Sorry it has been so long since I have written. Anyone who has been reading my journal can understand that, I am sure. Things here have been pretty busy, what with trying to get dad's estate in order and all. My sister and I have letters of administration and have been pretty busy trying to clean out the house. Al had to go back to FL and Tom works about fifteen hours a day most days. We try not to put too much onto him as he is under a lot of stress from a totally different situation and this all affects his Parkinson's disease. We have gotten one room totally cleaned out and still have a long way to go. I figure we may be done by Christmas, Thanksgiving at the earliest. I just feel as if we are totally erasing his and mom's lives, although we have many good memories and that could never happen. We are going to get the house appraised and Tom hope to be able to buy it. In dad's will the house was to be appraised and the one who wanted it, if any of us did, was to pay each of the other three 1/4 of the fair market price.

Judith Ann and I have been able to go over there during the day lately, but I go back to work next Tuesday and Judith Ann goes back the week after that. Then we will be pretty much limited to the weekends. Sure has been a crappy summer vacation for me. I miss dad terribly and still expect him to come bopping around the corner from the hallway when I go into his house.

Judith Ann took his dog and he is slowly getting used to the fact that his daddy is gone. He spends most of his time under my sister's bed, but is slowly coming out more and more. When I go over there, he goes spastic and jumps all over me and whines. He saw a lot of my sister and I over dad's last few weeks and months as we did a lot to help dad out.

Last week we went on a much needed vacation to Ocean City, MD. I read a great book called Keep Your Faith Even When God Doesn't Make Sense. I can't think who wrote the book right this minute, but I sure did help me through some of my pain. I realize my dad had a very deep, abiding faith in the Lord and just knowing that has helped me also. I know it will take a while, but I will get through this. Keep the faith ;)