My BJ, My Husband has Died

[Grant]

So sorry for your loss. Been offline for some days.

 

[Ridgetop]

 

[Fishychix]

Bay, I am SO sorry for your loss and so amazed at your strength

 

[Childwanderer]

I'm so sorry for your loss. Y'all are in my prayers. It's lovely to see the photos of you and your husband; you have obviously had a lot of love and fun together!

 

[Finnie]

I finally dumped out the sludge in the coffee pot yesterday and cleaned it up. I'm making progress.

@Devonviolet and her husband came by yesterday and we had a great visit.

So glad you got to spend some time with @Devonviolet

Have you spoken with @B&B Happy goats ? I haven’t seen her post in a while.

 

[Baymule]

So glad you got to spend some time with @Devonviolet

Have you spoken with @B&B Happy goats ? I haven’t seen her post in a while.

No, I need to reach out to her.

 

[Baymule]

I called my sister crying yesterday morning. Having a bad day. We talked for awhile and I felt better. She suggested that I take BJ's clothing to a men's shelter, that it will be cold soon and they will need socks, coats, everything. So I started cleaning out the closet. BJ's closet is 4'x10'. I built 2 towers, 18" deep x 7' tall. One is 3' wide, the other is 2' wide and I put shelves in it. 2 pole bars for hanging clothes go between the towers. I put baskets on some of the shelves for small items like socks and underwear. I put a bookcase in the closet for his shoes. He was so proud of his closet, and it was full. The man liked clothing and looking good.

So far I have 8 trash bags full and I'm not done yet. I still have to bag up coats and suits. I'm keeping his shirts to make quilts for the granddaughters. A woman who I've known all of her 42 years looked at him as her dad because her father was an alcoholic train wreck and died when she was in her 20's. She even lived with us for about a year one time. I will make her a memory pillow and I'm giving her one of his big T-shirts. I'm keeping one of his army coats, I have a picture of him wearing it that I love. Keeping a few of his T-shirts too so I can wear them around the house or sleep in them. I feel much better knowing that his things will go to those in need. I can't haul all that around with me, so best to face reality now and do something positive with them. Tearful? Yes. Hard? Yes. But it must be done.

 

[Baymule]

 

[farmerjan]

 

[Finnie]

You are doing an amazing job. Wonderful idea about the quilts from BJ’s shirts.