Hard days

Author: D-Rant Master

These are the hard days to deal with.. C__'s Grandpa passed away on Friday and they'll be having the service on Tuesday. he wasn't in any or that's what they tell us, so that's always good. My work gives 3 paid days when you loose someone in the family and I have ample time in flex holiday pay so that's not the issue. C__'s work doesn't give her any paid time off, or anything like that so when she's not at work she's not getting paid, so that's hard but we'll make it work I guess.

It's all kinda happing fast, we had to find a place to leave the dogs for the time we're gone since we live so far from everyone. First we called C__'s mom to see if she could help us out by just coming to feed and water them, and they'd just stay in the back yard. But alas that was to much for her to handle and she said no.. Who the F_ck says no I wont help you make it to you Grandfathers funeral.. what kind of evil is this woman. I let her move into my home and live with us, eat our food and this is how she repays us by saying No she's to far away to make it out once a day...

So we will be leaving them with my parents at there house for the time we're away since they said they would do anything to help. That's what you'd expect from your parents, or that's what I expect, anything to help I know not all parents are this way but mine.. always have been there for whatever we needed as children or adults. But don't get all hot and bothered, it works both ways like when my dad needed help after his surgery I was there driving him around and doing what ever needed to be done around the house for like 4 month.. did I still live at home? No but I made the drive in and help however I could because that's what you do in times of need. You help.
So after work today (Sunday) I'll be going to there house to "Dog proof" a little. Pick up the things they'll eat in the back yard and give them a few tips on care for our little ones we love so much. My only thing I can't control is my lovely little black labs passion for water and my parents have a little three tiered pond in the back yard.. Guess who's going to "cool off" in that bad boy the moment she get hot. Sweet pond water dog.

We'll be leaving to drive there at about 4 am Monday morning. Why so early you ask? O that's because its a 13 hour drive from Arizona to Oklahoma where the service is being held. We were going to fly but the cheapest fair we could find was both of us was $780.00 we have a little extra cash but not enough to make that work especially with C__ going to Physical Therapy for the past month 3 times a week at 20 bucks a pop.. tack that on to her Birthday on the 3 of this month and we're pretty tapped out at the moment.
So we'll drive to the small town in the pan handle of Oklahoma and pay our respects and say our goodbye's
It's where her Grandpa grew up where he farmed his land and where he preached as a man of God until the day he passed. He will be missed and there will be tears of sorrow mix with the tears of joy on that somber Tuesday afternoon. But I realized this when I lost my own grandparents over the course of the last four years. You cry tear of sadness for no one other than yourself and you greed to want that person to stay just a little longer in your life. But the tears of joy come only when you find the peace that you know they have finally found after so many years of pain or age maybe just time. The peace that come when you know a man that believed in the ways of God and Heaven, loving your neighbors and helping your friend was finally able to really go home.

To a wonderful Father, Grandfather, Brother, and Son we will miss you and always you will be in our harts.