Sunday, June 23
Posted on: June 23, 2013
Another great week. Another great visit. And we solved the health shake problem.
Mom had LOTS of visitors this week. Dee Whetsel came with daughter, Tara and new grandbaby. Carol Williams stopped by. Mary Hackman came twice. Of course, Wayne was there each day and played a lot of cards with Mom. Much mobility, too. Mom walked OUTSIDE from her wing of Lorien all the way to the front entrance, saw the lobby that is undergoing a facelift, and walked back to her wing (all OUTSIDE!). Today, she walked all the way from her room to the front lobby and back, and mid-week she did seven trips around the nurses station. Her strength is building still! And she loved, loved, loved being outside. Some of the days this week were perfect weather-wise, too.
Today, we caught up on the week, FB, g-mail, blog, etc. Mom especially LOVED the picture of Hope and Mark’s first anniversary (of dating!). And she’s asked me to call Wayne on news of Kori’s baby. Scott’s daughter, Kori, went into labor this morning with her 4th child. Daughter Eden, or a very shy baby boy, will likely be born today! Today, we brought a DVD to show Mom of Andy’s visit to Mt. Airy when he was 4 years old. Mom got a kick out of that, plus a segment that included a 4 year old Andy singing songs… Honestly, it seems like not so long ago when I saw that sweet little four year old face. But it was 26 years ago… At the end of today’s visit, Wayne stopped by to open birthday presents since he is celebrating today. There was a nice familiarity to it although things are certainly different.
I shared my Father’s Day Sunday afternoon trip with Mom. Scott and I went out to Baltimore to my father’s grave to fix it up and put fresh roses. Through my internet research, I discovered that my dad’s father, Edward John Viehmyer, is buried a couple of miles down Taylor Avenue from where Daddy is buried at Moreland. So, Scott and I went to see if we could find the location. After 30-40 minutes of trying, I called to leave a message at the office and got a live person. She was able to help us find the right part of the cemetery and I ended up walking right to the grave stone. Born 1903. Died 1940. Just 37 years old. Daddy never talked about his father to me, though, and Mom concurred that had been her experience as well. Likely because Daddy’s parents divorced when he was eight y.o., and his father was an alcoholic. We aren’t even sure if Daddy went to his father’s funeral, when Daddy was 16 y. o. Nonetheless, it still felt right to find EJV and pay a visit.
Health shakes: bad when you add the thick-it. Health shakes: good when you drink them right out of the carton. Mystery solved.
Have a great week everyone! I’ll update again on Saturday!
About Barbara Anne Hough 
June 24, 2013 at 4:29 pm
So glad to hear that there was another great week. I am continually amazed by the strength and fortitude of little Genna. As always, she is a force to be reckoned with (as is the apple!). I’m so glad to hear about all the visitors. True friendship…what more can you say.
I’m happy that Genna saw our one year anniversary (dating!). I honestly can’t believe how time flies. But all is well in the world of Mark and Hope. We are spending a lot of time working on the fused glass. I am going to make something for my little Genna and send it over.
Very interesting story about your Grandfather and finding his grave site. Without him, there would be no Laura and no Andy, so it is certainly worthy of a father’s day visit and flower tribute.
I would love to see the video of Andy. I will never forget what a cute kid he was – seriously adorable! I met him when he was about 5 and he was all eyes and smiles.
Hugs and kisses and love to the whole Maryland family. Miss you.
Hope xxxxx