Well this day has been rough on me. Today is my dads birthday, as you know he passed away April 17th. My mom is doing as well as to be expected during this time. She had suggested that all of us daughters and grandchildren get a balloon and have a note put in it before the helium is inserted and then take it to a special place and set it free up into the heavens. So thats what we all have planned to do. I went today on my lunch hour and bought him a blue one, his favorite color, I will set it free into the skies at his parents gravesite. I have managed to try and keep busy today I work. I miss him so much, and find myself wanting to call him and then remember he is no longer home. He is on a journey to the heavens. I had a strange thing happen this morning on my way to work. My father gave me his truck months before he got really sick, I never smelled my dads Old Spice cologne in the truck. It mainly smelled of cigarettes, but this morning on my way in to work, I was listening to some gospel music and as I was coming up on the red lights through town I got a stron whif of his cologne, which I then broke down and cried, then it came to me. My father was with me after all. I havent told my family yet of my experience, I feel it would be too emotional so I will wait until tonight to speak of the incident. I feel blessed to have had that experience this morning of all days I needed that it was today on his birthday. Well thanks for listening and God Bless You All Eva