Gotta Keep Trying 2

[givingitmyall]

Yep IWITW. Think its PMS week. Sorry ladies, but that's a fact!

[Dia]

<Dia gives GIMA the evil eye, frying pan to the head glare, then laughs>

So what do you males call it when you all get grumpy at the same time? Golf?

<sweet grin>

Just joking with you, GIMA.

[givingitmyall]

<Dia gives GIMA the evil eye, frying pan to the head glare, then laughs>

So what do you males call it when you all get grumpy at the same time? Golf?

<sweet grin>

Just joking with you, GIMA

Yes, Dia, I know. One thing I haven't lost throughout this process is my sense of humor.

Really will be funny when she opens the refrigerator (extra one we have in the garage) and sees an extra bag of spinach. I suspect I may get an IM, but it doesn't matter anyway. There is that matter of the opened 2.5 lb bag of spinach. Looks like salads and sauted spinach this weekend.

[Energizer Bunny]

Maybe we all need a little more spinach. It will make us strong enough to get through all of this

"Strong to the finish, cause I eats me spinach"

[mac-ct]

Gima - don't mess with dia

I LOVE the Golf "shot"

There IS a reason why it spells flog backwards

gima - 2.5 lbs will keep you so regular. Hehehehe

gma - a Popeye fan eh?

Mac

[Orich]

I like creamed spinach. Oh how I love mom's homemade creamed spinach. I was the only kid I knew who ate spinach.





Please excuse my spinach rant.
Mmmm... spinach...

[givingitmyall]

We are past the spinach debacle. Don't know if she's noticed yet that there is now one, freshly opened bag in the garage refigerator. But, I don't care.

On a sadder note, the house phone rang this am at 6:15 - which is never good. My grandfather (dad's father) passed away this morning at around 6:00 am. While it is always sad when you lose a loved one, he had been in poor health for the last few years and it was just his time. Either later today or first thing tomorrow morning, I will be making the 3-4 hour drive to the town where my family lives for the funeral and to be there for my grandmother (they had been married for over 60 years and were a shining example of how a married couple should be - not perfect, but happy).

I will probably go down alone, then have W and the kids come down for the funeral. There really is not a lot for the kids to do, and I do not want them around a bunch of bummed out adults and old people. I also don't want W around all of my family (they know we are having problems), lest one of them slip up and try to "help" me. So, the less she is around them, the better. Plus, I don't want her to feel uncomfortable around them - I don't know why I am concerned about that though, but I am.

I told W this morning about my grandfather's passing, and she said she was sorry and asked what she could do to help. It didn't occur to me at the time, but she did not reach out to touch me, hug me or kiss me. That only occurred to me after I had headed off to the shower to get ready. It doesn't really disappoint me. I actually thought it was odd how I have become so used to not having that that it did NOT strike me as unusual at the time (in fact, it didn't even occur to me at the time). Suppose it's the detachment.

Anyway, I will miss my grandfather, but he was ready to move on - he told me that on the last few visits I had with him. He's in a better place.

For some reason, I felt compelled to pick up two dozen doughnuts for my office this morning. I just felt like doing something little that might brighten their day. Felt good.

Happy Friday to everyone.

[Dia]

Wow, GIMA. I am so sorry to hear this, but yes, he's in a better place.

My grandmother is just the same - her knee doesn't hurt anymore, her back doesn't hurt anymore, and after 87 years of taking care of everyone in this family as best she could, she's now in a place where *she* will be taken care of, always.

You and your family are in my prayers.

Dia

[givingitmyall]

Thanks Dia.

My grandfather pretty much checked out in 2003 after my dad passed away (he was only 58 - heart attack). They had some unresolved issues, and I think my grandfather felt a lot of guilt for not making things right between them. That, and no parent should outlive their child.

[Dia]

Hmmm, doughnuts.

Near where I used to live as a child, there was an apple farm. They had the most amazing sour cream doughnuts. They were about the same size and shape as a baseball - and about the same weight. Rolled in cinnamon sugar and served hot with a glass of made-on-the-premesis apple cider. MMmMMMMmmmmmmm!