Where in the world...

Is the person that should be updating this blog? Just have other concerns right now... but stay tuned and we'll get back on track. The garden is growing and I am looking forward to the first tomatoes. We had radishes, carrots, two types of lettuce, and a few potatoes so far but I am excited to get the cucumbers and tomatoes. It won't be long.

April 22

Hopefully grandma Bev comes home today from the hospital. It's been an ordeal to say the least. I never had felt how it would be to lost a parent but I came as close to that this week than at any other time. I think it would be different if she had lived to a ripe old age and then passed away the same way it is for a parent to lose a child. When things happen out of order, as life in general really is, we get frustrated and feel helpless trying to cope with the sudden change in life. We even might think we are cursed because 'life' happens. It has been an eye opening experience to me. The thought comes to mind that this world is a never ending series of mundane events that matter very little until they happen to us. I think I could come up with a better way to say it, but I am tired. I think I need to take a long walk and a long nap.

Mom's update

This week has been a roller coaster. Mom was hospitalized on Tuesday with symptoms of pneumonia and labored breathing. She seemed to just stabilize until Thursday evening when she was moved to ICU and later put on a breathing tube. Her status is steady and will be sedated for the next couple of days. You can get updates on her status at http://bevwatkins.blogspot.com

Hawaii - What a trip

Pam and I were able to go to Hawaii. It was a very enjoyable trip. It was my first visit to the islands and Pam's second... but that was a long time ago, when palm trees were not even a twinkle in a coconut's eyes. (I feel so Michael Scottish - mate). Anyhow, we had a little adventure on the plane leaving from Phoenix. It had to be set down in LA for 'something' that they never told us about. So, we waited and waited and waited some more in the LAX terminal. After 6 hours of waiting we were shipped to another airline and did not arrive until dark in Honolulu. We were supposed to have arrived at noon. Day gone. Thank you Hawaiian Air. Same plane on the way home was delayed 4 hours. Nice aircraft. I guess any landing you can walk away from is a good landing but I hated missing a day in Hawaii and day less of sleep on the way home.