Blog.... Interrupted

Sorry I haven't been around for awhile. I know that you have all (2 of you) been sitting on the edge of your seats waiting for my next post. I just haven't been in the mood for the last few weeks. On Veteran's Day, with no warning, my Mother passed away. Yea, this sucks. Worse than anything has ever sucked in my life. Over the last few weeks I have come to realize that although it came as a shock to me, how it happened is a blessing in disguise. I did not have to watch her suffer like I did my Dad. He was in ICU for 8 weeks before finally breaking free from his tortured body. She did not have to endure this kind of suffering. I spoke with her at about 4:00pm that Monday and shortly after midnight, she had gone on to be with my Dad (at least that is my belief and I am not here to engage in any arguments on that point!). Unfortunately for me, she was doing what she loved most when this happened, she was traveling so that meant that I got to travel as well. We live in the South and she was traveling to Branson, MO with a local group when she started to have some chest pains/difficulty breathing. I spoke with her on the phone after they got her to the hospital and the last thing that we said to each other was "I love you." Couldn't have said anything any better if I had know what was to come. She made it about two hours after I arrived at the hospital but all of her organs had failed at this point so she never regained consciousness while I was there but I KNOW that she knew that I had made it there to tell her goodbye.

I am an only child and have admittedly been spoiled. No, not in the usual sense that folks think of as me having everything that I ever wanted handed to me on a silver platter but in the sense that I had all of my parents attention and I knew that they loved me more than anyone else on earth. They never tried to show their love for me by spending more more money on me and actually if I have learned my lesson from them,they were quite frugal and financially smart, I will be in good shape financially if I am careful. My Mother and I were very close, having "girl's night out" every week, and we even worked together. Needless to say, I feel a huge hole in my life now. But she was strong and I hope that she left some of her strength with me.


As far as P and C are concerned, they are both still in my life. Yes, I will catch you up on them in my next post. Thanks for sticking around!