Guest Book for

Mr. Don David Markham

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January 18, 2008 I am so sorry to hear this news about Don. We will miss him greatly.   Gail Slack Walker (Mount Jackson, VA)   January 18, 2008 I really rather loved the old dude. I loved his terrific sense of humor, and his many kindnesses. I shall miss him.   Cynthia Barry (DeLand, FL) Contact me   January 18, 2008 I had the BEST DAD in the worldMaria Lynn   Maria Markham (Edinburg, VA) Contact me   January 18, 2008 We were so sorry to hear of your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time of sorrow.Vanessa’s Parents   Frank and Marva Irwin (Woodstock, VA)

I wrote a few things in here but they weren’t reviewed and submitted by the time I posted this blog tonight. But that’s okay because you guys can click here and check it out yourself.

My granddaddy passed away a few days ago as you all know. Well it was rough on everyone and we all put on our game faces and made it through. The only problem is … I wasn’t allowed any time to grieve. I stayed with my grandmother(they were married for 53 years) because she has yet to live alone. So I stayed with her for two days.

During that time she went from complete shock and disbelief to a depression to bouncing back(kind of), meanwhile I have to be the one consoling her and keeping my game face on. I did the same with Donald when we told him what had happened.

He came home from school and my mother said ” do you know why she’s(me) here?”

And then about 3-4 seconds later the waterfall started and yet again I was there to help. Now the problem is I have cried over granddaddy and I know that all he wants is for us to get over it and take care of grandmother.

Well I left her alone with Donald tonight and not that I don’t trust his capabilities but what if something happens to her? I’m going to feel like shit. Well I already do just for leaving her. I really want to go back. I told my mom I would but she won’t let me screw up college for grandmother. I wouldn’t care though.

I’ve got my whole life to do what I want to do. and until then I can handle making someone else’s life a little easier even if it is just the mental thing of “there’s someone in the other room” That’s all she needs anyone is to know that someone is there.

“Ya know the weirdest thing about your grandfather not being here is the silence.”

“If Helen hadn’t told me what to do I would probably still be sitting here staring at the phone”

I can’t imagine what she had to go through and to think Donald went through it when he was only 6-years-old.

Why does this family attract all the crazies and gotta die young type? I don’t mean just us but look at all of our friends. aka “mouse”

It makes me think I’m the only freaking normal one but now I’m afraid I just must be the die young type. I’m still young, don’t want to die though and definitely not crazy. Not adopted. I don’t know how I managed to be in the crazy family. I’m glad I am though.

Well my writing has gotten completely off topic so the point of today is:I love you granddad and please help grandmother be happy and safe and when it’s her time let it be peaceful because if not it’ll just kill me.

First I just need to reiterate that psychics are real.  Communicating with the afterlife is completely possible. Yesterday my cousin Erika woke up and thought to herself before getting out of bed “today is the day”.  Yep yesterday was the day .  My grandfather passed away and he came down and held her in bed and said “today is the day to quit smoking”.  Erika did not know at the time that my grandfather had passed.  And anyone who knew my granddaddy would tell you that that’s something he would say.  It’s just all very strange.

Yesterday my granddad passed away and something very beloved to him and his predeceased daughter was moved from one room and table to a completely other room and table.  Yes I know that someone else could have picked it up and carried it over there but they didn’t.  My aunt Chris and my grandfather met each other to go to Heave and moving the statue of meercats was just their way of letting us know that they were together.

On a side note my grandfather also picked a great day for me to go.  I know that this is selfish but since I am home today and tomorrow and I was here yesterday that’s a lot of class to be missing.  Well it snowed so much today that classed were canceled.  Isn’t that a nice coincidence?

While I was checking the radford portal today to check my e-mail and see if classes were canceled I came across this silly article about radford from WDBJ-7 Roanoke news.  I feel really bad for that poor deer, especially the one.

I just got the phone call.  yep THE ONE.  he’s gone.  I miss him already.  My granddad and I always had a special bond.  He’s supposed to come back and haunt me like they do on sylvia brown.

I love you grandaddy!!

I hope grandmother will be okay and Donald!!

Bye.  I’m going home.

I have been at work forever and I feel like I should just move in.  Well that’s a little exaggerated but I was there a lot this week.  Work is going well for me other than one driver who’s a pill popper.  Yea I know pills and driving are not good together.   That’s all I’m going to say about that because if I go one much further with this I will be explaining to you the details of a driver strike and how much they all laughed when she passed out and ran into a guard rail.

Anywho. Life’s been good.  Granddad just had his 76th birthday on Saturday.  He said he was going to “hold on” until his birthday but I with he could stay forever.  I know people have to die sometime but damn I don’t want him to.  I’m prepared but geez!

Bryan’s sister and boss just found out that they are each pregnant, kind of weird it was both within the same week.  I’m jealous.

That’s about all for now thanks for reading.  oh yea classes start next week!!!

I have just inherited a model 1894 Winchester shot-gun. I also re-obtained my .22 rifle. I’m pretty excited to be able to take up shooting again. The only problem is, in the city you must go to the range and that sucks.

I don’t know a lot about my “new”, old gun but, if anyone does let me know. I’m going to be looking up Internet information on it and posting it up here.

p.s. I’m a better shot than you!

Well after just a few minutes of research I found that my gun was manufactured in 1916, as it’s serial is 804680.  Thanks to the arms collectors website.

I also learned a little about the history of the model 1894.  For example, it uses basically a 30-30 bullet, although 30 wcf is what is imprinted on it.  Also, the one millionth gun of this model was given to President Calvin Coolidge in 1927.  More information can be found at the Winchester Collector’s Site.

    New year’s is my birthday, yes the first, no I wasn’t actually the first born on the day but yes on the first.  My birthday this year was quite boring.

First of all on the Eve I went home and was re-asurred of my hatred for most of the people there and the place itself. First of all, it is apparently okay to waste your life away  by getting DUIs, etc.  Secondly I didn’t see one decent car or anyone under 300 pounds.  I can’t go back to that.

I saw Devin and David, which was a lot nicer than I had expected.  I had the biggest crush on David while I was dating Devin but then again who doesn’t want their significant other’s best friend.  David and his friends are building this cabin in the woods on the French’s farm.  It’s pretty exciting and looks great.

Then I saw Brent’s mom in CVS and she made me realize that we are all going through the same things and that I am okay.  Apparently things haven’t been easy for them either.  I’m not glad that it has but it makes me feel better, so thanks BC and Megan.  I wish I would’ve have gone to see Megan,  I would have made her come out to eat with me or go shopping or something.

Well, I don’t have a heck of a lot of time here, Charlie’s whining to pee so I’ll write more later.