Grandpa at this point has been given 3-4 days. He is mostly unconscious. Some of the family are rushing down to see him in his last days, personally I would rather remember him as he was than as he is now. I knew when I saw him in February that it was likely the last time I would see him. Some of my other cousins have not seen him recently, and I can understand their wanting to see him "one last time." I would rather remember the old man telling stories about his earlier days than a nearly gone person comatose in a hospital bed.
Grandpa had great stories. He lived and was young in a different time. One of my favorite stories is the story of how he got his driver's license...
He was driving one day when a police officer pulled him over. When the police officer asked for his license, Grandpa admitted that he did not have one. The police officer wrote out my Grandfather's license on the spot and from that day forward he was a legal driver.
He had lots of great stories; I am certain I have not heard half of them. It is very sad to know that I will never hear any of them again. He (in spite of having nine children) was quite the wild man. He held a pilot's license and owned a plane in my Mother's younger days. He has a great story about making an unscheduled landing at an airport due to weather and being terrified of them telling him no because it was FAA headquarters airport at that time. He was an avid fisherman. My mom tells of going fishing with him in northern Wisconsin. I remember when I was young before he and Grandma moved to Florida him keeping a boat on Lake Michigan. I still have a mental picture of my father diving off the boat into Lake Michigan one day. The fish must not have been biting that day.
My cousins and I used to love when the boat came home for the winter. I remember many afternoons playing on the boat. To us it was the perfect place to play house. It had a full kitchen below deck, slept at least six or eight and the adults didn't bother us there. We created our own world on the boat in the spring before Grandpa would haul her back down to the harbor. I can no longer remember any of our adventures, but I remember that we always had fun.
Today was devoted to winding up errands that should be done before I leave. Since I do not know exactly when I will leave I feel it is best to get them out of the way. Then I no longer need to worry about finding time to do them. I haven't started packing yet, but I will either tonight or tomorrow. I need to figure out what Babygirl and I are going to wear.
Shirt: Three Dots; Jacket: J Crew; Necklace: Amrita Singh; Jeans: Lucky; Belt: Calvin Klein; Shoes: Cole Haan; Dog hair courtesy of Max who is currently going by "Banana" according to Babygirl.
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