Saturday, August 19, 2006

Saturday

The RV show yesterday was awesome! It was in a town a little south of here and we'd not been there in years. The convention center that housed the show was HUGE and most of the displays were inside in the airconditioning! So we really got a chance to walk around and explore them without dehydration and death! Yay!

We even know almost to the letter what we want now. Now for finding it, and having the money for it. ; )

We stayed there until around 3pm and then with the drive back home, there was only time for a quick clean of the house before it was supper time. I threw together some chicken fajitas and then we settled in for (Tivo'd) hours of Who Wants to be a Millionaire.

The way we "play" it is that the little girls get to answer all of the questions until they can't answer them anymore (usually $2000.00 or so) and then the rest of us duke it out. DH, our oldest, her BF, and me. Pretty fun.

I got a phone call from my great aunt (who is much closer than one might think a great aunt would be) who said that my great uncle wasn't doing so well. I've got to think of some way to help them out and I'm just drawing a blank. They're terribly stubborn people who think they're being a burden if you offer to even grocery shop for them. But they're in their late 70's and on medication and NEED some help. I can't seem to make them understand that it's an absolute privilege to do anything in the world for them that we possibly can do.

If anyone has any ideas of ways to help elderly relatives in a situation like this, without making them feel badly, I would sure appreciate it.

1 comment:

My name is Michelle. said...

You know, you're absolutely right. The girls and I ended up making a really big meal, complete with homemade bread and a pie, and taking it down to them for a visit.

And that's nothing. But it's a start.

And I totally understand what you mean about feeling that your efforts go largely unoticed.

But having a 19 yo, I can almost promise you that when you're dealing with a child, NO effort goes unoticed. The good or the bad. ; )

Thank you for coming here and commenting. It makes all the difference.