Vacation with a Purpose

Friday will begin my two-week vacation from the bank. I have a lot planned for those two weeks, but it will all revolve around daughter, Amy's, surgery. The doctor's estimate is 5 - 7 days in the hospital and months of recuperation and rehab.....although it is not really as bad as it sounds. She will be walking the day after surgery and will be plenty sore from the rib removal, but the spinal surgery itself won't be that uncomfortable for very long. Though she will have to refrain from lifting for quite some time, moving around will be something she might be doing a lot of for rehab. She is already planning to spend her weeks at our home upstairs!

While Amy is recovering, I will spend time weeding through 'stuff' in my home and trying to get rid of the extras. I hope I have enough will power to really simplify around here. Gotta get rid of some things I have been hanging on to for entirely too long!

I also want to reward my efforts with some fun things along the way.....don't want this vacation to be all work and no play! I would like to start on some digital scrapbooking and perhaps finish one of the quilts I have started.

With someone to visit with while doing these projects, I should be able to achieve most of what I am setting out to accomplish.

Happy Mother's Day

We actually began celebrating Mother's Day on Friday when a lovely flower arrangement arrived at the bank in Fulshear from Lyndsey and Kayla. Then Travis and I took Mimi to Houston for niece, Kylie Seitz', graduation from nursing school. Travis even survived the trip with me as a passenger in Houston rush hour traffic downtown!!

The celebration continued yesterday as David suggested that he and Lance take out their wives and families, and included Travis, me, and Mimi.

Travis and I took time to visit with MeMaw at Garden Villa for a while. She was watching her beloved Astros as we arrived. She is doing well, looking good, and seems to like her new surroundings. She said they aren't treating her badly with rehab....just getting her to walk some. Richard and Claudia had added a digital photo frame with lots of pictures of their family, so we went through most of them as they randomly popped up. They had even included Norris and Sallie's wedding picture. Today would have been their 66th anniversary.

We then joined the family for an enjoyable evening at Los Cucos in El Campo where we just 'camped out' for about 3 hours. I received an array of great cards from the kids and grandkids and Travis. It was relaxed fun and good visiting....and more food than I could eat, so I will make the celebration continue on to supper tonight with leftovers.

Travis and I joined our friends at Larry's for breakfast this morning for a nice fellowship. Travis had given me a gift last night that I enjoyed showing off this morning....new necklace and earring set. And the vase of roses is still beautiful.

Email and Facebook posts have dotted yesterday and today with Mother's Day greetings and wishes. I feel very loved and appreciated. Thanks to you all for a very special day.....