Hey all , It has been a while , now every other time I have written a small piece it has been from a place of extreme certainty and a firmly established point of view, I can safely say this is from the other extreme and it may not make a lot of sense but I think I'll do it anyway.
This is about the time since Pa made sure everything was in order and decided it was time ..... till today.....I suppose things will never ever be the same , a lot of people came to meet us and it felt really good that Pa had touched so many lives in so many ways, that all of them had so many wonderful memories to share some of which we ( the family ) hadn't even heard of, so much goodwill and respect. Every person who met us and inquired about our well being felt like Pa wanting to know if we were doing ok and how long we would take to get back to normal, the moment this thought came to me I warned the family that it will be really tough to keep secrets from Pa now that he is everywhere, not that is was any easier before but yeah we've got to be really careful...
I still play a bit of sport and I realise now that i don't really have the older man in the house to take a result to(there is always Mom she makes up for more than the both of them) ...so whether it is still that much fun , I not so sure...not that the man ever went overboard in his appreciation... on the contrary really but if he ever did say well done ...or a 'hmmm' with a very slight nod and if it was something that was really impressive (to him) it was done with raised eyebrows ...that there was the pinnacle ....of the compliment and of my success.......brilliant.
So when any of these elderly gents decide to come visit , I know they are responsible for onlt half the plan to do so and when we respond to 'their' queries about everything , I can almost see the man standing there with one leg folded ,one arm around his friend's shoulder ( so gracefully stylish) with that smile that warmed everything around, proud to hear and see his kids and their kids doing ok....eventually all the uncles have to go home, but I am happy to have met them and left us with the thought that we are being looked after as always .....here and from that very happy place up above........Just thoughts.
This is about the time since Pa made sure everything was in order and decided it was time ..... till today.....I suppose things will never ever be the same , a lot of people came to meet us and it felt really good that Pa had touched so many lives in so many ways, that all of them had so many wonderful memories to share some of which we ( the family ) hadn't even heard of, so much goodwill and respect. Every person who met us and inquired about our well being felt like Pa wanting to know if we were doing ok and how long we would take to get back to normal, the moment this thought came to me I warned the family that it will be really tough to keep secrets from Pa now that he is everywhere, not that is was any easier before but yeah we've got to be really careful...
I still play a bit of sport and I realise now that i don't really have the older man in the house to take a result to(there is always Mom she makes up for more than the both of them) ...so whether it is still that much fun , I not so sure...not that the man ever went overboard in his appreciation... on the contrary really but if he ever did say well done ...or a 'hmmm' with a very slight nod and if it was something that was really impressive (to him) it was done with raised eyebrows ...that there was the pinnacle ....of the compliment and of my success.......brilliant.
So when any of these elderly gents decide to come visit , I know they are responsible for onlt half the plan to do so and when we respond to 'their' queries about everything , I can almost see the man standing there with one leg folded ,one arm around his friend's shoulder ( so gracefully stylish) with that smile that warmed everything around, proud to hear and see his kids and their kids doing ok....eventually all the uncles have to go home, but I am happy to have met them and left us with the thought that we are being looked after as always .....here and from that very happy place up above........Just thoughts.
