August Birthdays & Anniversaries

Birthdays

• Jim--Tues, Aug. 11--49
• Sarah--Sat, Aug. 15--2
• Kevin--Thurs, Aug. 20--57
• Simone--Tues, Aug. 25--39
• Fred--Wed, Aug. 26--49
• Jo Ann--Wed, Aug. 26--54
• Bridget--Sat, Aug. 29--42
• Amy--Sat, Aug. 29--31

Anniversaries

• Fritz & Robin--Mon, Aug 3, 1974--35
  
• Phil & Serena--Fri, Aug. 21, 1947--62
• Chris & Cyndi--Mon, Aug. 24, 1985--24

Dad

• Mom said Dad fell again and got another wound on his forehead. This was also in the bedroom b/c he was coming in when the light was out. Apparently, he grabbed the door b/c she said he pulled the hinges out! Dad said he'd tripped on the rug, but Mom took the rug up, so I don't know why he fell this second time.

• The doctor said his wounds weren't very deep. She was concerned b/c Dad has lost 8 lb in the last month. His next appointment is in a month, so she said to keep an eye on his weight then. She also talked to him about going for physical therapy for his Parkinson's but he is not open to the idea. He thinks they just throw a ball around. It's also difficult for Mom b/c she has to take him downtown where they specialize in PT for Parkinson's patients.

My Law Suit Update

• Please do not share this information with anyone outside of the immediate family!
  
• Anna's deposition was taken today, so my lawyer grilled her (very nicely) for 1 1/2 hours. Luckily they agreed to not have Mike present.
  
• Anna contradicted herself quit a bit, and I think she got frustrated when my lawyer seemed to be asking the same question again, for clarification.
• Interestingly enough, Anna said she had never seen the deed to the house which supposedly had her signature on it. She said it didn't look like her signature and she didn't remember signing it.
• My lawyer was pleased that she agreed that I had taken wonderful care of Mary and done everything for her.
• Anna agreed that Mary thought of me as a daughter.
• Anna said that she had known that Mary was leaving her the house in her will of 2002 and had not known anything about the will of 2005 and that in her opinion, Mary was not of sound mind enough to change her will in 2005, that I had coerced her and that in her opinion the will was invalid. She said that both I and Mom knew that Mary was not of sound mind in 2005. That will be very interesting if they have to prove that in court!
• My lawyer said that he'd be in contact with me in about 2 months, unless Anna's lawyer asks to deposition me before then. He said that he felt better about the case after Anna's deposition but that a lawsuit is always a crap-shoot. He told me to consider whether I'd be willing to give the matter over to a mediator and settle out of court so as to maintain some control instead of completely being at the mercy of the jury's decision and to consider how much I'd be willing to pay Anna to drop her claim on the house. Personally, I'm not inclined to settle. Perhaps I'm just being stubborn, but I'd rather not give Anna the satisfaction of my appearing to say that she was right. I never asked Mary for her house or her money or tried to influence her in any way to leave anything to me, I didn't bring a lawyer in to have her make a new will, and Mary knew exactly what she was doing when she made her last will. I was not even in the house when she signed it.
  

I'm just writing to let you all know that Dad fell in the bedroom around 11:30 PM tonight and but his head in two places. Mom called 911 and they sent an ambulance, but the EMTs said they didn't think he'd need stitches. He had bled profusely but the bleeding had stopped. They wrapped his head up in gauze. Mom said she's going to take him in tomorrow to the doctor who checks his blood every week.

July Birthdays & Anniversaries

Birthdays

• Gus--Wed, July 1--58
• Jeremy--Mon, July 6--31
• Sam (Roberts)--Wed, July 15--??
• Hannah--Fri, July 17--3
• Serena--Wed, July 22--81
• August--Tues, July 28--34
  
• Cyndi--Wed, July 29--48

Anniversaries

• Gina and Jim--July 21, 1990
• Gus and Pat--July 28, 1973--37