On February 19th we flew back to California because Kenric’s Mom had been admitted to the hospital. These past three weeks spent at Kenric’s parents’ home in San Jose, California went by really quickly. His Mom is recovering nicely, but there are still many follow-up appointments. Thank you for all your well-wishes. She was admitted to the hospital on Valentine’s Day, and we arrived on Thursday, February 20th, the day after she came home.
Every day, I witnessed his Dad’s total dedication, attention, love and care for his Mom. Starting with presenting her with the Valentine’s Day card that he didn’t get to give her on that scary day, to driving her to her many appointments, to knowing every single detail about her medicine and diagnoses, to keeping track of which of her friends was bringing dinner, to making sure she was drinking enough water, to sorting out which magazines should be recycled when she was done cutting out the recipes, to doing laundry; he was tireless, patient and jovial. It was amazing and comforting to me.
♥️ Kenric’s parents.
Kenric and I helped out where we could and as assigned. We have also been busy cooking and baking. When we leave for Greece tomorrow, their freezers will be stocked with:
43 servings of 5 different dishes 13 servings of chicken soup 10 squares of breakfast casserole 36 pancakes 446 cookies 300 chocolate rum balls 1 chocolate cake
The Irish Pork Stew is Kenric’s Dad’s favorite. If you feel like making it for St. Patrick’s Day, here’s the recipe. This family definitely has a sweet tooth.
Worried about bring the virus into the house
Kenric and I have been diligent about washing our hands, keeping our distance from other people at the stores, Kaiser Medical Center, etc., but we were still worried about bringing the Coronavirus home.
It’s been a wonderful three weeks despite the circumstances. Kenric’s parents are really easygoing. We enjoy chatting with them, and watching Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, and even shows on the Hallmark Channel. They brought us out for Mexican food which we greatly missed, we got Chinese take-out, and for our farewell dinner tonight, they went to pick up Mexican food (of course!) while we finished packing.
Kenric didn’t really enjoy polishing the stainless steel, but he was relieved because that meant we were done with all the baking and cooking. “Do not leave any fingerprints!”
We will miss them, but we’re sure they will enjoy having their house back, and the peace and quiet, until Kenric’s sister visits to make sure their Mom is drinking A LOT of water.
Related Posts
Quarantine in Koukaki Had we not flown back to California to visit Kenric’s Mom who was in the hospital, our last few weeks would have been spent in…
Valentine’s Day With Grandma Our Valentine’s Day card from Grandma was waiting for us at breakfast. I thought about leaving her card on the table last night, but we…
Our Turn to Leave California We had a busy two weeks in San Jose while staying at Kenric's parents' house. We finally emptied the storage unit. We got to admire…
We're Total Freeloaders We’ve visited Arna’s apartment twice and met up for dinner once. She’s really busy because she’s guiding as many tours as she can before the…
Grandma's 94th Birthday The last time I yapped about our lives with Grandma was the day before her birthday. That Saturday afternoon, we had a toilet disaster. Thankfully,…
