Really, time off.
Side bar first, as I sat to write this I decided to check on a couple blogs first. Got to one and no further as I am sitting here with tears running down my face--I read my son, Sam's blog where he shared his day and his missing of Dwight. There is a link to his blog on the right.
I have requested a month off from work to get many things done. A list resides in my mind, I will get it (or them) on paper soon. Number one is just time alone to process the last two years. The kidney failure and the life in the nursing home, and lots of hospital stays.
I will finally get to Pennsylvania and order our headstone. And, if I can find it, visit the Shirey Cemetery. I sprinkle Dwight's ashes where he requested. I will visit my family in Falconer, New York. And lots more, maybe I won't get everything done.....
But I really need some time off---alone. Maybe a few days at Lake Erie, one of OUR favorites.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Monday, July 2, 2012
Fireworks
Dwight and I have always enjoyed fireworks. I think the only year we didn't attend was 1976. (I know, of all years!). He had a weekend full of concerts so Sam--11 months old, and I spent the weekend with my family in New York.
But we never missed another year that I can recall. The first year after he became wheelchair bound, we still went to the fireworks at Eastland Mall in Niles, Oh. But after moving to Columbus we no longer 'went' to fireworks, but continued a tradition we had started somewhere along the line--we watched the fireworks from Boston, complete with the Boston Pops--one of our favorites.
I was hoping to get to fireworks this year, but I work July 3rd, when Columbus has Red White and Boom--a bit crowded for me. I have heard that Grove City has terrific fireworks at Beluah Park, more small town, my preference, but alas they were Saturday night. Yeah, I worked.
I was lamenting my poor plight to the Mom of some my favorite teens at Church, hoping for some pity when low and behold I was invited on a date.
It seems this wonderful mother is going to be 'familess' on the 4th. So she and I are going to attend the celebration together. I won't mention her name or where we are going cuz we have decided we are going to hold hands and skip through the park together.
Can't wait.
But we never missed another year that I can recall. The first year after he became wheelchair bound, we still went to the fireworks at Eastland Mall in Niles, Oh. But after moving to Columbus we no longer 'went' to fireworks, but continued a tradition we had started somewhere along the line--we watched the fireworks from Boston, complete with the Boston Pops--one of our favorites.
I was hoping to get to fireworks this year, but I work July 3rd, when Columbus has Red White and Boom--a bit crowded for me. I have heard that Grove City has terrific fireworks at Beluah Park, more small town, my preference, but alas they were Saturday night. Yeah, I worked.
I was lamenting my poor plight to the Mom of some my favorite teens at Church, hoping for some pity when low and behold I was invited on a date.
It seems this wonderful mother is going to be 'familess' on the 4th. So she and I are going to attend the celebration together. I won't mention her name or where we are going cuz we have decided we are going to hold hands and skip through the park together.
Can't wait.
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