The first thing this morning, I received a message from my niece that her father (my brother) died about 2:15 a.m. He was a half brother, really, but still dear to me. We hadn't seen each other in several years, but we exchanged phone calls from time-to-time, and I've been in close touch with Niece over the years.
I'm sad that I cannot travel to the east coast to be with Niece and the rest of that part of the family during this difficult time, but it is not possible, since I need to be home to care for Mother. This brother was ten years my senior, and he had been ill for a long time.
Niece has been a willing caretaker of her dad, but it's a blessing that she will no longer be burdened, and that he no longer has to suffer.
His passing means that Sis and I are the only remaining siblings...all three of our brothers are gone now.
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Today is Father's Day. Hubby celebrated it quietly after an active day with his family yesterday.
He got up around 6 a.m., coughing and blowing, which woke me up. So we tramped back to the house from the camper, had breakfast, and got ready for the day.
He checked the air conditioner and turned it back on. Whatever was wrong with it yesterday seems to have resolved itself, at least temporarily, because it worked all day.
Around 9 a.m., he accompanied Mother to our house, and we wasted the day watching movies. We just didn't have the energy to do anything else after a busy several days.
We started with one called, "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," a British romance/drama about a sheik who wants to bring salmon fishing to the desert. A British fisheries consultant sets out to help bring about this seemingly impossible idea. Along the way, a love story develops, too. This PG-13 (for love scenes) film is a good family drama.
Followed that with a movie on DVD borrowed from the library..."Swing Vote," starring Kevin Costner. A boozy man, single father of a pre-teen daughter, finds himself in the middle of a presidential election in which his vote will determine the outcome. This PG-13 movie (for utterance of THE word once, and the fact that the dad drinks) is also a good family film.
After that, we watched episodes of "Keeping Up Appearances," the comedy series from BBC.
Between movies, we had leftovers from yesterday for lunch, and for supper, I scrambled egg substitute with a little Monterey Jack cheese, and served it with toasted hamburger buns topped with our homemade three-berry jelly. We enjoyed both meals in the den, while we watched the movies.
It was 6:30 before Hubbie accompanied Mother home, and then he and I continued watching TV. Didn't accomplish a thing today beyond laundering a couple of loads of clothes.
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