Friday, March 4, 2022
It's Gotta Be... Five O' Clock, Somewhere.
oh....my.
How Many Times, today...has 'That', crossed my mind.
; )
If...Anything, could go wrong, well...it pretty much did.
; )
Helper, Brandon...didn't show up.
{Brandon...has 'his days', like...all of the rest of us. }
There were so many Things...that Needed to be Done, today.
oh my.
Storm Blowin' In...tomorrow.
oh my.
Glass...to replace, in the Greenhouse, before The Storm.
I'm not much...for heights.
: )
Brandon, isn't nearly as nervous on a 10 foot ladder, as myself.
Well...
ya gotta do, what ya Gotta Do.
With a wire brush, silicone...duct tape, and Glass...in hand, {after cleaning it.}
I...climbed.
; )
I barely...tapped that glass, I swear.
Broke the first piece.
Cut my hand...12 feet in the air.
: )
Duct tape...turns out...is a pretty good band-aid, while teetering on a ladder.
; )
Had furniture...on The Ford, that couldn't get wet.
Son, Justin...was home, sick.
: (
so...
without Brandon, or...Justin, to grab the other end, of Mountains.
called,
Pal, Bill.
; )
He helped me unload furniture.
: )
It took longer, than either of us wanted.
Oh...My.
Could NOT...find the Key, to John's Shop...where we had to unload.
{Losing Keys...drives me absolutely...INSANE.}
Bill, and I...walked, traced...every Step I'd taken, before he arrived.
Five Times...Over.
: ( : ( : (
I'd JUST put John's Shop Key, on Jethro's Key Chain, this morning.
What The Hell???
oh my.
: (
Finally found them, exactly where I'd left them, when I last let Peanut outside.
Why...I kept them in my hand, when I let her out...I, don't know.
oh my.
Well...The Lost was Found.
; )
The Glass, and repairs, tho...temporary, are done.
Somehow...
'Calamity Jane' managed to save all of her fingers, and...didn't take a Tumble.
; )
{That's a 'God Thing' <3 <3 <3 }
It was Cold...and Windy, up on that ladder.
That 'Glass', was interesting to work with.
oh my.
; )
Thanks, So Much...to Pal, Bill.
Everything is Safe, and Under Cover.
; )
I'd wanted to Fluff, and Play...a little, down The Rabbit Hole, today.
um.
That Ship Sailed, when me... and that 10 foot ladder, became 'best friends'.
; )
It's a little after 5, I'm Gone.
; )
Long...
Tall...
Day.
oh...my.
; )
Love to Ya...
Prayers, for All.
Barb C.
Back in The Saddle... again.
Well...
I'm Back, in The Saddle Again.
; )
Heading to The Rabbit Hole.
Working on replacing glass, in The Greenhouses.
They say...we're gonna get a bit of rain, and storms...tomorrow.
Think...Merle's Funeral...was a bit harder on the old...Mad Hatter, than I thought.
: (
I've always been the kind of person, that could get hit in the face with a ball bat, and...you'd never see a reaction.
Not...at The Time.
It's when I get away, from 'eyes'...alone, that's when I process.
oh my.
Seeing Duff, and John's Brothers...was more difficult, than I'd imagined.
I sat on the very back pew...watching them.
As I visited...with them, thinking on it now...
I, don't even remember...much of what we were discussing.
Like...when I'd visit with my Sister, Jo Ann.
: )
I, never heard...much, of what she said...I, was mesmerized...by Jo Ann's Eyes.
She...had Dad's Eyes.
<3
for those 'moments'...I'd get to visit with 'Dad'... 'see'...a little of him, I...hadn't seen, in so long.
It...was the same, with Kenny, and Donald.
Found myself...searching them, for any trace...any, bit of John.
Donald's hands...are similar, to John's.
I, saw a bit...of John, in Kenny's smile.
; )
Looking at The Beautiful...Collages, Stephanie, Duff's Lovely...Partner, had so Carefully... put together...for Merle, with Hundreds of Images...oh my.
<3
A 'Lifetime'
<3
We All...have 'Collages'.
In our Hearts, and Memories.
<3
There's been so much...lately, for..so...long,
so...many blows, by those old ball bats, seems...it takes a little longer, after being blindsided, to find my feet again.
oh my.
oh...my.
Found 'em...this morning.
; )
Back...in The Saddle, again.
; )
Love to Ya...
Prayers, for All.
Barb C.
{Sitting in that Chapel, where...we said our Good Byes, to Peg...and, so Many...Loved Ones, over the last few years...was a pretty big blow.
Bigger...than I was prepared for. }
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Workin' Away.
Seems like, it's three steps forward, and two steps back...
down The Rabbit Hole.
oh my
Well, if we can move Forward..one step, I'll consider that...
a Victory.
<3
and...
do.
Love to Ya.
Prayers, for All.
Barb C.
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Fine...Men.
John's...Cousin, Duffy's... Dad...Merle Price, was laid to Rest...today.
I never had the honor...of meeting Duff's Dad, but...
I, sure know his Wonderful...Son.
: )
Duff, and John...were very close.
Duff...was at the hospital, every morning, and evening....after John had his brain surgery.
Duff...like John, is someone...one...would never want to 'mess' with.
Like John, Duff...is Tuff, on the outside, and...a marshmallow, on the inside.
Duff, would've done anything, for John.
He'd...probably...do, most anything...for me, and ours...too.
<3
That's just the
kind of Man...he is.
<3
'Family'
<3
Out of Respect...for Duff, I wanted to be there to support him, and his Family.
<3
It was good seeing John's Brothers, Ken, and Donald. Haven't seen them...in a long time.
Duff and I visited...a lot.
He brought up...'This Mess', in Fairfax.
I, stopped him.
Today...
wasn't the day.
Sure wish, I could've met Duff's Dad, Merle...so I could've Thanked Him...for raising such a Wonderful Son, who's meant So Much, to John...and, our Family.
<3
I'd intended on just going to Merle's Visitation...today, then...coming back home, to work.
but...
couldn't leave.
It was a good thing.
When the funeral folks...were unloading Merle's Casket...from the Hearse...
I, was just walking up to the Hearse, everyone else attending was already seated, or standing behind the immediate Family.
The funeral...folks, had only three people, guiding Merle's Casket, on a rolling cart.
When they were trying to lift it up...over the curb, Merle, and his Casket...began to slide.
Lord...Lord!!
John, and Merle...Both...must've Been There.
<3
: )
I got on the end of Merle's Casket...and, between the four of us...'Living Folks'...we got everything...straightened around.
; )
oh my.
{I remember holding Merle's Casket...Up...and, looking at Those People, that were supposed to be in charge...and asking them...quietly...
"Where Are We Going???!!!"
oh my.
{a question...I find myself, asking a lot lately, concerning... Everything.}
They didn't answer.
{big surprise}
We just kept...moving forward.
After we got Merle...Situated, Duff...shouted,
"Thanks Barb...for Saving My Dad!!!"
<3
; )
I, smiled...and said, "I feel honored, after 'All'...Your Dad has Done, by Serving Our Country, and...being a Big Part, of bringing You...to Us, I feel privileged."
<3
{and...Grateful...my back...held Up. oh my. <3
That's a 'God Thing!' }
Somehow...I, believe...John, and Merle...had this All Planned,
and were Laughing Their Asses Off!!!
: )
: )
: )
oh...my.
; ) ; )
<3
This was a difficult day, for so many.
Heartbreaking.
Watching Soldiers Carefully Fold an American Flag...
that was draped over a Soldier's Coffin,
then, kneel, and hand It to The Family, mourning...
is...heartbreaking.
Listening to The Guns, Fire.
Hearing...
The Bugler...Playing...Taps.
Heartbreaking.
Fine Men.
I'll be headed back to work...down The Rabbit Hole, in the morning.
March 31, is coming quickly.
Love to Ya...
Prayers, for All.
Barb C.
{Can't Begin to say what a Beautiful...collage, Stephanie, Duff's Beautiful Partner, put together...for Merle.
Actually, she put Three...together.
Hundreds of Pictures.
Duff, and Merle...were Close.
Stephanie, and Duff...Cared for Merle, the last several years.
<3
Wonderful...People.
<3 }
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