Yea, we did. IC finally got to the point with his family where he's tired of trying to keep up the struggle to connect with them. It's been a long 20 some odd years for him...and finally he just dropped the rope and walked away.
I don't want to seem cruel or cold-hearted but given everything else going on in his life...I'm glad he did. It was just real nice having my boy relaxed and at ease for the holiday instead of having the tension felt at his mom's. We didn't make a big deal of the day it was just....nice !
It was great to get some Florida sunshine...my daughter said to me yesterday that she has this desire to turn up the volume of the sun here.
Well have her turn up the volume over Michigan as well since we probably won't see much of the sun until April
What part are you going to?
Jupiter area (east coast) That is where we used to live. My parents still live in the area. My dad is in a nursing home. He suffered a stroke a few years back but the alzheimer's had already set in. It will be good to see him even though he won't know who I am He tells stories about sky diving, driving race cars etc.. all from his nursing home bed ! He believes them so we go along with them, he's having fun! but it's just really sad for the rest of the family to basically have to re-introduce yourself to him each day as his daughter
My guess is that IC wants to see the mouse( sure, IC, the kids want to go).
LOL. Yea, the third child I never had IC's got big plans. He's got some buddies still down there and they have off-shore fishing trips (another of IC's loves), BBQ's, and a scuba diving trip planned I'm not sure how this is all going to go over given that he'll be just a week or two removed from his second chemo treatment. I might have to play the parental role and nix some of these plans. IC and his type 4 attitude seems to think he can walk on water sometimes And yes, I'll probably take him to see the mouse
I am not sure why I allowed old stuff to get the best of me in the beginning of the trip. I thought I was beyond that, but apparently not. Hard to ditch fear, anger, hurt. I was really trying to push him away, or maybe create some drama. Anyway, we ended up having a loving, happy time.
I still don't know the jist of all your story...I've tried looking back on it but can't find anything older than like Sept ??
I'm glad you had a good time, although I must say that I was with IC on the hopes of the lovin' in the elevator scenario for ya
My next trip is also over the Christmas holidays, to Israel, for my son's Bar Mitzvah. I am trying really hard not to think about it.
Israel !! Wow !
Miss IC, Ever since your boy first landed here, he's been trouble. To think he made a fuss over Southern accents when he knows I have a perfetly fine Long Island one---well, enough said.
From the stories I've heard..{odd I know, but I've become best friends with IC's old high school sweetheart, she's dating one of IC's hockey buddies} IC's been trouble since he hit puberty
Journey calls Miss IC on her bat phone, the one with the red light emergency signal. "Yes, Miss IC, he's causing trouble again."
I'm already on it Journey, Southern Girl, & Red....any bidding on how many lashes he is to receive on your behalfs I'll keep the duct tape on so as not to wake the neighbors some 40 acres over. I'll take it off when the time is right
IC's got big plans. He's got some buddies still down there and they have off-shore fishing trips (another of IC's loves), BBQ's, and a scuba diving trip planned 
I'm not sure how this is all going to go over given that he'll be just a week or two removed from his second chemo treatment. I might have to play the parental role and nix some of these plans. IC and his type 4 attitude seems to think he can walk on water sometimes And yes, I'll probably take him to see the mouse 
