Tough Ol' Bird

To borrow a phrase from my father-in-law, my Grandpa Pete is a "tough ol' bird"! Despite a broken pelvis and wide-spread cancer, he's holding his own in Delmar Gardens nursing home. Henry and I visited this morning and he was up, dressed, and recognized us coming down the hall! He has periods of confusion and some hours are certainly better than others but he's still making us laugh!

He was disappointed to hear that we're moving tomorrow because he said, "I won't be able to help you too much!" Ah, Gramps, we were saving all of the heavy lifting for you!

He wasn't hearing very well today so we just sat and watched Henry crawl around the room. He told my mom later in the day that he needs his other hearing aid. Since he already had both in, he said, "Then I guess I need three!"

Papa Pete, we'll sure miss you when you go but, until then, keep the jokes coming!