Judy's 5 weeks at home

 

          

                      The month of September began with Henk taking Judy 

                      to the airport at Schiphol so that she could make another 

                      trip back home to get some health problems resolved.  

                     Everything went very well and she was also able to spend 

                     some time with each of the grandchildren and their families. 

 

 

There were only 11 people on the plane leaving from Amsterdam.

Judy's first Sunday with the Staley's,    Adey, Elly, Seth, Isaac and Ian.  They were Judy's caregivers during this trip along with their parents, Benjamin and Kimberly.  What great thoughtful and loving care they all gave.  Cayden, who is serving his mission in Tennessee was a great support in his role as long-distance caregiver.  He called regularly and gave much encouragement and love.
                                                                                                                                                                                                     

Judy also got to meet little Jack in person. He is now 3 months old.   (so much better than on WhatsApp)!

                        

                 

       They had a backyard painting class to which most of the older grandkids came.   Look how intent everyone looks as they are painting.

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They did a separate          class for the smaller    ones like Lucy, Emmy, Makenna and Rosie later on.

    Above we see Grandma with    

Austin, Thijs, Ethan, Halley & Ammon

                            then        

           Spencer, Jaycie and Trevor                    and then Ian, Isaac, Elly and Adey

 

on the next picture we see Evy and Ethan showing their painting skills. 

             It was a time of laughter 

                       and lots of fun.

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          Afterwards we all ate pizza                                   together.

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That first weekend was very warm 

   so the kids were happy to play 

      water games to cool down.  

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On Tuesday the 8th Kimberly took Judy to the Riverton hospital for        the surgery and a few hours             later she was in her room             where she stayed overnight.   

   The hospital staff treated her well             and it didn't take long for               Judy to find her appetite.

The next day she was wheeled out   and released into Kim's care to begin the recuperation process.                                                                                                                        

The days after surgery were filled with resting, talking to Henk and friends on the phone and receiving visits  from the family such as her sister, Eve.  

 Ammon, Ian and Elly taught Grandma some new card games to help keep her awake.  She also enjoyed playing some of the good ol' table games like rummikube and tri-ominos with some of the Staley's.   And, oh yes, she even played "Dr Mario" with Isaac and she watched "Good Witch" with Adey, Elly and Kim (& whoever else happened to get interested as they passed by).    

                                                      Visiting was wonderful, whether it    was to talk and share "chocolate    covered peppernoten"   (a favorite Christmas treat that showed up again on the store shelves just right before she left on this trip),            or building a car from legos with Thijs.                               

Judy also enjoyed "Storytime with Grandma" over the phone 3 times a week with Ty and Anna's girls. Jack began to recognize Grandma's voice over the phone and when he saw her in person he matched the voice with her face and would smile when Grandma talked and played with him.  That was a big & comforting breakthrough for Grandma. 

                                                                                                                      💗                                                                                                                               Several times Stacey & Jon sent lunch with their  kids (one or two at a time) so they could have lunch with Grandma.  Later that week because of an abundance of apples on the tree in the backyard, the Farnsworth's and Grandma had an applesauce making and canning lesson together.   Everyone was involved in this delicious endevor.                                                                                                      In this picture we see: Ammon, (standing)                   Emmy, Austin, Thijs, Halley, & Curtis with Jon                                                                                                                                                                                                         and here is  ...                                                                                                                                             Ethan   🢃

( Loved those garden fresh tomato sandwiches!! )

                                                   freshly picked from Ethan's garden.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Just 3 days after the twins, Isaac and Adey's 17th birthday they had an appointment to get their wisdom teeth removed.          (it was the same day that Trevor had his removed as well)      It was great to see the twins right after their procedure because they were both still under the influence of the anesthetic medication and told very funny stories and jokes.   Adey thought it was great that they wore matching clothes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     💝😆💖                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                                    Sunday the 27th, was Ty's birthday and it ended up being a special day       not only for Ty but also for Trevor and little Jack.                                      Trevor had a very important announcement that he wanted to share with all of his grandparents, aunts & uncles,  & all his cousins.  He chose to have everyone come to his Grandma and Grandpa Hunt's back yard (Grandpa D. came virtually) where he opened his email from the First Presidency and read his mission call letter to us all.   He is going to serve in the Richmond, Virginia Mission beginning  with 3 weeks of online MTC the first week of November.                                                                                                                                                             

  

The excitement continued ...

Judy was invited to join

                  Ty and Anna's family for dinner and then             for baby Jack's blessing.

    It was great to be there with 

Ty and Anna, Joey, 

 Evy, Jack, Lucy 

  and Rosie  

    along with Anna's parents, 

      Eric and Joy Johnson, 

       for this special occasion. 

           The following Sunday morning Judy was invited to have breakfast and watch conference                   at Kevin and Meghan's house 

with them and Carter, Mason and Makenna.  

                                               Jeff, Alison, Trevor, Spencer and Jaycie were also there.                         

      That afternoon she went to Farnsworth's to celebrate                                                      🎈Austin's 17th birthday 🎂                                                and to watch the last session of conference with them.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The next day was packing day and then the five weeks were over.       It was time to fly back home to Zoetermeer and to dear Henk who had been alone all of these weeks.

The early morning sun is not even over the mountains yet in SLC.  The airplane from Dallas to Amsterdam had only 21 people on it so it was a very comfortable flight.  Judy went in style by wheelchair in all the airports following her doctor's orders to very be careful.          Halley and the other's tracked Grandma's flight  on their school chrome books until it got too late and they had to go to bed.  Grandma arrived in Amsterdam at 8:00 am (Netherland's time) which was 12 midnight in Utah.