Quote:
Originally Posted by RubyCamaro
Good Sunday Morning Gang. And another beautiful one it is here. Today I meet with my sisters to discuss the selling of daddy's beloved GMC truck and having the land re-surveyed to prepare to sell the house & land. It is really sad to see this this happen. Daddy loved that truck sooooooooo much and the little mini farm was so much a part of all of our lives. We grew a huge garden every year with everything you can think of including popcorn, peanuts, Strawberries (which we also sold to Kroger grocery stores), watermellon, cantaloupe and all sorts of vegetables. We froze/canned vegetables for winter & made jellies, jams, tomato juice.........lots of things like that. We grew crops of corn, wheat, hay, soybeans & tobacco. We had chickens & pigs. On my grandad's farm we had cows. We had a smokehouse & made our own smoked sausage, country hams/sholders, bacon, etc. We hardly had to shop for groceries. Man, I miss all of that (except for working in the tobacco & strawberry crops - that part was no fun but it built character). So, it is very sad to see it all go, but...............it is time. Daddy is getting gradually worse. Last week he got so confused & belligerant, my sister had to have him sedated. We don't need to be spending his $ for paying taxes & upkeep on all this stuff. Here is a pic of Daddy with his pride & joy.
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by hotrodsally
You're a good daughter, Jan.
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by lightning
Blessings to you and your family as you struggle to make the hard decisions of life. I've been there not all that long ago. I can empathsize.
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by pincoin
These stories are hard for me to read, they are so sad. Been there myself, and more to come unfortunately.
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by 69supersport396
I've been through this before too, so sad. It was a difficult situation for my sister and me to go through.
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ladybugsmom
Jan, you are absolutely doing the right thing. Hopefully you and your sisters are all on the same page. It may be hard to let that all go, but you still have the memories. And if he's getting worse, you're train of thought is good - don't waste money that could be used to help take good care of him on tings like property taxes. Hugs to you...
|
Sounds like several of us are in that "caretaker" role. It's tough to keep your head up sometimes, but I know what my mom did for me, so I just do the best I can with her. She deserves the best, so I really try. Hang in there.............
Went to Fort Lauderdale Florida over the weekend. Got to get the pictures loaded up, but we barely got out in time last night before a big surge. Had to ship one up to Orlando to get out, Air Tran cancelled flights for yesterday and today.
Thinking about our friends in Alabama and Louisiana..........Florida has gotten lots of precip!