Friday, July 28, 2006
marker
mr j is not doing well. It seems as if this is very serious and the chance of recovery is growing slimmer and slimmer. Di came back pretty shook up today - and with mrs j's reluctance to create any connection with di, it just gets weirder and weirder. It's really inconceivable to imagine him not just waking up and saying "where the hell am I - I gotta get out on the links at noon", but the prospect of very serious brain damage is pretty much the real prognosis.
The last time I spoke with mark was at Jerri's husband, Neils viewing, 2 weeks before. Mark was saying "we're gonna be going to a lot more of these in the next few years" and I jokingly replied "not if we beat 'em to it". We went inside and they (mark and diane) became involved with friends and I left Di and just split. It turns out that it was the last thing we laughed about. I have a lot of faith most of the time, but I'd sure like to have another opportunity to kid about something, anything, just one more time. Di and I have been joking about the fact that Mark and Eddie are out looking at CD's or playing golf, and Eddie keeps sayin' "he'll be back in minute" . Guess they're havin too much fun.
Di and I, essentially still on vacation, worked on clearing the limbs off the mulberry tree - the limbs, of which were actually allowing the squirrels to drop onto the deck, as well as a slew of ugly dead ones (limbs, not squirrels). I'd climb up the ladder,
tie off the bough, and have Di start to pull on the rope in a direction opposite the ladder, when I yelled that the branch was just about cut through. The branches were so heavy that basically, they'd just crash straight down, or pull di. But we got an amazing area cleared, and when autumn's leaves have fallen, we'll be able to see New Jersey thru the trees again. It was 96 degrees and brutal humidity, but we were on a mission - and it looks great.My nephew's DJ's new baby Madi was born just a few weeks ago - she has beautiful expressive eyes and was full of life and expression immediately after birth. Here's a shot of the little sweetheart with with her new hat. Aint she just a cutie!
Nathaniel tuns 21 at midnight tonight. Cousin Rachel is helping lead the charge into legality by, I'm sure, having the poor child/man develop what I'm certain will be his first seriously legit hangover. Ahh, the joys of adulthood!
Time just keeps on keepin on
