lonely

My nights lately have gotten pretty lonely. Chris is home really late in the evening practically every night with this play she's in now. Ollie keeps me company, and I take him to the dog park and stuff, but I miss Chris.

Home back to normal

The grandmother left yesterday and I was amused by how exhausted I felt. I certain sense of relief washes over you when houseguests on an extended stay finally leave. I don't think it would have been so weird if I had more in common with my grandmother. Maybe that sounds cold and heartless but remember, I had only met this woman four times in my life. How often do you invite 74 year old, distant aquaintances to stay with you for a few days?

Grandmother

All of my grandparents, but one, are dead. The living one, my paternal grandmother, does her living mostly in Austrailia. every decade or so she does a world tour to basically visit some or all of her progeny, which at 74 is a considerable number of people most of whom are smart, successful, cosmopolitan types. This woman was an amazing breeder in her day, having 8 children of her own, and another 6 step-children. All 14 of her kids were given a strong reproduction ethic and each in turn has had between 1 and 3 kids of thier own (29-30 grandkids in all). I am her oldest grandchild and my father is her oldest child. I have only met this woman four times in my life but she has stayed in steady contact with me by email and hand-written correspondence. She remains quick-witted and devoutly baptist.

She will be visiting us today and staying in our guest room for three days. I expect her stay to be interesting and painfully awkward.