As I stepped onto the deck this morning it was wet. To my surprise we got .5" of rain last night which means I do not have to water the garden today. It is not that big a deal but the rain is good for the lawn for sure. We have brown spots and I am not sure what they are from but the rain will help. I wasted yesterday as far as projects go. It was one of those days where the "get up and go" went some place where I could not find it.
It seems strange but one of the reasons for the lack of energy was the news that a HS classmate died this week. Leroy L. died in a nursing home in Forman on Tuesday. I was not good friends with him but with 65 in our class you knew everyone. He was my age of course and had been in the nursing home since 2008. That is difficult for me to think about. My wish is I NEVER have to be in a nursing home but to go in at the age of 60 or 61 and then die there 9 years later--not a good thing. I did not know Leroy as an adult but in HS he was full of fun. Not real sure why deaths like that bother me so much but perhaps it is a reminder that I am aging, not that I need a reminder. It just is I have in my mind this picture of a person and then to read about how the end of life came and what they may have been, that is difficult.
I talked to brother Dave yesterday and that is always nice. He seems to be doing OK and is now sleeping much better at night which is a great thing.
Travis is coming over today for lunch. He will be grilling his seasoned shrimp which are always delicious.
Today is a day to remember Dads but I did blog about mine yesterday. I will say that Father's Day of 1966 I gave Dad perhaps the best present I ever gave him. I was home on the farm after my freshman year in college and Dad had helped me purchase a Harley Davidson Sprint motorcycle so that I would have some wheels for the summer. Father's Day arrived and of course I had not been to town to get any kind of gift for him. So I gave him the keys to my cycle and said it was his for the day. He left down the dusty half mile road after church and we did not see him until after dark. I guess he enjoyed the ride all day. I am guessing I hit golf balls on my golf course to pass the time. When I gave him the keys I thought perhaps he would be gone an hour or so but Dad, you never knew!
I am so pleased and proud of the Dads in our family. John, Aaron and Mike all do a super job with family and it is great to see. Sometimes it is difficult to not say to myself I wish I had done that with family.
Enough for now. FP is gone and thoughts are fleeting as well.
Here we are at July and the months is Dave's. An outstanding father, dad, woodworker and a man of God he had it all. We miss him.
Happy Father's Day!! Your sons are good father's because they had a great role model!! You are a great dad as well and your kids are a testament to that on a daily basis. I always loved Dad but sometimes I wonder about his my way or the highway way of thinking. He did what he knew to do to raise us and he did a good job. You and Dave just went the next step in being just a little better with what you learned from him. It's easy to love you both knowing you've done a great job of living your lives to the fullest using the guidance of the lord. Take care and keep up the good work, it really never ends! Love Helen
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