living at a wonderful rest home in Alpine called River Meadows a few months ago. Her last stroke made it too hard for her to live on her own. She really has enjoyed it there and is the best bingo player they've got:) We took her a beautiful necklace and matching earrings. She had me put them right on her. She has always loved the bling!! It was a very pleasant visit. We got there right at her favorite time of the day, when the sun shines on her through her big window and she can pretend she is sun tanning! LOL! Her room is all decked out in her style with pinks of every shade and looked just like home. You better believe that her lips were her signature color of pink as well! She sent us home with a beautiful potted flower that she had gotten for all of the grand kids for Christmas. She has always been very thoughtful. We love you Grandma Beth.

. . . Grandma Beverly . . .
Grandma Bev is Travis' dads mother. She is 80. She fell and broke her neck in September. It was pretty scary. She fell down her porch. We really could have lost her and we are so grateful she is okay. She still has a ways to go to full recovery but she has been doing very well. She really does do great for her age and we hope that this injury doesn't stop her. She was so excited to see us. She loves seeing the kids so much! Of course she had to hold the baby even though I'm sure it wasn't very comfortable for her. We really don't visit her enough and this year we plan on doing better with our visits. The kids enjoyed seeing all of the cool hummingbird figures that she collects. We got her a beautiful, warm, cozy blanket to help keep her comfortable when she is resting. She sent us home with 6 ornaments that she had crocheted for our tree. She is very talented and crocheted all of our kids a blanket when they were born. We love you Grandma Bev and hope you keep getting stronger every day.