The day after coming back to Victoria I received a phone call informing me that my beloved Grandad (pictured, with me and Maya, in the previous post) has passed away. It wasn't really unexpected - he had been in the hospital for over a week - and there was definitely a few indications that it was his time ... but of course there was still some sadness in hearing the news. I stayed in Victoria until Wednesday morning, and then flew back to Ontario so that I could be with my family for the wake and the funeral. It was wonderful to get to spend some more time with them, as always, and the service in celebration of Grandad's life went very well and smoothly. I love that he can finally breathe with ease. Nanna is thankfully doing well, and is nicely settling into a retirement residence (as is Gruffy, her cat :)).
As a side note - there's nothing quite like a fire to put one into a musing mode. That and the hottub ... I won't lie: they are two of the reasons I enjoy being home :) I flew back to Victoria on the Friday evening (the 11th) ... and was a bit glad to think I wouldn't be on an airplane again for a while. Since I got back my days have been an interesting mix of church-related things, work, school, and hockey, with a bit of other sport mixed in. I've been busy, but am working on more properly scheduling my time, because I definitely waste a bit too much of it ... and yes, I've been convicted of it.
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It was great to get to see you for a little extra time even though the circumstances were what they were. I hear Nana is doing very well from recent reports.
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