Well, we listed our house in Friendswood for sale yesterday. The plan is to build a house on the three acres we bought from the family partnership on our farm in Falfurrias. Which means we will become permanent residents of Brooks County. A big change.
Another big change is that we are expecting our first grand baby very soon. DIL Melissa is due on June 5. She thinks child will arrive sooner. I don't quite know what to think about this. I'm excited to be sure, but I don't know what to expect. I figure I'll just roll with it. But being a grand mama is going to be a big change.
Son is having shoulder surgery this week. He evidently has a very damaged shoulder that can't wait to be fixed. It was compared to a shoulder of a 70 year old man. Matt is only 32. So, I'm going to go stay with him for several days while he recovers, so DIL can go to work. She's got to save some leave for when the baby is born. I haven't had to take care of my son since he was a very young boy. So, caring for him as a grown man could be a big change.
I have a new puppy. She's 4 months old. And she's beautiful and funny. But, I no longer can just take off and be away from home without considering my puppy. That's been a big change.
I guess the biggest change is that for the first time my siblings and I are basically alone... All grandparents are gone. Parents are gone. And with the recent passing of our Aunt Mary, the running of the small ranch that's been in the Stockton family for nearly 100 years, is left to my siblings and I. So, my sister and I will be staying here, living on the family's place west of Falfurrias, and will attempt to carry on. It's a big change for my sister and I. But, I've heard it said, the more things change, the more they stay the same.
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