Dori & Rua's Blog – February 2011 Archive (2)

Haven't spent much time on DK lately...have been either traveling or sick.  Please accept my belated thanks for all of the birthday wishes and condolences on the passing of my Daddy.  They were greatly appreciated.

It started at Christmas when we drove north to Minnesota to spend Christmas with my DH's family.  Rua truly is an awesome traveler (already had done the same trip at Thanksgiving), though, I must say it was not easy to try to "potty" her in 1 foot of snow.  We…

On my way home from work tonight I got a call from my sister.  Funny how I knew what that call was for.   My Daddy had just died.   He was 93 in July, lived an absolutely wonderful life.  He was a great Daddy to all of his kids (blood and chosen - I was chosen when he married my mom when I was 11).  He always had a smile on his face and a story to tell.  He worked with his hands his whole life...he was a cabinet maker.  The last thing he made was a china hutch for my nephew...this past…