What a tribute!

The hot, busy day was a long one. Up early and to bed late, Jenn and I are trying to squeeze so much into each day before her flight back to Austin this afternoon. The house is seriously decluttered and flowing again thanks to her organization skills and endless energy. Thank you so much for helping me through this past week. You are the best!

We spent the morning decluttering my work office and gathering all of my scrapbooking supplies into one space to be sorted later. We took a quick trip into Grove City for lunch with my scrapbooking friends at the monthly crop - I hope to have time next month to attend the all day event. We both took a short nap when we got home - the day was so hot, humid and full of unrelenting heat. It feels like August in Pennsylvania instead of June.

Todd's hospice nurse, James, and his sister, Cheryl, met us here at the house for a quick bite before we headed up to the coffee house in Barkeyville. There was quite a big crowd to enjoy the many performers. The best part of the evening was that Todd's brother's, Tom and Tim, made their first trip to hear the 'homegrown' musicians. Sue, Donna, Etta and Mikayla were also there. My brother Darren, and his wife Shelly attended for the second time - it is growing on them, too. Todd and I have attended the Coffee House since it started five years ago. He sure loved the once a month evenings.

James and Cheryl enjoyed the music and visiting with so many of our friends and relatives. James and Todd formed a special bond during his illness and James is continuing his friendship with my kids and me. He is a good counselor/LPN and wants us to heal but to remember Todd and the many ways he made us smile.

Raeman and Darlene made sure they played Todd's Nighttime Daydreamer song that they put to music last month. They did a tremendous job.

Nighttime daydreamer

he's a nighttime daydreamer
sitting at the wheel
rolling down the open road
on his horse of steel

he's awake all through the night
‘til the break of dawn
he's the nighttime daydreamer
he's gonna keep rollin' on

loving thoughts of family
are on his mind tonight
as he rolls down the highway
in the nightime moonlight

staring through the windshield
daydreaming about his wife
wondering about all the geometry
of this thing we call life

he's lived his life in God's eyes'
and talks to him each night
he knows where is is going
when Earth's light is turned out