Pardon me while I type…the tears are free flowing this evening.   It’s starting to sink in that Mom’s not going to be around much longer.   She is still hanging in there as I type tonight.   She is so unbelievably strong.

Hubby called me several times during the night.   I won’t go into the details of the evening, but Hubby was also on the phone with hospice several times.   After they got Mom comfortable again, the night seemed to go a bit better.

I went to school for 11 hours today to try to get my room ready for Open House tomorrow night.  Plus, I am trying to plan ahead since I don’t think I’ll be in at all at the end of the week.

The support, emails, cards, and kind little gestures from so many different people in our lives have been unbelievable!  It just makes me cry tonight thinking of all the people who have helped us so much in the past week!  Thank you to all of you…you could never know how much your kindness has meant to our family!

I didn’t get over to the house today, so I don’t have much of an update as far as Mom goes.  The nurse came out again this morning to check on her.  Brian, Brenda, Mabel, Hubby and Dad continue to be there.  They sit around her and reminisce.  They’ve been going through photo albums too.

It is becoming more of a reality today for everyone that God will soon have her with Him.  I continue to pray that she is not suffering or in much pain during this stretch of her journey.

I spent a few hours last night going through digital file after digital file looking for pictures of Mom.   I uploaded them to Snapfish and ordered prints to be picked up today at Walgreens.  Hubby came home for 3 hours tonight (He’s been at Mom and Dad’s since Saturday and needed to see Punky!)  While Hubby was packing up his things, I ran up to Walgreens to pick up all of the photos.  I opened the envelope back in my car and just burst into tears.   This photo was on top…..and I think this is the most beautiful picture of her (and it was taken in June at her and Dad’s 50th wedding anniversary celebration).

I’m so going to miss her.   We love you Mom!