My families adventure on the road to oz via Germany

An emotinal couple of days

Yesterday would have been Granda's birthday, so i popped over to visit my parents and granma while the kids were at school. i dropped some pot plants over for mothers day and some cards.

Granma was in quite a jolly mood and the daffs we planted for granda at the grave are all showing lovley. I m sure it was worth planting them way back in November/ Decamber. At least i know when im now longer able to pop down and visit he will always have fresh flowers for his birthday.

Today has been very sad as it was the funeral of my dads best friend, Walter, i knew he was a popular guy, but i was amazed at the turn out. It was standing room only at the church and at the crem.

Walter was an amazing guy he always had a smile on his face and a wicked sense of humour. He once told me when i was a teen and had just got engaged to V, he said sweetheart, always follow your dreams no matter how difficult the path is. If you give up you will always have regrets. That one piece of advice has stuck with me ever since.

Although Walter was a quiet guy and would have been embarrased at all the fuss. I think the turn out just showed how much he will be missed.

Walter was the type of man who when he came in a room it would light up, he was a fun loving guy and i shall miss him a lot, although i never saw much of him with moving around. When ever we did meet up, he always cracked me up about tales of what he had been up to since the last time we met.

My dad has taken it very badly, and ive advised my mam to contact his CPN. As dad has been suffering from deppression on and off for years. just looking at how dull his eyes were told me to worry. Gradualy his confidants are slipping away, which is not easy for a man like my dad.

My dad is not an overtly emotional man and tends to bottle things up, so i hope some how he will cope with out his best mate.

RIP Walter, i shall miss you