Hope4us struggle, part 6

[Hope4us]

Thanks ROOT. She could move back here if it doesn't work out, but it wouldn't be quite as easy for her as it is for me to move. Our company would allow her to transfer back here, but they wouldn't provide the same transfer benefits for her as they would/will for me due to our different pay classifications (hourly vs. salaried). So sure she could move, but it would be quite a bit more expensive for her than me/us.

I can't wait to hear Puppy's comments on this next statement. Yesterday was a very good day. Even after the move talk. WW suggested we grill out, which I must say I do very well. We had chicken, tilapia (or however you spell that fish) and those great potato, green pepper and onion foil packets that you just throw on the grill. The tilapia was GREAT. lemon juice, garlic powder, Emeril's essence seasoning, pepper and it was the best grilled fish I've had in a long time.

Ok, anyway, making myself hungry, but after dinner we sat outside enjoying the evening. There were fireworks going on all afternoon around our neighborhood. WW told me that the night before there were some pretty serious fireworks just down the hill from us (not sure who was shooting them off because there's nothing but an apartment complex there and without a license in Ohio, fireworks are illegal) and she had taken some pictures with her phone and actually came up to show them to me. And a couple times her handing the phone to me to show me the different pictures my hand brushed hers and it about sent me through the roof.

We watched fireworks as long as we could stand it before the mosquitoes drove us inside. From the hill we live on we could see 5 sets of fireworks from the different communities around us. A couple of them were kind of small across the valley, but you could see them none the less.

Oh yeah, S16 texted me later in the afternoon and asked me what she said and I told him he was going to have to talk to her in person because she just didn't believe me when I told her you were ready to move with or without her. He said "ok, I'm talking to her Sunday evening. Did you put in for the transfer yet"? I told him no, my boss was out of the office Thurs so I wouldn't be able to talk to him until Monday. Doesn't really sound like someone that is confused to me about what he wants like WW says. And judging by the pained look on her face when I said he wants to move with or without her, I imagine she'll end up moving with us when she realizes we will actually move without her.

Hope everyone had a good 4th of July. And today is my Dad's birthday! I miss him so much. He's been gone over 6 years now and I still think of him every day. Not with as much sadness as was there when he first passed, but its still there. I would give anything to have him here with us still.