Trips to buda, track meets, grads, and mom

Whew... it was a week!

Last Monday, I drove to Buda, IL, to pick up my mom and bring her back here for the week. I arrived Monday afternoon, and we headed back to Fort Wayne at 7:45am Tuesday. Both ways involved rain in various parts. Monday was a mere drizzle, but Tuesday had some storm situations. Still, both trips were fairly uneventful.

Tuesday evening was the Fort Wayne grandkids' prelims and field events for their city middle school track meet (Lutheran city schools). All three kids got to participate, and it was the first time my mom had seen any of them in track. That would have been good, except it poured down rain almost the entire time and was a chilly 50°F. Ugh. Not a fun night, but we survived.

Wednesday was the oldest of our grandchildren's 8th-grade graduation. Double-ugh! It's hard not to admit that maybe A is my favorite grandchild, because she was the first and she's the only girl. It doesn't mean I love the others any less, but... there's just something special about the first. Anyway, it was a fine graduation ceremony and after-party. I simply can't comprehend that she will be in high school now. I really don't know how much more I can even say about it coherently...

Thursday was the Lutheran City Schools Track Finals. Said oldest grandchild "should have," "could have" been the 100m hurdles champion. She was clearly winning - until the second-to-last hurdle. I don't think she's ever stumbled over a hurdle, but she did in the finals. Dang. I felt so bad for her. She still ended up 3rd. But, dang. It happens. I am still super proud of her. She is such a good athlete, and athletics have been sooooooo good for her. I hope she continues in all three sports (volleyball, basketball, and track) in high school. 

Saturday we (Jane and I) took my mom back to her house and spent until Monday morning there. Jane visited her brother, who's confined to a wheelchair, and got him supper, lunch, etc., and did some other odd jobs for him. I did a couple chores for my mom. 

Sunday we had a high school graduation open house for Jane's nephew's daughter in Kewanee, IL. We saw all Jane's other brothers and some of our nieces and nephews there. It was a nice time.

Monday we headed back home around 8am. Oof. I love my mom, but it was kind of a lot for me to be around anybody for that long. Plus, I don't do well with someone asking me every five seconds what I'm doing, or what that is, or this is, or why this is this way, and on and on and on. I know I'm maybe too used to silence and being alone, but... geez... I just can't maintain conversations about nothing for very long. I'm sure my mom was glad to be back home too, though, as she now has people to talk to. ;)

Anyway, there's more I could say about last week, but that's probably enough for now...