Oh Heck I can't Remember the week I'm on

Hey Everyone, hope you all are still reading this. I know it has been a couple of weeks and I apologize. If I don't write on a weekly basis I believe little things get lost. So I will try not to do that again! For myself and my little family things have been crazy hectic. I just got a new job and so my day consists of being Meyer Family Children Coordinator, NDJH ZAP (North Davis Jr. High Zero's Are Prohibited) Coordinator, Husband Supervisor, again Meyer Children Coordinator, Chef, then Sleep Manager! I have thought about writing everyday and get a sick feeling in my tummy each night I go to bed and again have forgotten to write. So it is now 9:49PM and kids and hubby have fallen asleep. So finally I get a little time to myself before I crash and I'm excited to fill everyone in on what has happened these last 2 weeks.

Well, New Years was fun and not to chaotic! I spent the evening at Mom and Dad's house. We decided to make a big batch of Spaghetti in case Erin came over. Dad and the girls watched "Coraline Jones," as Sage would call the movie. (Sage loves the part that Coraline mimics her mother!) Dad loves watching movies. He says he sees things differently then before. Perhaps he has a new perspective on life? Perhaps he just appreciates things we take for granted? Perhaps the damage in his head unlocked some new function that he never had access to? Who knows. But it is so fun to watch Dad watch a movie with Sage and Ramie. He comments on everything and gets the kids all excited for what might happen next. I love to listen to Dad watch movies. He will say "oh, wow, she is beautiful," or "oh, he loves her." It's almost like a kid watching a movie. The kids like it too, because usually we adults tell them to be quiet and watch, but Grandpa talks as much as they do!

Dad has not lost his taste for good food (or telling people what they need for their recipe!) Mom and I made a quick Spaghetti, we were more focused on eating then extreme flavor! Dad wasn't too impressed with our sauce. He ate a little then said he wasn't hungry. It just needed a bit more salt. Besides Spaghetti always tastes better the next day when the spices have had time to sit. After dinner, Dad seemed pretty tired and wanted to go to bed. He asked Mom if she would wake him up but she has had experience waking Dad up before and he isn't very nice about it! So we all headed over to Erin's house while Dad slept.

At Midnight we banged pots and pans and lit off some illegal fireworks. (If any cops read this illegal is a misprint.) We decided January is the best time to let off these frowned upon fireworks. This way with the snow on the ground they won't start a giant fire! Hee hee. Mom and I left Erin's house directly after midnight. When we got back Dad was still in bed. I do think he got up at some point and tried working his Facebook, but Dad was too tired to make it to midnight. Sage and Ramie and I stayed the night.

The next morning we had a delicious Crowley breakfast with bacon, sausage, grits, and eggs sunny side up! After breakfast, the girls and I helped Mom put away her Christmas tree. Dad watched and kept saying it had been such a great tree.

So that is about all in the way of big events. Dad continues to get better, baby steps everyday. Yes, Dad has lost a lot of his songs. The newer ones he never wrote the words down, so we are having difficulty helping Dad remember those. Does anyone have the words or can remember any of the song that Dad wrote about himself? It was really funny, the last line of the chorus went "I don't give a heck about that." I've been trying to help Dad remember his songs. When he has a Brain Surge (that is what I call them) I grab a piece of paper and write down everything he is remembering at that moment. Then I hope next time he gets a Brain Surge instead of starting from scratch we can start with what we had already remembered together.

Dad's guitar playing gets a lot better each day also. This weekend he played "Down to the River to Pray" with Steve our other guitarist in church. They sounded AWESOME. Then today Dad told me he pulled out a couple other songs that he was beginning to remember.

OH, I think in February, I haven't set a date. We are going to have a benefit for Dad. Soon we will be opening our open mic. night and coffee. When we open I also want to make it a benefit for Dad. So spread the word and come listen to Dad (maybe) and some local artists play. We will be selling Dad's CD to help raise some money to help my parents with medical bills. We would love to have as many people as possible come. If you can't make it the night I schedule, you will still be able to buy a CD. I will let you all know more about this as I get things more solid.

Ha Ha, so last weekend on Friday Jan. 8th Matt (hubby) and I piled Dad and the girls into our Subaru and took a drive up to Idaho. Dad has been wanting to play the lottery ever since he started talking. Since last Saturdays draw was for 25 million I figured that it would be a fun drive to play the Powerball. Dad had a great time. We drove up to Malad, Idaho. On the way we talked a lot about Dad's songs, his accident, working for the railroad, Pocatello, and more. On the way home we stopped off at Smith and Edwards (it's a sporting goods store and more.) Dad had a blast in there looking at the fishing gear and different odd and ends. It was so funny because Dad has to ride around using the wheeled carts and Ramie and Sage like to ride on his lap. Dad gets a kick out of driving the girls around. Needless to say we didn't win the Powerball...this time. Next weeks is up to 30 Mil.

I can't wait until Dad can get his cast off of his foot so he can get around better. We think he may need surgery though. The bone doesn't seem to be healing and still gives Dad a lot of trouble when he removes the "Boot."

Well, that's all for tonight, my arms are getting sore from typing. Let me know if you all are still following. Sorry, I hope the next one won't be too long coming. Love you all.