I did it!

I crashed my lab top the other day downloading updates. I got the gray screen of death and a stuck cd. So I made an appointment with the Apple Bar. Then it dawned on me at 12mn...I can do this! I got out the big thick manual that I bought and swore I would read, and figured it out. Not only did I reinstall everything but I figured out how to get back on the net! And then at 2am I went to bed!

Richard

Mike is back from Needles. It was so nice that he got to spend the week with his dad. His sister came up from Los Angeles to be there too. Richard decided that he wanted to die at home after learning that he has lung cancer. It is very aggressive and covers most of the right lung. Mike saw him home with the family. He has a hospice nurse that comes in once a day and some CNAs to help with his care. He is awake and sitting up and eatting and planning his future.... Leon was there too and got to be with his dad for the week. We talk to Richard everyday because it can be anyday now. I'v known him for 37 years. I will miss him.

Richard

So..Mike got off the plane in Vegas last night and he and Leon headed right for the in-n-out and then to Needles. I could taste it from here. He's dad was sleeping so they went on to the house for the night and saw Richard today. He is very sick, on BP medication via IV that, if taken off, he would die within an hour. Mike will be there until Friday. He took over the bedside nursing care. I'm so glad he can be there with his dad. He didn't grow up with him in the house. Hold you loved ones tight. Make wonderful memories to last.

Prayer

God grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones that I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference.

Crazy day

Got up today to go to Church. Went to the airport instead. Mike's dad is in the hospital. No code. Life moves too fast. Leon is meeting him in Vegas and they will drive into Needles. Where life is slow. I'm here with Lucy. Thought I lost her today. Could'nt find her. She was in the garage. So what do you do when you are waiting for word from the deep desert? You clean house and have Dairy Queen of course.