Monday

We had a very nice weekend. On Friday, Rebecca and I got a lot of stuff done. We ran around in the mornings, and then Ramy came home early and met us for lunch and ate at Red Robin. In the afternoon, Ramy went to visit his dad at the hospital, then I had a dermatologist appointment. That night, we went to pick out a ride-on car for Rebecca at Toys R Us. Unfortunately, the exact one Ramy deemed perfect has been discontinued and cannot be found, which led to a calling of all the Toys R Us' in a 50 mile radius of our house.

Saturday morning, Ramy went to the hospital to be there when they transferred his dad. He is now at Claremont Care Center and will be there in skilled care until it is determined that he is no longer making progress, and then he'll be transferred to the nursing home portion of the facility. Saturday evening, we went to a get-together at our friends Madeline and Paul's house and saw Vincent, Karen, Monica, and their families. Maddy made prime rib, Karen did the salad, Monica made creamed corn, and I brought a pound cake and made mashed potatoes while we were there. It was delicious! Rebecca enjoyed so much of the food that she massively puked at the table! Glorious!

Sunday we went to mass at 9:00 and then picked up breakfast. Then Ramy put together Rebecca's new car and took her out for a drive in it. We mostly hung out at home in the afternoon, and then we went to visit Ramy's dad last night. It is so, so sad and pitiful. As much as it hurts to not have my dad here on earth anymore, I am so glad I never had to see him the way Ramy's dad is. There truly are worse things than death.

Today, I'm cleaning the house and working on the invitations for Rebecca's birthday party. Then I'm going to attempt my first use of my new pasta rollers to make fresh, homemade pasta for dinner tonight.