Our matron lady of the house passed on last night. Helper was 18 years old, and she lived a good life. One of the worst things I've ever had to do was explain this to Lydia. There have been many tears today, and many questions, and not all of them I can answer. We said goodbye tonight, and laid her to rest wrapped in her blanket, damp from our ( Read more... )

Lydia has been standing a lot-inside even. She acts like she wants to try and walk but she gets all excited and collapses in a fit of giggles. She didnt get to bathe last night because of the storms, but we still did lotion and jammies and she went to bed like a perfect angel. Then we made angle hair and the left over steamed veggies for dinner, ( Read more... )