Friday, August 29, 2008

Granddaddy goes home

It has been an exhausting week for me. My father stayed at my grandmother's house, which is 20 miles from my house. I took off what time I could from work but there were times I had to come in to the library. This is the first week of classes and it wasn't possible to take off all the time I wanted. After work I picked up Henry and went over to my grandmother's house and stayed until 9 or 10 and then went home with Henry. This often required me to get up earlier the next morning to give him a bath since I just put him to bed when we got home. So now I am really worn out--I slept thirty minutes during lunch and I can't wait to get home and go to bed early tonight!
My aunt Barbara Sue takes Henry on a walk around my grandmother's house.
Henry attempts to get the attention of Jackson, my aunt Betty Ann's dog.
Henry visits with my uncle Carl Lee. As one might read many people in my family go by both their first and middle names. I think it's a family tradition, or maybe a southern tradition.
I did introduce Henry to new food at my grandmother's He liked the sliced processed cheese (not sure how good it is for one's health). I also fed him unblended rice for the first time. I make it rather dry and Henry has not been able to hold it in his mouth or get it to his mouth from the spoon because the grains do not stick together. But my aunt made it with a seasoning sauce on it and it tended to stick together.
My father left last night. Henry enjoyed playing with his hat before he left.
Me, Henry, and my father pose right before my aunts take him off to the bus station. We had a great visit but I am looking forward to a restful and uneventful weekend.
And hopefully we can both be rested up before we fly up to Wisconsin on the 9th for a week with Ben and his parents Joe and Katie.

1 comment:

Nancy K. said...

Henry looks so happy. You're doing a wonderful job. He's just precious.
I enjoy your blog very much.
Take care and enjoy your trip to Wisconsin.