July?

Well, six days after TJ's death, the Abilene Reporter finally runs the obit. Go figure. As bad as that is, the Sweetwater Reporter hasn't run it yet. I am sure the Roscoe Times will pick it up once it runs in Sweetwater.

Pat said they gave the funeral home five newspapers to run the obit in. Corpus Christi, San Patricio County, Abilene, Sweetwater, and Farwell. I had alerted her to the fact that neither of the West Central Texas newspapers had run it and she and Edwin went back by the funeral home to follow up.

Edwin and the rest of his and Terri's little family are going to take Shelby back to Stephenville today. When they leave, Pat is going to head home as well.

Pat said that she has had some productive time Friday and Saturday. She had twisted her ankle Friday and hasn't been real mobile. She said she has discovered that she makes Robyn very uncomfortable. She asked Robyn to take her out to TJ's friend Robyn's house (who our Robyn is named after) to see if the friend could get Pat in for an x-ray somewhere. Pat said she asked Robyn if there was a problem and Robyn told her that it was the first time she had ever been to her mother's friend's house without her and everywhere she looked she saw her Mom and every time she glimpsed Pat she would think she was going to see TJ. Pat asked Robyn if it would be more comfortable if she took all the Thank You notes and the book and returned to her motel room. Robyn thought that would be best.

Edwin had called early yesterday to check on Memama and Pepa. He had told Memama that Robyn was up and at 'em and meaner than a rattlesnake! Sounds a lot like TJ! That may be why TJ and Robyn's relationship was so volatile. They are too much alike.

Apparently Robyn is already going through the anger part of her grief. All of us would probably feel better if the boys were a little more open with their feelings. We don't have any idea what is going on below the surface and if we don't know, we can't help. It would probably be very advantageous for all of them to go to some sort of grief counseling like what Linda is doing with her kiddos.

Pat told me she continues to be amazed by Edwin's positive outlook. He is quite a man.

Colby had a conversation with Memama while everyone was in Sinton. I'm sure he was trying to console her. He had relayed their conversation to Rian and Rian repeated it to me. So it may not be exact but it is close.

In the course of the conversation, Memama told Colby that she trusts GOD with all of her heart and soul, even after all that has transpired and she is confident that GOD knows what He is doing. But, she thinks it is only fair that HE knows that she is beginning to get pissed off!

And it takes a lot for my Momma to get pissed off!

All of us are getting that way. Thing is, I believe GOD understands.

On a lighter note, I was reading the police blotter for Corpus Christi and ran across a report of a "food hi-jack-er" at a local Whataburger. It seemed that a customer was waiting at the drive thru window and just as the money exchange/food delivery was going to take place, the hi-jack-er ran between the vehicle and the window taking the bag of burgers on the run. The window attendant bumped her elbow on the window and yelled, the manager jumped the counter and took off in hot pursuit of the perp. The perp was reportedly wearing clothes with a UM Hurricane logo, but at last report was still at large.

The odd thing is that Kirb was in town for TJ's funeral and I am sure he would love to have run across the hooligan who was sullying the Hurricanes image!

Maybe the 'Canes need to recruit the fleet footed speedster! He would probably fit right in at Corral Gables. This is probably a recreational activity down there!

My Saturday was spent doing absolutely nothing! And I needed that. Apparently Robyn isn't the only person meaner than a rattlesnake. Krl is pretty hard to get along with too. She can say some really hurtful things. Yesterday she told me she was sorry that it was Terri who died, meaning she would have much preferred it had been me.

Tomorrow is our anniversary but I'm not planning to celebrate because there isn't anything to celebrate! I guess it will be one more day to "tolerate" and another opportunity to check the "tilt" meter.

And with that I would say "Be careful what you wish for!"

FATHER, things sure seem a mess.