I am sitting here downloading pictures from today and thinking about how a status update sometimes just isn't enough. We've had a great Christmas with lots of laughter, good food, good conversation and fun. We've also tried to make the best of an uncomfortable situation.

We have had much to deal with in the last week. Nanni fell on Tuesday afternoon after the annual "Generation Tea" with Maureen, Jen, Lauren and Skip. She spent two nights in the hospital and will most likely never return to her own home. She is very weak and is sleeping a lot. We are all doing what we can to help out, but it will be a difficult change for everyone.

Tonight just as we were winding down at Maureen and Skip's I got a call from Nana that she had fallen and hit her head. I stayed on the phone with her until my Uncle Jim arrived to asses her and decide whether she needed medical attention. This put the whole family on alert. Uncle Jim called and said she was fine and that the nurses would be checking in on her every couple of hours. I am anxiously waiting for her call in the morning.

There is much to think about and much to do in the upcoming weeks to make sure our Nana's are cared for and will be comfortable with whatever time they have left with us. We have reached a point where we need to make decisions for them. Not a thing anyone wants to deal with.

It's tough to get old. It's tough to watch someone get old. It's tough to come to terms with our responsibilities for each other as we get older. Each life has been a heck of a trip and it's difficult to watch as memories slide away, strength dwindles, movements are slower and cognition wanes. There's a lot of love in this family and we will help each other through the latest that has been thrust upon us.