From the Hospital 2.0

This is not exactly the way that I wanted to start out 2013, but it is what it is.  The last time I posted from the hospital, it was because my mom was having surgery for some pancreas issues.  This time I'm here because my grandmother fell on New Year's Day and broke her left hip.  Luckily (I guess) my parents and my aunt and uncle had just moved her into assisted living, so after she fell she was able to pull a little emergency cord and have help right away.  Yesterday I drove back from Columbus and spent four or five hours with her in her hospital room.  I arrived today just a little too late to see her into surgery, which made me sad, but I'm here waiting with my dad until she gets out.  

I'm not exactly one for prayer, but I do believe in the power of positive thinking, so if you could send some nice thoughts over to the Cleveland Clinic for my grandma, that would be nice.  She's very scared and sad that this happened (especially at the start of a new year), so we've been trying to comfort her as much as possible.  She is an awesome, fun, and feisty little lady, so I'm hoping she finds the positive mental attitude she's going to need to get through this.

Here we are at my graduation party in May.  I have to say, I really like the angle at which she chose to wear that mustache.  It's a little diabolical.

That's all for today.  No nails yet.  But here's hoping things look up.