Saturday, April 11, 2009

Focused but Emotional

Well like a dork, I left my USB cord on the counter at work. I even set a reminder in Outlook but no... anyways... I did well yesterday. I made my step target 6000 and now it seems pretty achievable. I do like seeing the messages on the watch when I reach my goals. I call it my micro cheerleader. I must confess that I snuck a peek at the scale and I am down 25 lbs. I am feeling focused but I have also been emotional because...

Tomorrow is the 10th anniversary of my father's death and of course Easter. It was a Tuesday night at 8:32 p.m when he died He was scheduled for heart surgery and died the night before! He was an otherwise healthy man. He did not smoke, drink or even drink coffee. He ate healthy and was not overweight. However, there was heart disease in his family. My father, Edward, aka "Eagle" was born in 193o in Chicago, IL. He met my mom in high school but they actually dated other people at that time. He was a jock and she was a cheerleader. He played minor league baseball after high school but he got drafted to Korea at 19. He was shot in the war and became a paraplegic due to a spinal cord injury. After he came home from the war he and my mom got close and they fell in love and married. They were not able to have children so they adopted my brother and I. He is 5 years older then me. They moved to California and adopted me. He became involved in a National organization called P.V.A. and he was also on committees for the V.A. which helped with accessibility and funding for spinal cord injury research. He even attended a number of Presidential Inauguration's. He had a wonderful life albeit his disability. He was a proud man and always had a smile on his face. He and my mom traveled all over the U.S. He took my mom to Maui every summer and they were married 43 years when he died in '99. He made his mark on this world and it was his time to go. I came to peace with his death through my faith and knowing that God had a purpose in taking him when he did. He loved me like no one else and I miss him dearly. I love you daddy! Happy Easter!

9 comments:

  1. ((Katie))

    FYI about your cord If you have a kodak camera it is the same one. Of you can find one on ebay for like $6 free shipping. I know I ordered one for my kodak as I lost the original one and and I paid about $6. But I am seeing more and more things that take this. In our house alone my goweat fit, husbands garmin forerunner, kodak camera, and my motorola cell phone.

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  2. Thanks Crystal for the hugs! I do have a Kodak camera but don't know where that cord is. That is a great idea about eBay and I just sold a bunch of CDs so I won't even have to pay for it! Teehee!

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  3. Yeah I was browsing last night and they can be found for cheaper than $6 even :) I am just not 100% what they are called. I saw mini USB and 2.0 USB LOL

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  4. I know exactly how you feel! My dad passed away 10 years ago too. He was only 59, he was a commercial artist most of his life, and also a professional chef!(I wonder where I got my love of cooking?)

    My oldest son was only 2 at the time and my younger son was only 7 weeks old, and my daughter wasn't even born yet. So they don't remember him at all. I miss him just as much today as the day he died, I don't think that will ever go away...

    My thoughts are with you today!

    www.slim-shoppin.com

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  5. Thanks Jenn! I don't think it ever goes away but I know he is in my heart always :)

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  6. Crystal - I ended up using my ebay money to buy one from Apex and will use it for my camera and whatever else it fits :) Thanks again for the info!

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  7. No prob! I was thrilled to see so many items in the house took them. From my understanding they are supposed to be replacing the old style USB as time marches on. :)

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  8. What a lovely tribute to your Dad. He truly sounds like an amazing individual.

    Congrats on your weightloss thus far!

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