Flamingo Musings » parents http://flamingomusings.com Just another WordPress site Wed, 09 May 2012 12:57:54 +0000 en hourly 1 Due to Circumstances Beyond My Control http://flamingomusings.com/2010/10/due-to-circumstances-beyond-my-control.html http://flamingomusings.com/2010/10/due-to-circumstances-beyond-my-control.html#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:44:00 +0000 RJ Flamingo http://flamingom.wordpress.com/2010/10/15/due-to-circumstances-beyond-my-control

M and I were called to go to my father-in-law’s last night. Right in the middle of making the dinner that was going to be my #GoJunkFood post. His aide didn’t think he was going to last the hour it took us to drive up here.

When we got here, we didn’t think he was going to last past the first few minutes. We were completely prepared for the inevitable, and so was he. But he’s still with us. I don’t think it’s force of will, because he’s ready to go. And he should. What freaking malevolent force is keeping him here? (Shaking my fist at the heavens) Let go of him, already!
Now – although still mentally alert – he can barely make himself understood. If there’s anything sage or sentimental he’d like to share, it mostly falls on ears who can’t quite make it out. At one point, M called me over to “interpret”. WTF? Do I look like a universal translator? It’s not like he’s speaking Spanish.
Now what?
Needless to say, my #GoJunkFood post and my 12 Weeks of Holiday (Christmas) Cookies post will be a tad late.
P.S. Just a note to let you all know that FIL passed away around 3:30 a.m. (EST). We were glad we could be here for him at the end.

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