Saturdays and easy times

Nice day today, I worked a few hours early this morning. I just had to finish a fish pond for one customer. For some reason the pump kept clogging up on me, I’d clean it out and it would jam again after a few filters it now works. I wanted to ride my bike for a while but the rain kept me from doing so. This means doing some homework and watching some TV talking to Jacks some. I guess in my busy schedule and the fact I’ve not felt well -- my parents failed to tell me about a favored uncle dying. My PGs Older brother Ted, the reason I liked him so much is because he always had fun for the boys during reunions. Ted had a huge farm in Tennessee that every summer we would work hauling hay and picking apples for him. He would camp with us and tell us the best ghost stories late late at night. Ted wasn’t feeling well in the last few years having Alzheimer’s and his old age was just getting him down. He loved kids so much all the babies had to come to him so he could hold them and he insisted they love to be held by him. I can remember just last year him grabbing one of his many grand babies and crying because he said he wouldn’t get to see this kid walk and talk. I really wanted him to be able to hold one of mine as well. Last Monday night he had a heart attack and on Wednesday he passed away in his sleep. Friday was his funeral but for the life of me I can’t understand why my parents failed to tell us. Trace came over and said he was sorry for our loss. Strange isn’t it? My PG nor G bothered to mention to us that there was a funeral to attend. Oh well “Here’s to you Uncle Ted, you will be missed.”