I think I’m really Patti LaBelle

 

My Mikey, I love you

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You know…..ooo-ooo ooo-ooo ooooooooooooo, I got a New Attitude!

Last night, I meant to write an entry.  Shows what intentions get me, doesn’t it?  They always say the road to hell is filled with good intentions.  I’d like to think I’m NOT paving my path to hell, really.

Anyway……

I got to talk to my precious grandbabies the other day.  Wednesday, it would have been.  I woke up to Mikey saying someone wanted to talk to me, and then he was saying, "Hello?  Hello?  Isaiah, are you there, baby?!" into the phone.  That pepped me up, because I knew who wanted to talk to me first thing.

Apparently, Isaiah ONLY wanted to talk to me.  That made me feel kinda bad for a bit, but it all evened out, because Alicia did not want to talk to me….only to her YaYa!!!!!

A few nights ago, I was thinking about how I didn’t live up to my word about sending Juli an e-mail every day.  I sent her one the first day, and then I guess I forgot to keep it up.  BAD UNCLE!

The next night, when I shared the "puta" typo that My Mikey had made, my sister wrote me an e-mail telling me that Juli drew us a picture, and she wrote on it that she missed us and was excited to draw us a picture.  That was so sweet!  So I designed a custom e-card and sent it to her, telling her thank you for the picture (no, I haven’t seen it yet) and that we love her and miss her, too.  I also told her to give her brother a big hug for us, too.

We have a new niece again!  Summer Melody was born last night, early in the evening hours.  MH and I found it funny that if you take Summer’s name and her older sister Kadence’s name, you can have Kadence Melody and Summer Rose.  If Summer is anywhere near as charming and fun as her big sis, we’ll always have a blast being with those three (they have an older brother named Cody, too – my gorgeous blond nephew).

About the title of this entry….or the THEME of the title, I guess….I feel as if I’m beginning to piece together what had me feeling so happy two years ago.  It kinda drained away a little at a time for a while, but I’m doing my best to pick up and glue together the pieces in a nice, if interesting, fashion.

I think I impressed Johnny a little the other day.  Probably exasperated him, too, but that’s just too bad.  We were talking about how Nanny’s last updated will was filed in 1990 (it’s just something we’ve all always discussed since Daddy died without a will), and how Mama is still the executor, though Nanny doesn’t think so.

Mama told Johnny that she thinks My Mikey and I ought to be given the house Nanny lives in, if for no other reason than to have a little vengeance upon Nanny.  Johnny said, "Only when he can prove to me that he can take care of something he has."

That set me off.  I told him I didn’t have to prove one damn thing to ANYONE, except "myself, my wife, and my kids!"

So we agreed that I could just do without.

I’m expecting a phone call from Mama at any time now, so I’m gonna wrap up for the moment.  Hopefully, I’ll write more later.

Much love,

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Jack

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After I wrapped up earlier, Mama finally called.  We went to visit Memaw.  It was perhaps our shortest visit EVER.  I swear, Mama and her rushing rushing rushing around….she’ll regret not spending more time with all of us when we’re NONE of us here anymore.  When my grandparents die, I’m leaving the state.

That also reminds me…..

When I re-read what I wrote earlier, I came to the part where I said Johnny and I agreed that Mikey and I would just do without, where Nanny’s house is concerned.  Now, it struck me…..that’s awfully cold-hearted of my brother to deny us a HOME because he thinks we won’t keep it as clean as he’d like us to.  Well, Johnny, FUCK YOU, TOO!

Only temporarily, though.  It’s a quickie.  I don’t want to stay angry.  I want to remember it, but I don’t want to be angry about it.

Just thought I’d add the observations.

Love,

Jack