It started out fine

That would be the holiday weekend. We took Fancy and headed to Merritt Island with pies and rice krispy treats. It was wonderful to see the granddaughters. Michael made an incredible meal and we tried not to stuff ourselves too much. Sheila and Michelle spent the afternoon packing for trip to Boston. We took some of the bags in our truck and Michael took the rest in the car. Michelle rode with him and Sheila rode with us. Does that let you know how much luggage they had? Really only 3 checked bags plus 1 carry-on apiece plus the cat.
Got home and had a message from my sister Mellan. I figured she called to say Happy Thanksgiving, and I was looking forward to talking to her. Instead it was a message from her husband that she was in the hospital with pneumonia. That was a surprise as she had been getting so much better and her appetite was returning. I called him back and told him to tell her to be home by Thursday when we would be coming to Clermont to visit. We joked about that and he said he would be sure and tell her and give her incentive. On Friday, I talked with my niece and there wasn't much change, but they were hooking up the dialysis to remove some fluid.
My niece called me around 9:30pm to let me know that her mother, my older sister had passed away. Could hardly take it in and believe it. Seems there was just too much fluid in her lungs and surrounding her organs and there was just nothing they could do.
We drove to Clermont on Saturday and spent the day. Found out that the family had been able to be by her bedside and say their "good-byes". That will mean so much to them as time goes on. Most of the day we just helped each other cry. So hard.
There will be a memorial service next Sunday and we expect many coming from out of state.
Thanks to all of you who have prayed for Mellan over the years. Now please pray for her family as we all struggle thru this and get used to the new "normal" of our lives.
God Bless