Grandparents

My paternal grandparents came in town yesterday so that Grandfather can go to the dentist today. He will only go to this one particular gentle dentist. They drive 4 hours to TN every six months or so. I like it because that means I get to see them! They took Brad and me to dinner; it was so much fun! My grandmother is so sweet and so cute! She has a fantastic southern drawl that always puts a smile on my face.

While we were at dinner, they told us a story about their friend, Al. Apparently, Al would throw parties quite often, and Grandmother and Grandfather would not attend. One day they got an invitation to attend a party for Al, and they decided to finally go to one of his parties. When they got to the festivities, they filled their plates and sat at one of the tables to talk with friends. Finally, Grandmother says she looked around and then leaned over to the friend sitting next to her and sweetly asked, "Where's Al?" Grandfather chimed in, "Where is Al? We haven't seen him for a while, and now he's not at his own party?" Everyone was horrified! The friend sitting next to Grandmother said, "Al has been dead for a month! This is his memorial!" My Grandparents said they were so embarrassed!


In other news, my maternal Grandfather is not doing well. After breaking his hip a couple weeks ago, he is now in the hospital due to a kidney infection and pneumonia. I don't know what is going to happen.

I still don't feel very well. My throat is still sore, and I'm thinking about going to the doctor. I'm pretty sure it's just a sinus infection (biggest evidence of that: major nasal drainage), but my throat is feeling very icky. I accidentally overslept this morning, which is probably a good thing since I need sleep to heal. I'm going to take a shower and head to my other classes.