Tired today but still to write is in my blood...

Nice day with my ma as she is home for today and tommorow as we say on good behaviour out on parole.  Amazed at how fast she is walking now as she ran to the communion line without any assistance at all and left her walker at the hospital.  Would be home already except for her eyes which are now still both so very red, despite every type of exam, drops, antibiotic.  She says well, she is still there for a reason that she does not know of as we both agree in the bad things happen but good can come out of it theory.

She definately has her spunk back as I was cooking dinner and she was telling me what pan to use, how high to not put the stove and a million other things....I told my dad, you know me and you are having fun and all together, but I miss ma when I had not gone to visit her in two days and sometimes it is boring here.  Plus, the convalescence care place has not really any sunlight or fresh air coming in; kinda resembling the bat cave, but with lots of old people in beds.  We laugh because for a 73 year old she has pretty much all of her natural black hair and still looks young, with people thinking I am the granddaughter cuz all the other daughters are like 50...

Was so hard to have both my parents very sick and hard to be so far away from them and the rest of my family.  Normally, I am fine being all the way in Manitoba and them in BC, but it is those times when you know you need them and they need you just as bad.  Nothing like wrapping your arms around them and kissing them and seeing their faces when you show up unexpected for a visit.  But, whenever we were all in need, there was always some way or some good samaritan who made it possible for me to get out there, like now.  People who are always able to take a lot of trips and holidays take that one for granted.

Thank God for little and big blessings.  Thank God for parents while we can still love and care for them just like they loved and cared for us and still do.  I am remembering that as I put all these eye meds in her eye and we joke about me putting the nasal spray and it squirting up her nose.  Teaching her to inhale is just funny on its own.  But, I say, well it's payback for all the things you had to give me when I was little....