Hi Everyone, I'm leaving for FL tomorrow morning. My Dad is in and out of consciousness and he won't be with us much longer according to the nurses. He's still at home with a full time nurse now.
I'm meeting my youngest brother in Atlanta and we're traveling to FL together from there. My D23 will come a few days later.
Let me tell you about my Dad. He is actually my S-Dad but he and my Mom have been married over 30 yrs. I loved him the first moment I saw the way he looked at my Mom. I always thought he was the smartest person I'd ever known. I always consulted him about money issues, etc. There wasn't anything he couldn't fix an there was no topic that he couldn't discuss with a great deal of knowledge.. He even put a new engine in my car when I was young and broke. Whenever he'd come to visit, I'd make sure I had a list of things that needed done around the house posted on the frig because he just "had" to be doing something!!! He read "everything" he could get his hands on and loved the Harry Potter series, especially. He had so many hobbies and interests.
He never could get through a family gathering without crying because he was so happy that we were all together. He accepted my siblings and I unconditionally from the beginning. He was without a doubt the sweetest, kindest and most unselfish person I'll ever know in my life. My family has been blessed by having him in our lives.
