This Year's already Ticking Away.....

I have a few minutes before I have to go to town, I am giving my commercial property in Yellville to the Church as they need a storefront in town and I can continue to run church functions from a real office instead of my coffee table in the living room. The church is still working towards building and maintaining an animal shelter here in Marion county, We are seeking a location to hold charitable Bingo with all proceeds benefiting the Shelter.
We are fixing an outdoor place for worship where we will have our regular church services, it will be an informal, peaceful, area that will appeal to those individuals who like our more laid back form of worship.
I also would like to write again about my Family....Mom has been keeping us all informed as to Dad's progress. As of last night there seems to be a problem, my Father has not yet awakened from the surgery he had on Friday the 4th. He's not exactly in a coma, yet he can't seem to open his eyes when he is being spoken to, and he does not communicate in any other way. The Doctor seems to think this is normal, as he was heavily sedated to keep him from pulling out the tubes and i.v. s. I hope to hear from Mom tonight that it is better as they are stopping the sedatives. I know mom is feeling guilty now that she insisted that Dad have this surgery, but if he didn't have it he would have been in extreme discomfort and pain. She did the right thing, I would have insisted he do it too if i had been there. My youngest brothers, Harry and Whitney are living in Florida and have gotten to visit dad. I know they are extremely worried and upset at the way dad looks and is reacting, They will be there for Mom I know and if I need to I will fly to Florida to help out, right now it is a waiting game with all the Family and Friends Praying for my Dad's speedy recovery, Thanks to all, I Love you.

It's a New Year

Okay, so I abandoned my Blog for quite a few months, I am trying to fix that part of me that procrastinates but I guess the work will wait til later!!!!!LOL Anyway, this year has started off with trying times for my family. My father is in the Hospital in Florida having just had cancer surgery on the 4th. He made it through physically but mentally it has really KO'd him. Dad is a retired Professional engineer and to be slowly losing his mind to dementia and now an Alzheimer's diagnosis, is probably the worst thing he is going through. To watch my father lose those faculties that defined his personality is the most painful part of this, and I worry for my Mother, who always tries to do too much on her own, that the care of my Father from this point on will tax everyone in our family but mostly mom who has been there for Dad these last 40 or so years and has been a rock for this family in her tireless efforts to make life pleasant for all around her. I got to see Dad at Thanksgiving this past year, all the family was there and we had a ball! Dad was in good shape and we got to visit and spend quality time with him. My brother Gill who tends to not keep in touch sometimes, actually let me pick him up in Mississippi and take him with my son James and I to Florida and we really had a great time on the trip. Barry couldn't go because we don't have a vehicle that he can stretch out in and his diabetic Neuropathy makes it unbearble to ride for a long time without stretching out. Dad was really happy to see Gill, he hadn't heard from him inabout 2 years and since Gill had been displaced by Katrina,
Dad was especially worried. Gill and I were Dad's first family and I believe he worries more about us as we were the ones who chose to lead unconventional lives and cause Dad more worries than my 2 younger brothers who were Dad's 2nd family after Mom died and he remarried. I always say, I gave Dad every grey hair on his head, and it's probably true, ask Mom, she'll agree!!! My dad was always there for me, Him and Mom financed many of my false starts, They always bailed me out when I needed them the most and now that i have found my way in life I try to do the same for my son. Dad did it because to him it was the right thing to do, to support your kids, pretty much no matter what. Dad and Mom allowed me to be who I was and become the best I could be by supporting me and not cutting me off and turning their backs on all the screwed up times I went through. I thank God for my parents, they did the best they knew how and it will always be more than I ever deserved. Dad was very down to earth, nothing phoney about him, When I was young he would take us outside at night to watch the stars and he showed us sattellites in the night sky, I believe they really impressed him and his engineer' s mind. He was always up on the latest scientific news and he passed that love of new techology and feats of engineering on to us. He gave me my curious nature, I still to this day, at age 50, can get excited about new things to be learned and to just check out the world around me with curious eyes, Thanks, Dad I wouldn't have it any other way. Well, I have to go, but my Prayers are with my Mom and Dad who are embarking on the longest journey of their life together.. I know they will make it, They are the strongest 2 people I know, I love you Mom and Dad.