Tomorrow is a big day for us.  My uncle’s funeral.  He was only 59 and it’s been really hard on the family since it’s out of “natural order.”  My grandmother is still alive (his mom) and my dad (his big brother).  My brother, sis-in-law and nephew flew in late last night from California and my sis-in-laws parents came in from Pennsylvania today.  There will be family and friends tomorrow whom I haven’t seen in years.  It’s going to be weird.  Hard.  I watched a video slide show today that my uncle’s best friend made him and it brought most of us to tears watching it.  There were pictures of my grandmother holding him as a baby and toddler and I can’t imagine that fate someday happening to my own daughter.  To imagine my uncle not being at family functions is just…hard.  He was the life of the party – the one with the sense of humor.  The funeral is in the morning including visitation.  It’s going to be hard.  Please say prayers for my family to help us get through this.

Thanks

I’m having a selfish moment so bear with me.  See, my 59 year old uncle just passed away.  He lived probably about six blocks away from me as the crow flies and I grew up seeing him every Sunday and every holiday.  He was never married and had no children and his only sibling was my dad.  Needless to say I’m quite consumed by this as I’ve had to spend several hours today trying to sort out his house and start the process of cleaning it out. 

Switch gears to my best friend.  She has a 3 year old and a 6 month old.  Her husband is wonderful but isn’t very good about distracting the kids when she’s on the phone.  She’s hearing impared so it’s hard to talk to her as it is.  I was just talking to her trying to vent and she kept getting interrupted and talking to her 3 year old.  I couldn’t even have a serious heart dumping conversation with her.  So, I’m very frustrated.  @#$%  Dang it – I need to talk!

It’s that time of year again!  Travel soccer season!  We started off the season with a bang.  Last week was four days of boot camp.  This last weekend was a tournament and then we slowed down to practices starting today for two days a week.  Apparently in soccer land they tend to do things a bit backwards.  I could go into a whole rant about this years team but I just don’t have it in me.  It’s late after all.  After 10 I normally turn into a pumpkin.  Tonight is an exception.  I can’t sleep.

My uncle is dying.  He’s only 59 years old (just turned 59).  His birthday is exactly 50 years and one day after my daughter’s.  My poor dad is juggling between that situation and his mother who is frail herself.  My uncle never married so my dad is left to do it all as my grandfather passed away years ago.  I wish there was something I could do to make it easier on him.  He’s my rock.  I don’t want anything to happen to him.  My uncle has had several strokes and heart attacks in the last two years as well as an aneurism.  It’s all just so heart breaking.  So, if you have it in you – could you please say a prayer?  For peace for my uncle and for comfort for my father.  Thank you.