Dinner for the Matriarch

 Grandma's caretaker is on vacation

Again, we are taking turns taking dinner in for Grandma Ison

She only eats a little . . . .

half a bowl of stew and one fourth a slice of toast tonight

Thanks again you all

for helping her out

She so loves the visits

When I showed her the picture taken, above

we discovered that it showed her and Grandpa together

We liked that

"Why'd he have to go and leave me!"

she declared with a wistful chuckle



Tonight she kept studying the picture of

Tiffany and Darrin's family

I think she said "amazing" thirteen times

as she contemplated this wonderful "new" family

I told her the names over and over again as she asked questions

She had one thing securely in mind

Several times she said

"He's getting ready to go on a mission"

pointing to Scott, with obvious pleasure

You have a fan club, Elder Tanner!

When I arrived at her home

I found she had navigated down all the stairs

She was in one of the downstairs bedrooms

puttering through stacks of organized stuff

"It's been such a long time since I've been down here I didn't remember what was here"
She peeked into each room

adding a little comment

 before I could talk her into going back up the stairs for some dinner

I stayed right behind her

as she pulled herself up one step at at time

I kind of held my breath . . .I didn't know whether to be scared or amazed!