The Hannah Family

My sweet in-laws do everything together

Including getting admitted to the hospital less than 24 hours apart. Stressful but dad is off oxygen and mom is going to rehab for a while so he can have an opportunity to recuperate after discharge.

Pat's 72nd birthday

With five of the grandchildren at Red Lobster:

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Makes it super easy to find in a parking lot

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I pimped Pat's ride

She kept petting the reindeer nose.

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I haven't had any time to do this lately until today

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Merry Christmas!

I read cards to mom today from Joanne and Bill, Dianne and Scott, Linda Murray and Leon. She recognized Mark, but has forgotten I'm married. She's very excited about her upcoming birthday. No way is she going to believe she's 72 though!

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Gorgeous, will share with Pat tomorrow

Snagged this from Facebook to show off Pete and Beth Anne's cuties, Wyatt, Lydia and Camille. Merry Christmas!

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Pat's 72nd birthday is Dec 30

My mother has zero understanding of time anymore, and what she recalls is anybodies guess. I probably say this continuously, but it bears repeating. I visited Wednesday this week and she said guess who I saw yesterday? I already knew, but asked anyway. Mom said Joanne and Bill (correct). She said they stayed for 4 hours (incorrect, much shorter as they drove all the way from Western NC on a repeat day trip to see Pat, but a great visit per both parties).

Mom knows she has a December birthday. That has been a constant source of agitation since November ended. The 1-31 in December doesn't hold any weight for her. She "remembers" everyone including Grandma Dot at her birthday celebration "last week." I insisted we are going out for lunch on the 30th anyway and she was definitely up for it. We have to go early because I'm hostessing at night, but it's perfect since she'll be be ready to relax and turn in early after our outing.

Grandma training

We had a family of four at the restaurant tonight. The kids were (girl) 3 years old and (boy) 4 months. The mom ordered meat requiring a steak knife and the dad ordered raw marinated tuna poke tacos; he needed both hands to eat. Naturally baby was content in his bucket seat until two minutes before the food was delivered so I happily spent the next interval seating reservations with little guy on my shoulder while his folks ate. Everyone entering took time to admire my sidekick.

Brookdale Christmas party

The institution did a remarkable job, really a solid team. They hired a married couple to play/sing holiday songs. Mom sang along the whole hour. Then Pat asked as we distributed the gifts, "Do you see any men here?" I pointed out six before she spotted "New Leon." My mother calls Bill Leon; he is hard-of-hearing and doesn't seem to notice. Pat immediately gave me the slip. Luckily I had my phone so I caught this later, as well as her encounter with Santa.

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