Thanks to Mark, another chunk of my hair is turning gray. He finally called, last night. He's doing well, living with my parents and staying clean. He's been helping my dad, with his business.
Mark has re-broken his shoulder, though. He went out dirt-bike riding, with my oldest brother and had another wreck. He broke his shoulder and scapula, in the same places as last year.
He is also freaking out, over Sam and the babies. She is miserable - feet swollen, back aching and her stomach is turning purple, from stretch marks. I reassured him that this is all normal. She wants the doctor to induce labor and get it over with. The babies are 5 lbs. each and delivering now would be OK. The doctor, of course, prefers to let her deliver, normally.
Mark was so worried, though. The phones were out, in Cochise County and he couldn't reach Sam or any of their friends, last night. He asked me to drive him down there. Sam has a doctor's appointment, today and he was afraid that they'd induce her and not be able to reach him. I had to explain to him that that's not the way they do things.
Anyway, I took him down and he's going to stay there, for a few days. He's probably going to drive Sam crazy, fussing over her. She may break his other shoulder.
I hope that I can be there, when she does deliver. SOMEBODY is going to have to sit on Mark, to keep him from REALLY weirding out. I'd forgotten how bad nervous fathers can be.
Mark has re-broken his shoulder, though. He went out dirt-bike riding, with my oldest brother and had another wreck. He broke his shoulder and scapula, in the same places as last year.
He is also freaking out, over Sam and the babies. She is miserable - feet swollen, back aching and her stomach is turning purple, from stretch marks. I reassured him that this is all normal. She wants the doctor to induce labor and get it over with. The babies are 5 lbs. each and delivering now would be OK. The doctor, of course, prefers to let her deliver, normally.
Mark was so worried, though. The phones were out, in Cochise County and he couldn't reach Sam or any of their friends, last night. He asked me to drive him down there. Sam has a doctor's appointment, today and he was afraid that they'd induce her and not be able to reach him. I had to explain to him that that's not the way they do things.
Anyway, I took him down and he's going to stay there, for a few days. He's probably going to drive Sam crazy, fussing over her. She may break his other shoulder.