Eyes and window washing

So, I heard sum more from Iris, telling me abt Mom's recent visit. Gramps started 2 walk toward the bedroom saying, "Boxcar! Boxcar! Yes!" And Iris told Mom, "He's ready 4 a nap, dear.... I'll B rite back." She went in2 the bedrm w/Gramps and helped him in2 bed. She wrote, "April, while I was tucking your grandfather in, I found myself thinking about our marriage vows. You know, the part where we said, 'for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, till death do us part?' Well, I caught myself thinking that until death parts us, it's going to be 'worse' and 'sickness,' and that when I made those vows, I was thinking they meant we stick together through all the ups and downs. But I never imagined we'd reach a point of nothing but down, down, down. And you know, I love your grandfather so much, I felt horrible for having these thoughts, and I thought I must be a horrible person to have them. And next thing I knew, I was crying."

She went on 2 say that when she came out of the bedroom, Mom was all startled, shouting, "Iris! U're crying!" And Iris didn't want 2 get in2 all that w/Mom, so she denied it, all, "No, dear. I .... have just a bit of a cold." And Mom pressed on w/"U R crying!" Mom came up all close when she was saying that, like staring @ Iris's tears so Iris cdn't deny it NEmore. Iris sez she panicked and went 4 sum awkward wordplay: "Let's just say ... if the eyez R the windowz 2 the soul .... I'm washing the windowz."

Aw, poor Iris an' Gramps. I wish I were there 2 make things a bit better. Howard, thanx 4 the e-mail U sent me 2 let me know U'd B checking on them soon.

Apes