My father passed away in his sleep around 3:00AM this morning.

He went peacefully and my family was very fortunate in that we were able to be with him and say our goodbyes to him prior to his passing.

I will be offline for the next several days and will talk to you all again soon.

Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

Aaaaah…

(I’ve chosen this image for no reason, other than I LOVE that shirt!)

Anyways…..

Is this thing on?!!!

I guess that I need to start meandering around the Internets again and make my presence known once more!

Then my Minions shall come flocking!

Otherwise, I will not post the latest new Tiamat story!!

TTFN!!!

P.S. Ain’t I a Stinker?!!

The group is called MilkyWay, and the song is called “Tan Tan Taan!!!” Enjoy!!

What a way to start the week!!! Aaaaaah…

So, here I am again!

For all the hoopla that’s out there for Facebook and Twitter, I just couldn’t really get into either of them. So, I’m back!

Lots of things have changed.

My father is now at the Soldier’s Home in Holyoke, Ma.

He won’t be coming home again, and right now it’s anyone’s guess how much longer he’ll be with us.

So, we’re taking it one day at a time.

My duties at work have changed as well.

I’m not managing people anymore. I’m back to being an individual contributor.

And I have to say, I’m happy about it.

I’m in a different department now, so it’s only a little awkward, as I am still in the same division.

And, aside from only a couple of people who can’t be bothered to even acknowledge me now that I’m not a “boss” anymore (and frankly, I never liked them anyway, so good riddance!) everyone was really happy that I didn’t lose my job, unlike so many other people in our company who did….

So, as I said before, I’m taking this one day at a time.

Let’s see where the path leads us this time….

Like a Phoenix, I am reborn anew to reclaim my minions!!!!

More soon, my Dahlings!!!

Hello My Minions

After giving this much thought, I have decided to end this blog.

My life has changed radically over the last six months.

I no longer have access to most blogs, including my own, at work anymore, which severely limits my on-line time for such activities.  In addition, my workload and responsibilities have increased, which give me little time during the day for such fun-filled activities anymore.

In addition, we are still dealing with my father’s health issues. There is a very good chance that he will be going home in the next few weeks, but, this will only slightly decease the amount of time I have been spending with him.

So, for the forseeable future at least, this is the end.

Fear not. I will not be vanishing into the aether, never to be heard from again!

The 21st Century beckons!

I am establishing a “new” presence on Facebook and once Husbandji and I have upgraded our cellphones to smartphones (an event that should take place in late September, providing that I still have a job!) I will be establishing a presence on Twitter as well!

Oh, Brave New Worlds!!!!

So you see, this really isn”t good-bye.

It’s till me meet again.

Be well my minions…my friends.

Sayonara….

Hello My Minions

Things have gotten back to being crazy again, and as I suspected, my access at work didn’t last for long…

My father is about the same, although they are starting to have him walk more.

The problem is that he can’t seem to remember how to get himself out of his chair and do the walking from day to day.

It always seems as though he has to be reminded of how to get prepared for it.

So the rehab folk suspect that it might mean that he’s exhibiting some early signs of dementia.

They are going to give him a geriatric evaluation, and we’ll take it from there.

I’ll try to post again soon, but at this point I’m not sure when that will be.

TTFN!

Shhhh!

Be very, very, quiet!

I’m somehow blogging from work right now!

Apparently the “Powers That Be” have relaxed their “Internet hold on things” to some extent.

I don’t know how long this will last, so if I’m suddenly gone again for days at a time, you’ll know why!

So, anyway…

My father is still at the rehab facility. We had a somewhat sobering meeting with the staff last week, who basically told us that they aren’t sure if Dad is going to progress any further than he has so far.

It’s basically up to him now whether he decides to “pull up his bootstraps” and give it his all, or give up and resign himself to the fact that he will not be coming home.

This past weekend we brought him home for a visit on Father’s Day, and that seemed to give him a renewed sense of purpose, so we’re hopeful.

But only time will tell…

In other news, there is no other news. Work has been keeping me busy, and I probably won’t know for sure if I have anything to worry about “job-wise” until late September. Woo-Hoo.

There is one little “Tiamat” giggle though!

The Darling Nephew has caught a case of head lice.

We’re assuming that he got it at school.

Tiamat was babysitting him prior to this being discovered, and while she was babysitting she put the Darling Nephew’s cap on her head.

So now she’s freaking out because she thinks that she had head lice too!

Husbandji has had to stop by her house every night for the last week to check her out.

So far, no lice. (Oh poo!)

I keep telling her that I’d be happy to shave her head for her!

Husbandji doesn’t appreciate my sense of humor for some reason…

That’s all for now! TTFN!!!