The good, the bad, and the ugly

What can I say, we returned from our mother's day camping vacation exhausted, but had a blast. So much so that I think we may make it a family tradition. I have been camping a fair amount in my life but had never been to a KOA campground. Well it was camp and care weekend which benefits kids with cancer and you also got buy one, get one night free and because KOA is a little more expensive then regular camping our friends and I decided to try it out. So off we went to the Petaluma/South San Francisco KOA. My mom also decided to join us so we opted for a cabin rental(which slept her and the girls and Adam and I got the tent outside...lol), and our friends got an RV site for their monster of an RV. When we arrived, we checked in and got a list of activities...which I thought was cool and it would keep the kids busy. Lets just say the 1st night the kids went on a hayride, had an ice cream social and had a blast while they also visited the petting zoo. The second day we took a drive to the redwoods since our friends husband had never been there. When we got back we had lunch and then went on a waterslide/bounce and went to a pool party followed again by a hay ride and a meet the animals at the petting zoo. Mothers day morning they had a free pancake breakfast for all the moms. It was a great trip. Hanging out with my family relaxing and having my mom along was great. I was also very proud of my husband, because they had free Wi-Fi so of course he brought his computer but I razzed him about it for we were only there for 3 days and he didn't get it out once...The only bad part is that the weekend was over to fast, but it is something that I think we will repeat next year.

Now for the bad, my husband is off to Israel for a week and I really do not want him to go. I am so scared for him to be going there since it isn't the safest place to go and he is so very far away. As everyone knows I worry about every little thing, from the plane crashing, to something bad there happening. I knew it would happen eventually for his work, but I am not ready. Then I feel guilty because when he is gone, I put Julie in a summer camp that is from 9-4. It will be a great break for me, but I feel bad like I am pawning her off. I don't know how people work and leave their babies and kids to be taken care of by someone else all the time. So much of things that they do are missed, and I give those moms credit for although being a stay at home mom is challenging, I am with my kids all the time, and before I know it they will be all grown up.

Now for the ugly. My grandma came home from her second stay in the hospital on Mother's day and although she is looking much better we know it is only a matter of time. Her body is failing and shutting down, she wont eat enough so she doesn't have enough protein and other vital things in her body which isn't helping matters. Worst of all, today her Dr decided that it was time to put her in hospice care. Although she will remain at my moms house, she will have a nurse visit her 4 times per week. It will help my mom out, but it is just another reminder of how short her time left really is.