Oh my.... this is something else. Looking at the finished (but not yet dry) end product, it's really nice - but oh my goodness, I'm sore.
Moving the rock, pouring the mortar... it's been an interesting day just learning how to do this and then doing it. I'm more than pleased since we all did it as a family.
We did however get a call today while we were working on this all day. Eunice (Matt's grandmom who's 94) was rushed to the emergency room this afternoon. She hadn't told anyone that she had been steadily losing weight for a month now or that she was swelling in her upper extremities - causing little things - like wearing a bra - cut into her. She had gotten into the car to go to the Eastern Star 100th year in Throckmorton when she was sick in the car repeatedly. Her blood pressure was up.
Joy and Meghan (who were in Throckmorton) left to go to Arlington to be with Grandmom and then Mike brought Meghan home. As the night progressed, it seemed that they were able to find out something of what's going on. It's her liver. Not quite sure exactly what's going on with that, but as the days progress, I'm sure that we'll learn more.
If this is something worse, I'm just glad that we had the opportunity to have Grandmom here on Thanksgiving and to be able to see her at Christmas.
