Joyce's blog.... welcome!: August 2015

Saturday, August 15, 2015

Almost a month past...grandkids, Rhonda's memorial and paint!

It has been over 3 weeks since my last confession. IF I were catholic I would be in trouble, right? It has been a while since I have written. I guess it just takes so long to write and I have been so into doing jigsaw puzzles online. It is so fun.

Anyway... stuff has been going on. The biggest is Rhonda's memorial. That was a week ago today. It was very nice. Hilary (her daughter) did an amazing job. The pastor was really nice. He spoke and sang Amazing Grace. Hilary and Savanah (her 16 year old daughter) gave the eulogy. It made me laugh and cry. We talked with a lot of people (cousins Rick, Randy, Jane, Sandy, etc) Got to see niece Kristen and met her dad. Also got to see nephew Corey. It was good to see them. Deannie seemed to do ok at the service and reception. I felt really bad for Rhonda's husband Bruce. He is kind of shy anyway but he looked totally lost without Rhonda. Made me so sad. Papa and I drove up together and really enjoy rides. We put on CD's and sing and sing. We talk about everything. And sometimes I am on the phone with grandkids. I really don't care for the ride because I don't like leaving my house much and I do worry about traffic. Brad, Tara, Don, Heather, Joshua, Jared and Riley rode up together. I was glad they went....and Lanny was really glad they drove up for the service. It really was nice and those church ladies sure can cook. Quite a send off to Rhonda. We are missing her so much! I talked to Deannie today. She is still having a rough time. Bless her. Please pray for her.

When we got home from the memorial Patrick, Parker, Dylan and Jordy were down at our beach. They came up and visited for awhile.

Today is the DeLay family reunion. (My cousins) I haven't been there since we took mom to it a few weeks before she died. I haven't been to one since then. It is really hard to go. It is hard for me to do a lot of things without my mom. We used to do a lot of things together like shopping, doctor appointments, watching tv, snacking and eating out...all the fun stuff mom's and daughters do. I miss her. It would be nice to see my cousins. Love them so much. Maybe sometime. My sister Lois and brother Rick go and love it. They know the cousins better than us younger siblings because they grew up with them and are closer in age.

Good news is my brother is coming from Virginia and will be here in two weeks! I can't wait to see Douglas! I had planned a family reunion but no one was committing to coming. So I cancelled it. Made me sad. I will see if someone else wants to do it or I will just do something with the kids so they can see their Uncle Doug. I know Doug is bringing golf clubs and wants to play. So I will see if someone wants to set it up.

I really have been a homebody. The kids have had softball games and I haven't been going to those either. It seems like every time I go out I get a sunburn. I am wiped out the next day. But I know I need to make myself go places. I don't even go to the store anymore because papa does it all. I did go to the park a week ago and had a picnic for Tara's birthday. We brought pizza, Lauren and Madi and met up with Tara, Don and Heather, Riley, Josh and Jared. The kids played at the beach. We sat in the sun and I got burned. Pizza was good. Heather brought cupcakes. Then we took Lauren to Silverdale to meet up with Andrew. She went to the airport to fly to San Diego to see her dad for a few weeks. He moved down there for work for the rest of the year (or longer....who knows). Plus his girlfriend is from there and her family. Anyway, she had to fly by herself which was scary for her. We prayed the whole time and Amanda cried and Lauren cried. It was tough. She didn't like it but she made it ok. I've called her a few times since she's been down there. I love and miss her very much. She will be really happy to see Andrew when he gets there. They have gotten so close these past 8 months.

I was in such a good mood when I started this post. Not feeling it so much now. Andrew is going to Tacoma to meet up with someone he doesn't know (the most dangerous city in our state) and gets mad at me for worrying and freaking out. Ryan is mad at me for saying on facebook that Andrew is always there for Lauren (which he is). And I talked with Deannie which is hard and made me sad for her. So I am going to post pictures people have taken this past month...hopefully I will smile!