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			Hi everyone! It's so nice to hear what everyone is doing. Today has been a really hard day. I had to talk with one of Gary's long time friends here in Austin. He had not kept in close contact with Gary the past few years, and so he was heartbroken about his death. He was a blubbering mess and so was I. That is just so hard. It just makes me feel so badly and I still feel weak and nauseous. I don't think I could ever have gotten through a funeral. I know the gathering on the 23rd will be hard too, but I think some time passing between now and then will help. 
 i've been cleaning my house, it is very bad since I was at the hospital so much these past few weeks. I absolutely can't stand to see any medical equipment at all, it makes me so sad. Seeing Gary's things is fine, but medical things, medicine, and the like just sends me over the edge.
 
 Brooke and the girls will be here Friday afternoon and they will stay several days. Bryan and Abi's boyfriend will come Sat/Sun to help sort through some of Gary's tools and things. His shop is a mess since he has not been able to take care of things for such a long time.
 
 I have a kingsize TempurPedic bed that Brooke and Bryan are going to take home with them. My bedroom is kinda small and I don't need a king size bed. Hopefully, we will get lots of things sorted through this weekend.
 
 I'm going to go sit down and watch the NBA basketball playoff game. I need some distraction.
 
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