Thread:Mary 526/@comment-36309580-20190307223450/@comment-28413439-20190522181059

Nina, I am exhausted just reading about all you are doing. I wish I had some of your energy. And your Mom! I don't know how y'all do it but sounds like you are having fun and spending time with family is so important.

Our family is in different directions so we don't normally try to visit both in one weekend. Mississippi is west of us and Tennessee is north and northeast of us. Brother-in-law is still hanging on and they have moved him to the Hospice section of the hospital. He pulled out his feeding tube a couple of days ago and refuses to have it put back and he is not able to eat and keep anything down. So he knows it is his time and he doesn't want any further treatment. He is such a good man and is a Christian so he and his family know where he is going so all is well.

Elephant ears is a tropical plant, a tuber, that can grow to be a very large plant. It is called elephant ears because the leaves are very large and shaped like, well, an elephant's ear. If you are familiar with Caladiums, they are in the same family but much larger. Some plants grow to be extremely tall with leaves six feet in length and width and maybe bigger. Ours will not grow that big. Our plants are still young and are about 2 feet tall with leaves around 12 to 18 inches in length and width. The ones we had in Mississippi grew to about 6 feet so we will see how these do in Alabama.

I have not seen any caterpillars around here but mosquitoes are carrying us away. I can't be outside late in the afternoon, they eat me alive. Maybe because I am so sweet?? LOL.

Canada is a beautiful place from what I have seen in pictures and on TV. Hubby and I watched a couple of TV series that were filmed in Canada and have been awestruck by the beauty.