Gentle ...

 He could be gentle as a lamb,  tough as nails or ferocious as a lion with a sore paw.

Jack of all trades!  Master of some!

I never realized plumbers, carpenters or electricians were hired by homeowners growing up.

He did it all.

He single handedly raised 4 kids whose Mother decided to walk out on.

We never felt unwanted by him.

We gave him much grief but he never wavered.

I have seen his worst and his best.

We collaborated on things best left unsaid ;-)~

We had fun and spent alot of time together just being.

I miss his 5:00 am phone calls because he was hauling across the country and just wanted to catch up.

I miss his 6:00 am Saturday  "burst in's" to my house shouting "get up, let's take a ride" .

Discussing life and morals and beliefs whether we agreed or not took up hours.

He is where he belongs now with his Mama and his Lord.

I miss him....

Wow Wee

She graduated!!!!

LN has her Bachlors in Environmental Science and Minor in Arabic.

Graduating debt free is the biggest accomplishment.

She worked hard from the time she entered middle school to put it in place.

Success feels good.

I am so proud of this girl.

She only had 2 tickets to hand out so only myself and my friend attended.

LS has been instrumental in helping LN achieve her financial goals so her siblings graciously gave up the other ticket war to her.

 I moved out May 10th and in with my son.

I had 10 days to decide how to move my life of 30 yrs out.

Time to regroup and rebuild. 

Lesson learned finally but learned well.

This is only a piece of what occurred but much cleaning and purging.

Things ceased to matter quickly when push came to shove.

I have things and animals spread out for 3 states.

Thank God for family and friends.

My Dad passed away on April 20th. 

It was the week before I began my move.

He was 80 yrs old and 1 day.

This is his trailer workshop he built with all his tools and some possessions.

It was moved to a lot on my sons' inlaws farm .

It is awaiting a clean out and more decisions but not yet.

It's too raw.

The last morning saying goodbye and feeding  this ole man.

He hates people but tolerates her and allows her to pet and feed him. 

I miss him everyday.

I want his advice and comfort .

Time to pullup and soldier on alone.