Bring on the Rain - Part 3

[SueS]

Rob-

Yeah, no need to comment on my H. I know how you feel. My posts are partly for me to journal and get it all out...even when it may seem repetitive to to others.

And, the new homebuilder site that he doesn't know anything about looking at.....yeah, it's near where OW lives.

My dad....Ya gotta love him. He's a funny guy. He's so laid back and so good with D4. When we were growing up, my dad was working out of town all the time. We barely got to see him and I really mean that. He was an alcoholic too. Not mean, just sloppy. My dad was an INCREDIBLE fast pitch softball player. He's in the SD softball hall of fame! We spent every weekend in the summer in a different city in the midwest at tournaments. During school, he'd work longer hours, often 7 days a week, out of town. We loved him, but didn't really know him. With my sister's kids, he worked closer to home and spent more time with them. Now he's retired and spends as much time with D4 as he can. He even came down here for 2 weeks a few years ago to help us out when we were switching daycares. He admits to my mom that he wishes he could go back and do it over with my sister and I. Anyway, last year at this time he had just finished his radiation & chemo therapy for his throat cancer, but was still on a feeding tube. I remember while he was recovering from surgery and during his raditation he couldn't really talk. We'd become accustom to talking about politics, sports, history....life in general. I couldn't wait for him to be able to talk again. I missed him. Dad's always been pretty relaxed, but it's incredible to see how well he's doing and how much more relaxed and....take it as it comes....he is. What a difference a year makes for all of us!

SueS