Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest, so what the heck happened today?
John's dad died last night at around 1:00 a.m. He was 82 and had Alzheimers for six years. His disease had become so bad that he was no longer able to swallow. He also didn't want any tubes or artificial means to keep him alive, so it was only a matter of time and he lived for 7 days without many fluids. He wasn't in pain, and just passed away in his sleep. He was a wonderful man and I wish my dad could have been a lot like him. Bud will be missed.
We were up pretty late after we got the call last night so when my alarm went off, I hit the snooze. I had to serve communion at church so I couldn't miss it. I went but didn't tell anyone about Bud. They didn't know him and I didn't want people to say stuff like, "I'm so sorry."
After church I went to the grocery store and picked up a bunch of stuff that John could take with him to his mother's. The last thing I wanted was for his mother to cook anything so I sent along a bunch of stuff so she wouldn't have to. John's sister, Kathy, is there so hopefully Denny won't have to do a thing. Denny is 82 also and they had just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on July 1st. She will have a really hard time about this, I'm sure. I packed the cooler and helped John get ready to go. He left around 1:30 p.m. and its a 5 hour trip.
I had to stay and watch the resort and take care of stuff so John tried to make it easier for me before he left. He compacted the garbage, emptied the fish guts garbage into the dumpster for me, and had to tell me a lot of stuff about the boats, just in case. We/he did paperwork and then off he went. It feels so weird without him around. I can't imagine what Denny must be feeling.
Yesterday a customer was sitting on one of our piers and swinging her feet in the water. She felt something clamp onto the ball of her foot and she screamed, lifted up her foot, and there was a huge snapping turtle attached. Yikes! It let go immediately and she had a pretty big gash on the bottom of her foot. Her aunt brought out a first aid kit and that's when I noticed the commotion. She said she had everything she needed and that she would be okay. In all my years of living up north, I've never seen or heard of such a thing. We are going to call the DNR one of these days and see if there's something we can do to get rid of them.
This afternoon I visited with some customers on the beach and then went in to make some telephone calls to relatives about my father-in-law's death. When I had just finished talking to someone for a half hour, some customers arrived to rent some boats. I told them about the lake, how the water levels are up high, and the boats. They have been her a lot of times so are familiar with the lake. After they left, I completed some more calls. Then I went down to the beach with some laundry to put on the line. I hung it up and then talked with customers for awhile.
Later I started a campfire all by myself because no one seemed to want to talk with me. They were in their little groups in deep conversations and I didn't want to interrupt. It was nice sitting by the beautiful flames with the setting sun. The lake became so smooth, it was almost like glass. Some loons flew overhead, calling out the entire time. Some loons landed on the lake and their landing was beautiful to watch.
I went in to put away some laundry and then got several more calls. I spoke with a couple who are dear friends who live in NY. They are going to fly out to WI for the memorial. Then I spoke with my son who offered to watch the resort for me and John next weekend. It is so very nice to have him home from the military.
The last duty of the night was to make 4 kiddy cocktails for some teenage boys who were buying some teenage girls a "drink" by the campfire. So fun. I hope the girls appreciated it.
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