Taking a timeout!

Ok, Campers, probably be a short one this time.  No critical reason, just we're in College Station with the whole clan.  Little J has returned to the US for a 5 day visit then heads to Moscow on the Potomac (I know, Beans, it was Sodom and Gomorrah last week.  There's enough evil, greed and incompetence in that area to fit all three).  Pick up at the airport was relatively painless for LJW and Miss B, rendezvous at Buckees in Bastrop went off without a hitch.  Arrival at College Station was on time.

Let the festivities begin.  First in importance, MBD is quite pregnant, expected due date is late this week.  She looks good and feels good (well, as good as can be expected).  Unfortunately, for reasons to be explained a little later, it's unlikely we'll be present for Grandson #1's grand entrance.  Next was the introduction of MG and Miss B.  

MG will turn two this week.  She is an absolute hoot!  She's begun talking an understandable version of English, although the word "no" seems to be confusing her.  It can mean either yes or no and it's up to you to figure out which.  But, the next morning when she got up and walked into the breakfast room where Miss B was being fed, she quite clearly said "Hi, Miss B".

MG climbing up on her Pixlar ladder to get a good look at her favorite cartoon

Miss B is 15 months old and coming along nicely.  Sitting up on her own is almost there, standing with support is good, not quite ready for stand alone though.  Making progress on making sounds, but she's very upbeat and smiles a lot.  She's come a long way from her start.

Thank you Lord!

May not seem like a lot to y'all, but it was pretty exciting for this crowd.

Little J seems to be handling the 13 hour time transition quite well.  He only took a 4 hour nap yesterday PM.  In the living room with 3 other adults, 5 dogs and 2 active kids watching TV and doing their level best to keep him up.  Were it an Olympic event, that nap would have been Gold Medal worthy.

Little J trying mightily to stay awake while holding his daughter 

Had a busy week last week, with multiple doctors' appointments and a procedure to put Mrs J's port in.  Chemo Education will begin on Monday after we get back. Radiation will be the first treatment and will happen the first week in in November.  That's a little out of order, I'm told, but they want to get treatment started.  Chemo will follow the second week in November.  I'm truly praying that the rapidity of the scheduling is due to luck and good doctors rather than the delay caused by a WHOGAS Nurse Practitioner not doing their job back in August.  

We'll see.

On the other PITA in my life, the meeting with the Judge to assign me as the administrator of my sister's estate took all of 5 minutes.  I had to swear an oath, very similar to the oath of commissioning, which I thought interesting.  Went home after that and made several phone calls to the various parties involved.  Like everything legal, it will apparently take 3-5 weeks before I'll receive any documents but I'm now officially the administrator of my sister's estate.  I can actually ask questions and make decisions.  So...I've got that going for me!  A PITA extension. Yay!

But, making progress.  Got to do a mental translation of what the legal nomenclature is vs terms I understand, but that delay time should help a bit.

So given all the "things" that have happened in the past 4 months, Mrs J and I decided to take a short vacation and spend time focusing on happier things, like our kids and grandkids.  Seems to be working so far.

Yes, Beans, there are three grandkids in that picture.

Peace out, y'all!