Home again. The ups and the downs of life.

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Went 2 hours south where I used to live until over 12 years ago and spent time with my youngest girl and her husband and the two little fellows. It took some juggling to manage it all, but I can say we did it. No, my son isn't magically well. But they drove up from Florida to see his family and us, and they stayed there as the son in law has family there and south of there, so it was sort of halfway. They stayed in a BNB that belongs to a friend of ours, it's not fancy but very homey and nice, a small lake, near a large creek that flows for miles and of course turned into a river with all of the rain they had. Luckily the home, which is referred to as a big cabin but isn't really a cabin, is on a hill above the water sources so when it flooded, we were not affected. We had meals together, the little boys just loved fishing in the little lake and seeing all the active wildlife. (It's pretty remote, but not far from the town itself). I lost track of all of the adult deer, tiny fawns, red foxes, endless birds, etc. One day a ground hog came up to the big porch and stared at us through the glass door. The little guys were thrilled. They caught some fish and were very, very proud of that. Even the little guy baited his own hook. The fish weren't big, and we tossed them back in... they also had a lot of turtle sightings and several tiny turtles were ''played with'' but they were returned to their home, so all is well. After son in law's uncle passes on, when his organs are harvested for transplants and the machines are turned off, he will no doubt have to come back for a memorial service at some point. Nothing is decided, it's just too hard right now. The picture is not the best, but hey...my little grandson wanted to take the picture of the forest glade behind the cabin. We couldn't get the lighting right no matter what, it was so off and on with rain, etc. But he wanted to take the picture. He loved all the wildlife, and he and his little brother had a lot of fun. I personally think that spot is so special...I can picture a wedding or a family picture taken there, but it was way, way too wet to walk in the glade! We had son to worry about and shuffle somewhat so he could rest, etc. He wanted to go see his sister and everyone, but of course wasn't really well enough to do all the activities, but we took turns and my bestie helped us see to it that someone was with him, so it worked out. They were here one day when my son in law's uncle, his Mom's brother, had a massive coronary and was found in his yard, face down in the grass. He wasn't breathing when the paramedics got there, they did manage to get his heart and breathing started again. However, he is in ICU at a hospital and has been since Tuesday...no brain activity. This caused a lot of worry and tension, of course...it was discovered he had a 'do not resuscitate' order as he had one bad heart attack several years ago, so they have had to keep him on a respirator/ventilator all week until all of the forms and such are lined up, as he is an organ donor as well. The organ donor thing will be done by several doctors on Monday and then of course he will no longer be living...it was hard and there were a lot of tears. His mom came and she was upset as well, of course--this is her little brother and they were the only ones left in their family. Many of us know it's a kick in the heart to be the last surviving person in our family and lose all the siblings, etc. Just a hard time for them.