mlerules

SO very thankful for having such good fambily around. Am in the Bay Area for a quickie visit for my dad's bday tomorrow. Arrived this AM. Yay for flying, as 'twas only 4 hours from my front door to the ground in OAK. I'll return home mid-afternoon Thursday, when I'll get more art up on the walls w/the able, kind assistance of

delerium3.

Took public transportation from OAK into downtown Berkeley today. Met my step-sis for lunch and snagged her car, which let me stop off at REI for my dad's bday gift on my way to her house where I'm staying. O'morrow I'll bus over to my dad 'n' step-mom's house to spend his bday w/him. We'll celebrate w/dinner at Rivoli's along w/a couple of other step-sibs (not the ones I'm staying with).

Having a place to stay that's away from my dad's works out oh-so-well. This eve we hit Pyramid Brewing for pizza, salad, a flight of beers, and the first half of the Warriors game. 'Twas quite enjoyable. Not gonna see anybody but fambily this trip, but that's okay.

May go see my former step-dad w/my step-sis o'morrow AM. He's not doing well. Not on his death-bed, but quite close to it (hospice). So sad. I'll drive down for Thanksgiving in another couple of weeks. Realizing I will likely be back down again before long for his memorial service. He was my step-dad for a dozen years. Well, he and my mom never actually married, so he wasn't "really" my step-dad, but he functioned as such, and I certainly consider his kids my step-sibs. Fambily's important. Fambily's good. I'm really quite lucky/blessed/something positive w/mine.