So, the services were a couple days ago, and I've had a little time to reflect.
Mom pointed out how sorry she feels for Judy, and that people forgot that John was "no angel" while they were married. In addition, Judy felt bad seeing John so happy in all those photos without her in his life to any significant extent. Also heard she will or may lose a significant portion of her income from his pension from the county and military. To which I say...
Bummer. But, is there really any excuse for her to complain about money? She owns the house outright, got half of a solid income for several years, and by accounts is a pretty frugal liver of life. There is no excuse for financial troubles, if she has any. She needn't be concerned about leaving money to her kids, John took very good care of that. Does she have a right to be upset? I suppose, but if she's going to start running him down, I'll not be interested in talking with her as time goes on.
Karen is a good person. Do I want to spend time with her in the future? Well... people like her normally aren't my cup of tea, too religious. But a bike ride and a chat here and there should be okay. No problems with that, not a single one.
And, the old man. How's he going to fair going forward with this? Not sure. I've made extra efforts to talk with him and be as involved with him as I can. Tuck helps in this regard sooooo much. Where would we be without that mangy mutt?
Now to John's thank you note, from me:
Thanks for being a willing conversationalist with an overly inquisitive teenager who had all the answers, or so he thought. Thanks for teaching me how to ski. Thanks for being non-judgemental all the years I knew you. Thanks for having me down to Prescott and actually paying me for doing stuff I would have gladly done for free. Thanks for arranging all the free lift tickets to Lutsen and Afton Alps all those years. Thanks for giving sage advice to a 20-something kid trying to find his way in the world. Thanks for giving me a very memorable last word "Matt, listen up. You take your girlfriend somewhere nice real soon here, don't be a cheapskate." Love it. Being called a cheapskate by a Rowe is an honor; I must live one hell of a frugal life for that to be possible! Wow. Classic Uncle John, still makes me laugh. Great way to end things with someone!
In other news, what a sloppy football game last night. Both teams were dropping passes, making mental mistakes, just sloppy football and our team came out the worse for wear. Boy, the Vikes sure look rusty on offense. On defense, they were quite solid, though, and EJ looked really good! So happy for him to come back from that horrific injury.
The Twinkies continue to hang tough, despite unlikely contributors. Due to that, I think we're due for another early playoff exit. I get this feeling that very soon, Gardy won't be given slack like that. New ballpark, medium sized market, sold out games all year... Yup, hot seat for Gardy if they don't at least look competitive in a playoff series!
Rest in peace, Uncle John. I'll have your skis on the hill in no time!
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