Love in Life

Love doesn't make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.~ Franklin P. Jones

As I type, my Dad's Dad, my grandfather, is not doing well. He has not "been well" for several years now, ever since his wife, my grandmother, passed away. A part of him truly did die with her and I have to believe he will be reunited with her very soon.

My Dad was able to make it to Dalton and along with his sister, they are spending time with him. He has been in a nursing home for a few years and lately things took a turn for the worse, it seems his time is very close as his body is basically shutting down on him.

Grandpa is a very loving, kind man and my memories of him go back as far as I can remember. One thing that both sets of my grandparents have shown by their example is how to love, how to put your family first, and how to honor and respect marriage. While Reilly will grow up not remembering or knowing two of his great grandfathers and one great grandmother, I am very grateful that he got to meet grandpa, that we made the trip to Dalton when Reilly was only one, that we spent a day laughing, loving and spending time with one of the few things that most of us have and SHOULD NEVER take for granted, FAMILY.





 

Let the Renovations End

Earlier in May, I posted several pics from the beginning of our kitchen work, I am now very happy to say, our kitchen is finished!

Through it all, Beth and I learned the following:
That we have more patience than either of us thought, not having running water downstairs sucks, we hope we never have to live in an efficiency apartment, making coffee is very hard when you do not have a kitchen, paper products create more trash than I would have ever thought, very few foods taste good the next day, one can only eat so much pizza, bathroom sinks are not made for washing dishes, designing an electrical plan is very difficult, there are more tools made than you could ever imagine, most contractors, painters, plumbers, electricians, etc are very good at what they do, Reilly is a TROOPER, Beth could be an interior decorator/designer if she wanted, and most importantly, we have the best friends and family in the world, we truly appreciate all the dinners and company during the past several weeks. Now, many/most of you have seen the kitchen and we hope to have an official party to soon to pay everyone back for their kindness, but in the meantime, here are a few pictures of our new kitchen.