On Memorial Day, we were working on the roof and needed to get in the attic a couple of times and Pumpkin just had to check it out. Silly cat! She’s always in the middle of what we are doing.

Today I went to the dentist and completed the last step for my dental implant. I finally received my tooth…I mean crown.

Before Picture - no crown just a big hole:

After Picture - beautiful, expensive crown in place:

It feels very weird to have a tooth there. Eating feels weird. For six months my tongue had to keep food out of that space and now there is something there. However, it is finally nice to be done with everything. It’s been 10 months since I started this whole process (and ~$3,000) and I’m finally DONE!

Hopefully I have don’t need any more dental work for a very long time!

Last night my family had to take their cat, Lily, to the emergency pet hopsital. Lily was having trouble pooping more than usual (she’s has this problem for a while now) and the doctor determined she would need to have part of her colon removed to fix the problem and relieve her pain.

With my dad’s recent job loss, my family was not able to afford the surgery and medical care Lily needed so the doctor had to euthanize Lily.

This is not an easy decision for any pet owner and I am sad that she is gone. I am going to miss her begging for food at the table and her snoring when she’s sleeping on the chair.

We’ll miss you Lily!

The cats have found their new favorite spot in the windowsill - when the window is open of course.

Last night Joey helped me rearrange our living room - with some coaxing of course. The main reason I wanted to rearrange the furniture was because I couldn’t watch TV while I was in the kitchen. Silly I know but sometimes I spend a lot of the time in the kitchen AND my favorite shows are cooking shows.

Here is a before picture:

Here is an after picture:

Now I can watch TV and cook in the kitchen at the same time! I really like the new arrangement. What do you think?

With the nice spring weather, our next project will be to clean and stain the deck. The joys of home ownership.

Easter Sunday, my Grandmother (my mom’s mom) was sent home from a rehab center with hospice. The doctors were not able to accurately diagnosis or determine a treatment plan after a week or so of being in the hospital and then rehab. They had a long list of symptoms but no real diagnosis or solution for all the symptoms. Her main concern being that the oxygen level in her blood is very low and, despite different treatments, was not improving.

Our Pastor came and prayed with my Grandmother to help her make the decision about what she wanted to do and she said that she was ready to go home to heaven.

My Uncle came in from New Jersey and spent a couple of days here. It was great to see him again and I’m so glad he had the opportunity to say goodbye. I think my Grandmother was very happy to see him.

My sister also flew in for a short trip (the day after my Uncle left). It was very hard to see her say goodbye. I don’t think I’ve seen my Grandmother cry in a long time.

Joey took a picture of all of us together - too bad he couldn’t be in the picture:

But here he is with her and me:

This last week has been very busy with lots of late nights. We’ve been spending lots of time with my family after work but I am so glad we are able to. However, I might gain a few extra pounds spending this much time with my family. My Grandmother really loves desserts so every day we ask her what she would like. Today she requested cream puffs, which Christene made from scratch. They were delicious!

I can see that my Grandmother is getting closer to dying. Besides being so weak, she has said many profound statements to us and will just break out in prayer quite frequently. I am definitely going to miss my Grandmother. I have so many memories of her and I just can’t imagine my life without her - especially all her prayers!

Please pray for my family.