Day 13 - Bittersweet

I know I have been remiss in keeping up on a daily blog - but at least I'm trying to be somewhat consistent! So my dad has been much better the last several days - just in time for my stepmom to get here and for me to leave tomorrow. He was talking this morning and he asked me what I thought the worst part of his month after surgery was - and I said - the time I've been here? He said no - just that he is tired all the time. Seriously though... who knew that he would be doing well before I got here - then take a nose dive while I'm here - and finally start feeling better as I'm getting ready to leave - good times!

Since he has been feeling better - the dog and I have been taking advantage and have taken a couple of trips into town (10 minutes away) and been on several nice long walks - good to get out of the house and get a bit of exercise even as cold as it has been. And then the highlight of yesterday was playing in the snow! My dad wanted me to check on some trees for him next to the house and so I got to romp through the snow to get to them and took some time to play - including making a snow angel - which if he knew what I was doing he would be mad - he was all worried I would catch a cold! God Bless Him...

So we finally had Thanksgiving dinner last night - turkey, yams, green beans and I attempted to make stuffing - it was terrible so we ended up throwing it out - bummer - that is my favorite part - next time I'll make from a box and not try to make it myself! We also had pumpkin bread for dessert - yummy!

I know when I leave one of the things that my dad will miss are the updates that I share with him from Facebook about what some of our other relatives are doing - especially the Nebraska relatives - each day he asks if there are any new updates and he always wants to see any new pictures!

Today we take the trip down to the big city - Boise - for a couple of doctor appointments and to pick Sheila up from the airport - then back down to the airport tomorrow as I head back to the great state of California! It's a little bittersweet - it's been such a tough road that I am looking forward to coming back - but my dad is just now feeling better so I'm sorry I'm missing out on some of the quality time I was really looking forward to... but I know I was here for a reason - all part of God's plan.