10:37pm – Update on our day

PROVE IT, HERMY……

Today has been mostly a good day.  I’ve enjoyed talking to My Mikey.  It breaks my heart when problems creep in around the edges, or sometimes plop on us with full force.

Right now, he’s eating supper, and I am trying to stay pretty desensitized, because I got some awful news.  The other day, I stole a survey from Bobbert, one of my faves on here.  One question asks if anyone we love died in 2004.  At the time I filled it in, the answer was no.  It isn’t anymore.

Cancer.  Angie, the wife of my cousin Gene, died today.

What do you say about things like that?  What is there TO say?!!!  I knew she was ill, obviously, but just YESTERDAY they gave her six months.  It wasn’t to be.  Tonight, I received a phone call from our cousin Lance, telling me that Angie is gone.  I had the unfortunate duty of telling my mother.

I’m so glad that when I was in Corsicana for Thanksgiving, I happened upon Gene.  He told me Angie had just been in the hospital again….her cancer had come back for round three.  The prognosis was negative, but he said she was a “tough old bird”, I think is how he put it.  Something to that effect.

And now she’s gone.

When he told me she was fighting it again, I told him to give her a hug and tell her I love her.  THANK GOD.

My Mikey just rang in again.  Supper’s over, so I’m gonna talk to him again.

Pray for my family?

My Mikey, I love you forever times PI cubed plus one,

Your Jack