Thanksgiving
Hi, Dad. I drove past you today. They've taken out your wonderful tree. Replanted it, but the new one is small and spindly. You have a "neighbor" as well. Very close one. Getting crowded over there. Another Thanksgiving about to pass. I'm only now realizing how much I had and how much I've lost since you left us. Your presence being the biggest of all, the most of all, and the most devastating. I recently had to remove all my personal pictures from the corkboard above my desk and I miss them. Whenever I needed advice, or even a calming reminder, I would look up at your smiling face. Life has gotten so difficult without you. The days go by and there are times I wish I could call you or drive to visit you to tell you of my day, or ask you for your opinion, or get your help. You don't realize it but I depended on you for so much. There have been many days, many times, that I have wished communication between us had been better so that I wouldn't be here, w...
