I'm back...bet you thought I'd abandoned my online "diary". It's been a rough summer for Doug and myself. Doug lost his brother Jay on July 21 to liver disease. We all prayed that Jay would get better, but it was not to be. It was two days before his 40th birthday, and a tragedy on so many levels.
I think that Doug & I are the saddest couple we've ever known. Coping with so much death this summer is a struggle for us every day. Doug would like to commemorate Jay with a tattoo of a design that would remind him of Jay and everything he meant to him. They had a close relationship. It's interesting, because I had wanted to do that very thing...commemorate Dad with a tattoo...and at my age! Well, Cathy has already put questions in my mind concerning that subject. And also under consideration is "what would Dad think?" EEEKKK!!
I did take a trip to Maryland... Though I'd resigned myself to the fact that Brandon would not be there (he left on the 12th), I did enjoy seeing my family there. Cathy let me take Halle. It was fun for her to see her cousins, and I believe she enjoyed the flight as well! So, spending time with the kids was comforting and enjoyable, and I appreciate everything that Keely does for her family while he is gone! What a job it is taking care of four kids and shuffling them all to their activities! It makes an ol' grandma pooped just trying to soak it in!
We went to DC on Sat, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Annapolis on Sun, and to Mt Vernon on Monday...it was AWESOME!
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