I need to learn how to slow down! I am constantly feeling rushed. Like I am not going to have enough time in the day to accomplish everything on my list. And with all the deaths on Tony's side of the family, last month, it's just a constant reminder that life is too short. I never made a post about it, but on January 11th, Tony and I were getting ready for work when we received a phone call from his dad saying that his Uncle Charlie was in a fire and he didn't make it. The two weeks following Charlie's death, four more family members passed away. And along with all of that, my grandmother ended up calling my mom, at about 9 am on a Sunday, telling us that my grandfather was on the floor and couldn't get up. Why she didn't call an ambulance.. I have no idea. The whole experience was definately a trip. After we all got to my Nana's house my mom finally told her to call 911 because my grandfather was having a hard time breathing. As my Nana looked for her glasses (so sh could see the numbers on the phone) I jumped up and took it upon myself to call. As I am on the phone with the dispatcher, my Nana comes over to me and asks me to tell them not to turn the sirens on! Oy vey! What are we going to do with her!? My Papa spent about a week in the hospital, still trying to recover from pneumonia. He's back at home now, but he has to wear oxygen all the time and he has a visiting nurse and physical therepist. However, he's not keeping up with his exercises. He does nothing but sit in his chair all day long. My Nana told my mom that she might as well just be by herself. The two of them are breaking my heart. My mom doesn't see my Papa making it through 2008. What a way to kick a girl when she's down.. here I was thinking that we were just going to get all the deaths out of the way back in January. This is going to be one hell of a long year. And I haven't really been able to figure out if I'm ready for it or not.