Grandpa

Charles Anthony Buenning Sr.

BUENNING, Sr. Charles Anthony Buenning, Sr., age 82, of Dayton, formerly of Columbus, Oh., passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at Hospice of Dayton. Charles attended Ohio State University where he played the trombone in the marching band. He was honored by the University as a Lifetime Member of the OSU Marching Band (TBDBITL). Charles was a longtime member of St. Leonard's Faith Community Church. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a Private First Class during WW II. Charles retired after 26 years of service as a government employee. He was preceded in death by his parents Henry and Gertrude Buenning, sister Lois Kay Buenning and his loving wife of 50 years Barbara Buenning. Charles is survived by his daughter, Jaime (Greg) Skrobot of Centerville; son, Charles (Ann) Buenning, Jr. of Beavercreek; grandchildren, Peter, Evan, and Caris Skrobot, Christy Grassel, Cyndee (Micheal) Whitaker, David, Amy, and Caitlin Buenning; and 7 great-grandchildren (Aaron, Seth, Olivia, Ethan, William, Evie, & Tristan). Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, March 16th at the Church of the Holy Angels (Dayton, OH) at 11 a.m. with Fr. Daniel Meyer officiating. Family will receive friends one hour prior to service time at the church. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Columbus, Oh. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Ave., Dayton, Ohio 45420. Condolences and or flowers may be sent to the family via the Internet on http://www.routsong.com/.Published in The Columbus Dispatch on 3/15/2007.
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Something about March

Feeling a little sad today. My (paternal) grandfather is in the hospital, responsive, but connected to all kinds of IVs and feeding tubes. My aunt (his power of attorney) is meeting today with Hospice. 8 years ago today, my Grandmother died. This can't be an easy day for my aunt.

I wouldn't say that I have been particularly close with any of my grandparents, which is, I guess, why I've always wanted my kids to be close to their grandparents. Still, I love him dearly and it hurts to know that his time left on earth is growing so much shorter. I have a lot of regrets in regards to my paternal grandparents, but that's for another time. I am thankful that my personal belief system allows me to have faith that he and my grandmother will be reunited to spend their eternities together. I bet she is excited to see him again.

I have an overwhelming desire to make the drive to the hospital this evening (about 1.5 hours away), but I am very torn. I called him this morning...he has no idea who I am anymore. That makes me so sad. I want to be there for my aunt, too, who I know must feel like she is weathering this storm all on her own. In so many respects, she truly is.


UPDATE
I just talked to my aunt. They are moving my grandfather to a hospice facility. No interventions (the IVs, the NG tube, etc.), just pain control. He has had a DNRCC since my grandmother died. He will be transported early this evening. My aunt said that he is in a great deal of pain, has extreme swelling in all extremities with very little output, and that she doesn't expect him to be here long. Pray for peace.

I've finally got links :)

Yeah, the new version of Blogger now allows me to add links to the left side of my page. It's the little things in life...

Nothing too exciting...

As I was scanning through the other blogs I try to keep up with, I decided I should at least stop in and say Hi and put up a quick update :)

Both kids are feeling much better, I've got a sinus infection now but at least mine hasn't come with all the other crud like fever, William is doing great at school, Evie is learning to read, woke up yesterday morning to find the heater inoperable but it's fixed now, haven't heard anything back from MR/DD on therapy funding, my Dad and step-mom celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary yesterday, going to play cards with the ladies tonight, traveling to Dayton to see my youngest sister sing in a concert and spend some time with my Dad's side of the family on Sunday, my grandfather has been in the hospital for about 10 days now and it isn't looking good, already starting to think about summer plans, William is trying to figure out ways for my sister and her ex to get back together so he can spend more time with his cousins, my niece turns five in just a few weeks, it's still really cold here, we continue to fight with the van, and I am starting to get excited about the possibility of looking for a house this summer...

That about sums it up for now.

Front Page and the Magic Number

Well, the whole debate involving Evie's preschool has hit more than just the local airways. It made the FRONT PAGE of the paper this morning. Check it out at www.dispatch.com It is also today's "Hot Issue" poll for the paper's website. Okay, so people are upset, but is this really front page news worthy???

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In other news, the magic number at our house for the last week is 103. That's right, for the past 7 days, one of the two kids has had a fever that hits that mark or above. And it keeps going back and forth, in 2 day cycles. If William makes it to school tomorrow, it will be the only day for the entire week. Evie fell asleep Wednesday at 11:00am and only roused twice before 7:00 this morning. That's right, nearly 18 hours of sleep. Her poor little body was worn out. Both kids are now on antibiotics though, so hopefully the improvement will be quick and drastic.