Florida bound

 I was not originally planning to go to Florida for Morgan's funeral. I don't travel well with my balance issues, and Ralph won't fly. He was considering going down on the train, a 24 hour ride. 

Then Heather asked if I wanted to fly down with her and Ed. I immediately said yes. 

Then we found out Jacob and Michael already had a trip planned there to rent a new pickup, drive down, and trailer back a truck of John's. Ralph could ride down and back with them. 

Then Steph decided she was coming in from Oregon for the funeral, as she'd visited John and Morgan several times, on work trips.

Then Manda decided that if we were all going, she and the kids were also flying in from Seattle. 

Heather and Steph were exploring hotel options.

Then Heather was totally stressed about flying. No direct flights from AC to Orlando, so the plan was to fly from Philly, which stressed Ed.

 Then Heather asked if I was up for driving with them. Yes. 

Then she booked Star Island thru her time share. Hotels for Michael and Jake were booked, first in Lakeland, then near the time share. 

Big Mike positively was not going. Then he might go, but wasn't flying. But probably not. Then as of last night, he and Donna are driving. 

That's the plan, the latest version. It's exhausting. 

 Pix from last week, at Jake and Molly's housewarming. They are surrounded by fields, and the barely visible house in the distance is the farmer. That's Michael, Samantha and Boone in the shade. And of course, Boone in shades! 

And the F*cker's reflecting pool is full of algae, just like his soul. 

A new week

 Morgan's long battle ended yesterday.

 Rest in Peace, Morgan. She fought the good fight with grace and dignity. We are heartbroken for John.

Hot weekend

 Morgan is slowly declining. As long as she's kept comfortable, that's the important thing.

Today we are going to Jake and Molly's house for a housewarming. It's about an hour away. I'm giving them a check, and an afghan that my mom made for my dad. When she passed, I brought it here and stored it for when Jake is grown up. That time has come!

 Over 8%! Because of the bulk, I had to use a grime guard, and can't get too close to the edges.

I finished Ophelia the shark! She's a panel from Patchwork Plus in VA. I saw her on one of their videos and had to have her. First- and last- time I've worked with Minkee fabric. It's linty, slippery, and shifts even when pinned. But she's so cute!

I hear the UFC fight at the White House comes with possible thunderstorms, bats, lots of bugs, and a bunch of two legged parasite. And of course the taxpayers are paying for it, thanks to the spineless Republicans. F*ck them all, especially their grifting leader.
 

Updates

 My sister in law Morgan is slowly drifting away. John has been able to spend time with her, playing music and talking to her. It's just so sad. 

 

I've had this conversation with many people. Is it better to lose a loved one suddenly, or to have them gradually pass? Both have good and bad facets.

 Cousins! My late nephew Joe's son Joey, Steph, Heather, Michael holding his daughter Boone, and my youngest nephew Jake. Joey is 13 and shooting up tall so fast! 

I finally hit 8% on the cross stitch, and moved the qsnap!

And F*ck the tangerine twatwaffle and his band of thieves. 

The good, the bad and the ugly

 We're having a hot spell, sudden summer. The good:

 I filled the qsnap and had to move it last night! Almost 8% done, about 30K stitches done.

Boone is the star of any gathering she's at! She claps, we all clap. She takes steps, we all applaud. She conducts us like an orchestra!

 

Ralph and I were so happy  to have Steph and Dan staying with us for a few days!

 Eddie should hear soon when he takes the boards and can start work in the ER.

Now for the bad and the ugly.

My little brother John's wife Morgan has been admitted into in patient hospice. She's stage 4 lung cancer, and doing poorly. Her sister is there (they live in Florida), and her son flew in yesterday. John is frantic, of course, and we talk every day. I'm so sad for both of them.

And F*ck that tangerine crook and his band of deplorables, and his family. Good for the French who boo-ed the drunk sectretary. 

Hello June!

 May zipped on by!

 The past several days were busy, with Steph and Dan in. Most days we saw them in the morning and at night, they had people to see.

Eddie's party was epic! 

 I made 5 pounds of sausage and peppers in the crockpot to take. I used turkey sausage, and it came out great. Ed was so happy that he could eat it. There was so much food! There was about 80 people there. Of course Baby Boone was the star of the show. 

I barely cross stitched while they were here. Yesterday, they had breakfast with Dan's parents. Heather, Eddie and Jules came up to see them before they left. It's hard for Heather when her sisters leave. 

So today Steph and Dan are home in Oregon, Heather is at work, and Ralph went to Tim Horton's with his brother. Life is back to normal.

And F*ck the tangerine twatwaffle and everyone associated with that grifting pedophile. 

Spring is back!

 After a dreary week, nice weather is back. Good thing, since Eddie's party is Saturday.

And Steph and Dan are in the air on the way to visit! It's a long flight, 6 hours. I've done it many times.

 6.9 %! I missed my 1% per week goal, because I've been doing a lot of fill in of confetti. I don't know how much I'll work on it while Steph and Dan are here, though they will be out as much as they'll be in.

I'm making several pounds of sausage and peppers for the party. I'm getting turkey sausage, so Ed can eat it. The alpha gal is a bitch, and not a lot is known about it since it's so new.

And now that orange f*cker is having E Jean Carroll investigated! sure, investigate the victim. F*ck that twatwaffle and all that support him.