North to Michigan

We are spending this week in Michigan, yesterday we had the funeral for my father-in-law who passed away last Sunday. He is walking the golden streets of heaven as I write this, possibly along side my dad who went home in 2002. I cherish every moment we had together as he was quite a friend to me. We spent many hours together when I was laid off in 1989 and was out of work for a while. He was a Winter Texan at the time and spent his winters in the Rio Grande Valley with his wife. He would come over to our house and work in the yard with me as we cleared the oleanders and palm trees and some other brush. We had great times and I appreciated his time with me very much. Those were trying times as I looked for a new job to continue my career and he helped me through it. He loved to stop at Dairy Queen for ice cream on Sunday night going home from church. We had many great times sitting around the table at DQ eating the ice cream and talking.

We were fortunate to have them in our home for two winters in 2007 and 2008. Those days were very enjoyable with evenings of games and conversation. I will never forget them.  

Build memories with your loved ones, spend the time it takes and then write them down for the future. Some day you will be glad you did.