Wednesday, April 8, 2009

March and April

















Wow March and April and spring is coming. Life changes and many more happenings in the Ziegler Family.

First of all the family picture is the first picture we have had done as a family since Nichole and Peter's wedding. Far to Long.

The end of March Brought on a new change in our house. Mariah and Diana Moved To Salt Lake City Utah. This is a fun and exiting adventure for them and a sad time back here in Illinois. The house feels empty with just one at home. Eric is loving his being an only child and the fact that he gets the big room. After it is painted of course.

Dad (Jerome) is not doing very well his Alzheimer's is progressing and he is in the final stages of the terrible disease. He is under hospice care now. I visit several days a week and stay for several hours. sometimes reading, sometimes holding his hand and other times feeding him so he will eat something.

He is down to 176 pound to thin for a man that is 6 foot tall. He talks the last few days about how these people he does not know are asking him for something he cant give them and how others are asking him to go with him but he cant go till he finds what the others are asking him for. I feel his time is short.

The picture of him above is from April 8, 2009 he is listening to Ravel's - Bolero.

Well that is all for now. Keep smiling My Love to all Jo Ellen