I so appreciate everyone's shares, as well, Wild Coyote.

I have some of my father's sense of humor, too, and a bit of my own brand. Very often, some things I say, the ways I laugh, stories I tell, and even how I look during brief glances at myself in the mirror are reminders of both of my parents. They are even extensions of my grandparents, and even great grandparents or other relatives I never knew. I try to only focus on the good things, and there are and were in all of us!