Today is the anniversary of Patrick's death. It's hard to believe that ten years has passed since he died.
I have heard it said that acknowledging the day he died is like celebrating his death. That could not be farther than the truth. How could I celebrate the loss of someone that I loved so much? Someone who was a part of me? I am not celebrating his death...I am celebrating his life. I am celebrating our life together and our wonderful family. I am celebrating the fact that he lives on through his beautiful granddaughter.
Of course I am sad. I miss the future that we had planned that will never be. I miss his loving touch and his wonderful laugh. But I did not die that day. I still have a wonderful life ahead of me and I plan to enjoy every minute of it. It would be an insult to Patrick and our love for me to stop living my life to the fullest. If his death has done anything, it has taught us to not take this day and this life for granted. To cherish every minute we get and to enjoy it to the fullest.
That is what Missy and I have planned for today. We are going to enjoy the day. First we are taking off early from work. That in itself is a special treat. Then we are going to give blood. Missy decided the best way to celebrate life is to give life and I couldn't agree more. Then we will grab a wonderful little girl and take her to the lake to visit her grandfather.
So today we will remember Patrick. His love and his life. We will cherish our wonderful memories of him. We will celebrate life.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
The summer will be officially over this Sunday. That means that fall is almost here. I can hardly wait. I love the fall. I love the colors and the crispness in the air. The fall is the only time I miss being up north. I love the changing of the leaves.
This has been a busy summer for me. So many changes. I have been so fortunate in all my endeavors. Everything I had wanted to do was accomplished.
First of all, in spite of all the rain, I got the new siding on my house. I was so fortunate to have Southwest Exteriors do my siding. They were so nice and easy to work with. And contrary to all the horror stories I had heard, they came in exactly on budget. Everyone was great. I highly recommend them.
Then it was time to take the plunge and add a car payment to my monthly expenses. So the kids and I headed out to Classic Toyota in Round Rock, Texas. I got the most beautiful 2008 Toyota Corolla CE. It's gray with beige interior. She doesn't have a lot of added features but she is exactly what I wanted. She is so much fun to drive. Plus the gas mileage is great.
The last thing on my to do list was a new mattress. You would not believe how badly I needed that. First we all headed to Mattress Firm. When I walked in the salesman asked what kind of a bed I had. I told him I had an adjustable bed but wanted to get a regular mattress this time for my bedroom suite. After finding a mattress, we made arrangements for delivery. I double checked that they would pick up my old bed and everything was set. Unfortunately, when the drivers arrived I was informed that they do not take adjustable beds. After much time on hold trying to talk to the warehouse, I was informed that they would not take my old bed. The thing that made me the maddest is that the salesman lied and said he didn't know I had an adjustable bed to be picked up. At that time I cancelled the order and had them take the new mattress away. The company has since been very good about refunding my money. I am very grateful to them for that but cannot honestly recommend them to any of my friends.
I called Missy & Terry and, being the wonderful kids they are, they dropped everything and came over and took me to another mattress store that evening. We went to Mattress Pro and found not only a better mattress but it was cheaper too. The salesperson was fabulous and made arrangement for the mattress to be delivered the next day. I have to tell you that everyone was so nice and there was no problem taking away the old bed. I cannot tell you how wonderful that new mattress is. The only problem is that the bed is a little high. Nothing that a good foot stool won't help. ;-)
So here I am. Totally broke and will be making payments for the rest of my life. But I'm happy. I got everything done that I had planned this summer and met some wonderful, professional and really nice people in the process. I got to spend lots of time with my family and some special times with Serif. All in all I'd say it was a good summer. Now I guess we'll have to see what the fall brings us.
This has been a busy summer for me. So many changes. I have been so fortunate in all my endeavors. Everything I had wanted to do was accomplished.
First of all, in spite of all the rain, I got the new siding on my house. I was so fortunate to have Southwest Exteriors do my siding. They were so nice and easy to work with. And contrary to all the horror stories I had heard, they came in exactly on budget. Everyone was great. I highly recommend them.
Then it was time to take the plunge and add a car payment to my monthly expenses. So the kids and I headed out to Classic Toyota in Round Rock, Texas. I got the most beautiful 2008 Toyota Corolla CE. It's gray with beige interior. She doesn't have a lot of added features but she is exactly what I wanted. She is so much fun to drive. Plus the gas mileage is great.
The last thing on my to do list was a new mattress. You would not believe how badly I needed that. First we all headed to Mattress Firm. When I walked in the salesman asked what kind of a bed I had. I told him I had an adjustable bed but wanted to get a regular mattress this time for my bedroom suite. After finding a mattress, we made arrangements for delivery. I double checked that they would pick up my old bed and everything was set. Unfortunately, when the drivers arrived I was informed that they do not take adjustable beds. After much time on hold trying to talk to the warehouse, I was informed that they would not take my old bed. The thing that made me the maddest is that the salesman lied and said he didn't know I had an adjustable bed to be picked up. At that time I cancelled the order and had them take the new mattress away. The company has since been very good about refunding my money. I am very grateful to them for that but cannot honestly recommend them to any of my friends.
I called Missy & Terry and, being the wonderful kids they are, they dropped everything and came over and took me to another mattress store that evening. We went to Mattress Pro and found not only a better mattress but it was cheaper too. The salesperson was fabulous and made arrangement for the mattress to be delivered the next day. I have to tell you that everyone was so nice and there was no problem taking away the old bed. I cannot tell you how wonderful that new mattress is. The only problem is that the bed is a little high. Nothing that a good foot stool won't help. ;-)
So here I am. Totally broke and will be making payments for the rest of my life. But I'm happy. I got everything done that I had planned this summer and met some wonderful, professional and really nice people in the process. I got to spend lots of time with my family and some special times with Serif. All in all I'd say it was a good summer. Now I guess we'll have to see what the fall brings us.
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