Sadness

We have had some family sadness this week. First, Jon's uncle had a massive heart attack while vacationing with his wife in Texas. He had to have emergency surgery, first an angioplasty and then open-heart surgery, and he is stuck in Texas for at least three weeks while he recovers. He got out of the ICU yesterday, so that is a good sign. I can't imagine being stuck out of state while going through such an ordeal. We hope Jon's uncle and aunt are doing well and can come home soon.

Then last night my step-mom's father passed away. He had been sick for a while and had really deteriorated in the last few days, but it is still sad. My dad, Dani, and the girls had been planning a trip to Denver this weekend to see Evelyn, but they only made it to Rock Springs Wyoming last night before getting the news. I wish so much that I could see them, but of course they need to go back home.

These events are just a reminder that we are all getting older, that life is short, and we should love the people in our lives every day we have them with us.

This weekend Jon is going to L.A. for a convention so it will just be Evelyn and me at the house. Our neighborhood association is holding an easter egg hunt on Saturday and the signs around the area indicate this hunt will be happening on my front yard. That can't be right; surely someone would have told us. Maybe it is the nice old lady across the street that is hosting the hunt. I don't know. I guess I'll find out on Saturday! I might dress Evie up in her cutest little dress to go "hunting" for Easter eggs with the other neighborhood kids. Of course it is supposed to rain all weekend so we'll see how this all goes.

I do not look forward to a weekend alone with Evelyn. She is a lot of work and I need that extra adult around to keep things sane. Sigh. It will be fine. Just one weekend...

And here is a question to end my random sad post:
Why are there no Asian cooking shows on the Food Network? In their hours and hours of programming, there isn't a single asian cooking show, not to mention the complete lack of asian cooks! I find this mysterious.