well...

it's been another difficult week....

friday, March 30, my mom called when i was getting ready for work to say she was on her way back to the hospital. my dad couldn't get out of bed because he was too weak, so the ambulance came out and took him to the hospital. they admitted him into ICU with 100% oxygen. his level was down into the 70s (normal is in the 90s) and even with 100% oxygen his level wouldn't get out of the 80s.

the following morning the hospital called my mom and said he was dying, so she hurried into the car and drove up there. she called me on her way, so instead of going to work, i called in, packed up some stuff, and headed to the hospital. about an hour later she called me saying he'd passed away. she'd missed him by about three minutes.

so the next 5 days was spent with family. monday we planned the funeral. tuesday was the visitation and wednesday was the service. a lot of people came to the visitation ... it was so nice to be supported by so many people ... it really encouraged my mom and me to know that so many people cared for my dad. there were also quite a lot of people at the funeral. we had our church pastor do the message, our favorite pianist play, and our favorite singer end the service with a really good song. everyone that attended seemed to be touched by the words and music of the service. and at the cemetery the masons performed the graveside service. all in all, it was very nice, though difficult.

my mom and i are very blessed to have our family and each other. we've been very supported, whether through cards, food, flowers, visits, or prayers. it's been even more encouraging to know that my dad is in Heaven.

it's been a very long week. and another one is coming. Sunday i fly to Colorado to pack up my house. the following Friday i will load it all into a truck, then fly back to Texas on Saturday. (my uncle has graciously offered to drive the truck from CO to TX for me.) probably on Sunday i'll unload everything from the truck into a storage unit, and then Monday i'll go back to work. PHEW!

so i guess that's about it for now. until later...