Scott and I helped my parents move all of my Grandparents belongings from Fairington apartments in South Bend into their own home--Grandma and Grandpa are no longer willing and able to live on their own. I am so proud of mom and dad for taking on this honorable responsibility--they always said they would take their parents in, as opposed to putting them in the nursing home and they were good to their word. They will use my old bedroom. It was a little sad going through their things, casually, as they vacation with their daughter in North Carolina--hard to believe we put a lifetime of possessions and memories into a small truck and drove it away...but it was much more difficult to say goodbye to their little red house on the hill on Ewing about five years ago--so this is a happier,easier kind of change. And I know that Grandma and Grandpa couldn't be more excited...
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Oh Jaym...I love these last few posts! Christmas looked and sounded amazing :)
What a blessing for your grandparents...they couldn't be in better hands!! I must admit...I too loved that red house on the hill :) Ok...I loved all of it EXCEPT for the stinkin pear tree!!
Miss and love you!!
this is jeff ... it is encouraging to watch families take care of their own and we are excited to see your parents' eagerness to open their home! you have a special ability to share these events in a way that inspires us all to "love as we wish to be loved." thank you for sharing. we love you
Hey Jme. It has been amazing to witness this new transition. I've always known it was coming, and it's still all so new, but the reality is starting to sink in. I think we are going to get to know a new Grandma and Grandpa as they rest in the knowledge of their safety and welfare. Grandpa has been so happy each time I've seen him and talked with him. I am so thrilled that Noah, Bronwen and Annabelle have their great grandparents to grow with for awhile.
What a time this is!
love you
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