Today was class day. I told the students that we would only have one more class -- I will try to be there next week, but the news about my Dad isn't good and I may have to leave before then.
YD's surgery is Friday morning and she and V will be staying at our house until she can be alone. After that, I plan to commit my time to my parents. ( I did get a glowing report on the facility that will do daughter's surgery -- it is in a small nearby town and I had some reservations about it, but a friend said it is a wonderful place. That has eased my concerns.) Meanwhile, my oldest daughter will fly to Austin on Sunday to be there for Mother until I can get there. I am so thankful that she is willing to commit this time -- she will have to spend her birthday there. Not what we would have planned for her, but we do what we have to do.

Back to my students, I felt that class was rather disjointed -- I confess, my mind wasn't on English. However, my students brought back their homework and they did some good work on their papers. I was proud of them! Today I gave them an exercise written for 3rd and 4th graders and they found it VERY hard. That gives me some information to work with. We walked through the exercise and did it together and they seemed to understand it by the end. Not know it, but somewhat understand it. We also worked with matching subject and verb as to singular and plural. We've done a little of this before, but they were struggling today. We were all struggling, I guess.

Mom said that Dad has been asleep all day -- he is sitting in his favorite chair. When he is awake, he is very disoriented. I think he is losing brain cells. The end may be close, now. My heart is so heavy at this time. I am so thankful that I have my precious Lord to comfort me when it all seems so overwhelming.