Merry Christmas,
My year started with Cataract Surgery on my right eye on Jan 8, followed by a bridge on a tooth on Jan 21.
I had three abscesses and three root canals in December, causing me to have a bridge replaced.
On March 10, I had a total knee replacement (on my left knee) just before our country was shut down with no elective surgeries.
I stayed overnight and went home to do some of my therapy at home. I went to Peak Performance for physical therapy.
My knee did not respond to therapy as it should, causing the orthopedic doctor to have to manipulate it.
I spent March, April, and part of May getting physical Therapy.
During this time, hubby was staying at home with me and still getting paid.
He went back to work full-time in September. (He works for a contractor of the government with full pay)
June, our Granddaughter Hannah gave birth to our fourth great-grandson, “Atlas,” just a few days after our great-grandson River celebrated his second birthday in June.
We could not go much of anywhere, so I spent much of my time working or attending to my flowers. Most of which are in pots, which I only had to water and fertilize. We got a lot of rain this year, which helped with my plants.
We didn’t see much of the grandkids or great-grandkids all summer.
When school started back, we helped with our great-granddaughter, Ava.
She would go to school for a couple of days, and we would keep her for a couple of days.
Because of the pandemic, we were limited to activities. We did go to some of the parks where she could play by herself and parks with fish, turtles, and waterfowl.
We took her to places where she would see Halloween displays, and we took her to a trunk-n-treat. (Lowes, Home Depot, Party City)
We took her to see the Tinsel Trail in Huntsville and the Enchanted Forest in Decatur.
We have tried to keep her entertained.
On the first of November, Dad fell and broke his hip; his health had been going down for some time. He had lost 30 pounds in the last few months. My sister took him to the doctor, and he had recommended calling Hospice.
He lived a few days after he fell. We buried him on November 8; he was 93 years old.
He had a graveside service, and all the family was there.
We celebrated our great-grandson Hayne’s first birthday on Sunday, December 13, at the Strickland Hotel.
Hayne will have Christmas two times this year because he got more presents than most kids get all year for his birthday.
On December 22, Tuesday, Hubby and I took Ava, our five-year-old great-granddaughter, to Franklin, Tennessee. We rode north along Natchez Trace through Leipers Fork to Franklin, Tennessee. We ate dinner at Mellow Mushroom, and we saw Santa riding on a Harley through the window at Mellow Mushroom, but he was gone by the time we finished our meal.
Ava wanted to see the 100 or more-foot Christmas tree in the town square. We took a few pictures in the square and headed back to the car when, once again, we heard Santa on his Harley. Santa stopped, and I took a couple of pictures with Ava with him. She had to give Santa a real hug, not a hand bump. She was overjoyed about seeing the Real Santa Clause. (That’s what she said) and was singing Christmas carols for most of the ride home.
We celebrated Christmas on Sunday, December 20, at Jack and Lindsey’s new home. Loved seeing the four great-grandkids, Ava, River, Hayne, and Atlas, opening their Christmas presents. Their favorite toy was a barking dog for the boys, and Ave got a cat mewing cat. All the great-grandkids love animals.
On December 25, Friday, my four sisters and I celebrated Christmas with a nice meal of chili, cheese dip, and a variety of sweets. Afterward, we played several games of UNO and Dirty Santa until 9:30 PM.
Dec 29, My four sisters and I met at Los Trojas Cantina to celebrate my sister's (Teresa) birthday.
Tomorrow, Dec 31, I am going to keep my great-grandson River, who is 24 months old. I have not kept him all year for health reasons, so we will see how that goes. Right now, we live in a 40-foot RV and not much room for running and playing. Two-year-olds need a lot of space.
Friday, Dec 31, from 6-9, hubby and I will attend the gender reveal of our fifth great-grandchild that will be due sometime next year in July.
Well, I guess that about wraps it up for 2020.
This was a very different year; we lost my dad, and we celebrated the birth of our fourth great-grandson but could only see him virtually.
We attended Hayne’s first birthday party.
Our son, daughter-in-law, granddaughter-in-law, great-grandson, hubby, and I all had the Coronavirus.
I had a few health issues, but all in all, it has been a good year.
