Its been busy, thats for sure, also with lots of fun and lots of sad times too, but generally we are enjoying a lot the opportunity to be useful, see family, and help out around the house.
We generally have been heading out early each morning, but have been able to spend a bit of time with Grandpa, who is still doing things around the farm that make him feel good. The other day I caught this late morning shot of him on his Mahindra tractor and I couldn't resist taking a picture.
We haven't been able to help out at all around the farm, but thats okay maybe next spring we'll come up and do some work.
We have, on the other hand, been able to get grandma's new place almost (almost) set up. We still have a few more minor things to do, we plan on heading back monday to leave it ready for a first impression, but the main stuff is done.
Furniture in place, almost 100 boxes unpacked, pictures hung and books and bits and bobs arranged, hopefully this can feel like home for her.
Its a nice place, and she no longer has to worry about getting her lawn mowed - I've even found some cool benches around the property - nice places to sit that I hope I get a chance to show her someday.
But so far grandma hasn't made it home yet :(
But my wife found this old picture, from 1996, in her photo albums. It shows me with my parents and grandpa, my dad's dad, the same one from the tractor. Grandma, my mom's mom, is not in the picture but she recognized it immediately, from her house at the 'after party' to my first communion.
The two pictures on the wall I recently hung in her new hallway.
Somehow the new apartment has her energy, but not her. I think she'll like it, but she has to make it.
The whole processes has been hard on @snook, and we haven't had much time to spend with her really either. Just been running around putting out the most urgent fires. But we did get to eat a fish fry dinner with them, including grandma, on Friday.
There were some nice laughs, and it was good to get a group together for a meal.
We head back to Colombia this week, and I feel like we are leaving the main job half done, which was - get grandma into her new apartment.
And when you only come up once a year, everybody feels like they didn't quite see you enough.
We saw this uncle for about ten minutes, and it reminded me of something he said to us a few years ago -
"Alex it's better to go back when everybody is still sad to see you leave, and not wait around until they are happy to see you go."
Wise words, but not much solice, I'm going to miss them all and probably hope to come up next spring instead of waiting a year.
Good times with family, sad to leave them especially as you live so far away but it's always about making memories when you can. Hope @snook is keeping well too. I've built up a little stake of INCOME now, really nice incentive for people. If you ever get chance to look at your Hive Engine votes - I would love for you to consider my Witness c0ff33a
You got my vote! I see you are ranked 20 now - welcome to the club!
Thank you for the support, with the decaying votes the Hive Engine witness table is finally alive and dynamic so spots are moving about all the time! Keep busy and enjoying life.
When are you coming to Colombia? Let me know, I've learned a thing or two about single origin coffees since we last spoke!
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Man, it's so good to see people so happy with simplicity! In the photos you can see that the whole family is happy and enjoying, family, nature, it's moments like this that give us peace and happiness!
It's kinda sad to live far away from your family. I am sure people can never expect to feel happy when you leave 👈
When she arrives she will be happy
It's a good thing that some people do have grandparents
Mine doesn't even look at me 😔
How old are you?
How old are your Grandparents?
Were you brought up around them? Like did your parents take you to their house when you were younger?
Do you live near them now? or near enough you could see them?
I need these answers to help you have Grandparents. XoX
I will not answer the other questions
For privacy
I may not live near you
But I can tell you that my grandmother was mean to my mother's side of the family.
Not just "grandma" but the other family.
We never counted on them when my family needed them.
It's kind of a sad story
Good that some people have a good grandmother
Don't feel bad for me now I have my cats and my own family.
PD: I HATE UNNECESSARY DRAMA 😔.
Family = drama
it goes hand in hand
The question is...is it worth fighting for...
I think it is. Do not let this post fool you into thinking this move for my Mom has been all rainbows and unicorns. Many loud words have been spoken and many more to come before my Mom gets to go into her new apartment.
ps. family and the word unnecessary do not belong in the same place. Just my POV
It's good your point of view is
it is good to express one's point of view, people understand each other by talking :-)
It makes me a little homesick, the whole family thing and for example going far away is very difficult to cope with.
I am very fond of driving the tractor myself and also drive within the village the way we see you go to visit with your friends and family all these places are more beautiful than that. The human mind is relaxed.