So, the main point of this trip has been accomplished. Today, Andre got to meet my grandfather. Everyone had been preparing me for the man I would encounter when I saw Grandpa so when I actually saw him, he was exactly as I had expected. That didn't make me any less sad, but I was prepared. The one thing I was happy about is that his sense of humour, albeit dulled, is still the same. He was shooting a lot of little wisecracks. They were a bit difficult to understand, but it made me happy that he was still my grandpa that I knew and loved.
We got up at the crack of dawn to go for a Stampede breakfast at Grandpa's home. There was a man singing and playing the guitar and some ladies line dancing. We then brought grandpa home for the day and stopped at Nana and Grandpa's old house at high Point. I have a lot of memories of playing in the back yard of that house with Mike. The new owner has let the house go, and now it looks pretty shabby, sadly.
After we came back, Nana and I started lunch. We made soup and sandwiches (I'm a little sick of deli meat sandwiches, but I didn't say anything). We started eating lunch around 12:45, and by about 3:30, grandpa decided he had had enough. It took him that long to eat, but he was able to do it by himself and not make too much of a mess.
Andre and I took the dogs, Dusty and Princess out for a quick walk, after the dishes were done. It's a very nice neighbourhood. I decided to lay my head down for a couple of minutes and ended up sleeping for a whole hour. I guess I was tired! I was woken up by the arrival of Brian and Theresa and their girls. We visited with everyone and I helped Brian look at some old pictures trying to decide who our great-great-grandparents were. Brian's trying to do a photo family tree, so he was getting grandpa to identify some of the people. Almost all of the pictures said nothing on the back to help us, which was frustrating. Andre came in very handy using his investigative skills and we were able to figure out which man was the husband of the woman Grandpa identified to be his grandmother.
After dinner, Grandpa was taken back to his home, and I'm sitting here in the kitchen writing my blog. I think Andre and I will go to the pub with Brian later... ahem... I mean "out for a walk" (yes, I know we already went for a walk today, but it was legitimate).
Princess
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