This Christmas season it the first year my mom has celebrate with my family.... Seeing the joy on her face when Cory, Sandra, Xeke & Aris (and Xena the great dane) arrived was priceless. Seeing her read to her great grandkids is priceless. I have feelings of overwelming emotions. She keeps telling them she is their great granny...
We explained to them granny can't hear very well, so Aris gets right up to granny's ear and talks to her. Granny responds the other ear Erika, I can't hear you. Aris changes ears and repeats herself. Granny now remembers her name is Aris Marie, Marie just like her mom's middle name Ellen Marie.
Watching Granny hold Luca and tell us how much she is filling out is priceless. Xeke has been struggling with a cold, taking it easy laying on the couch. Granny turns on a kids channel for him to watch.
For the past month Granny has been telling me how much she hates Christmas, It was getting on my nerves to hear her so depressing. I kept telling her she needs to make new memories & look forward not backwards.
She has blossomed seeing my kids & their families. I can't wait for her to see my youngest Brian tomorrow.
I feel some sadness when I think of how many holidays my mom has missed in my family, how many special memories she could have had & I am taking my own advice as looking forward to new memories we are making now.
I laughed so hard when she told me when Cory & Sandra were out clearing the driveway Xena came up and licked her face.... She grabbed a kleenex and wiped that slobber so quick.
It isn't always easy having her live with us but I wouldn't change it for anything. I am learning things about my mom that I never knew.
I am learning to show her I love her & not worry about how she shows her love to me. That isn't important. She's my mom for better or worse, it doesn't matter.
Last week her doctor received her records & saw she wasn't taking thyroid meds.. oops that fell thru the cracks... She is now on her meds & in only 6-8 wks should be back to normal, more awake then sleeping.
A couple weeks ago she borrowed a pair of my jean, never mind they are too big and long. She got a little huffy when I asked for them back so I decided to buy her jeans for Christmas... I ordered online twice, made 2 trips to the store, returned 4pr exchanged 3 pr before scoring the perfect jeans. The look on her face was priceless when she put on a pair this morning and they fit perfectly... She is going to be so surprised when she gets 2 more pair..
I look forward to this next year, the things I will learn about mom's childhood, things about my parents marriage & who knows what else...
Merry Christmas
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