Patrick Joseph McCarthy

Hey, Popsey ...

Well, it's been three years today and it still isn't any easier. We all miss you so much!

Love,
Me

Hey, Popsey ...

Well, it's just shy of one week until Christmas. Our house is all decorated in anticipation of Stephanie and Paul being here. They will arrive Saturday and I can’t wait. Jonathan and Ashley will spend their first year in North Carolina with a family at church. One of their friend's Moms was nice enough to invite them to join their family. I am very appreciative of that! I finally finished my baking on Sunday and got my boxes of goodies in the mail yesterday. ...

Hey, Popsey ...

Gosh! It's almost the holidays again! Time does fly by. We all miss you so much! It's just not the same.

Love,
Me

Hey, Popsie ...

Happy Father's Day ... and Happy Birthday on Tuesday. We all miss you so much!

Love,
Me

Hey, Popsey ...

Well, tomorrow is Easter and it doesn't get any easier. We all miss you so much. Have a wonderful Easter, Pops!

Love,
Me

Holy Cow...all that and I forgot what I came to the Guest Book for...HAPPY ST. PATTY'S DAY, DADDY!

Daddy, the ground is warm enough to plant some bulbs now and yesterday when Gary and I were putting in some gladioli I was telling him about how Ama used to grow them about 10 feet tall, at least that's how tall they seemed to me when I was just a kid. I told him how she would cut them early in the morning and add some of that pretty, soft fern and then dampen paper towels to wrap around the stems, then wrap it all up in waxed paper for us to take to our teachers. I always walked so proudly...

Hey, Popsey ...

I sit here with tears rolling down my cheeks as I re-read the entries in this guest book. I truly thought maybe it would get easier as time went by but guess what, for me it doesn't.

Maybe it's the holidays that you loved so much. Grandma and I talked the other day about how none of the packages under the tree ever had names on them ... just codes. And how you would give us a clue each day as to what the code on the bottom of each package...

I did it again the other day. I just about picked up the phone to call you. I wanted to tell you about a show coming on the Discovery Channel I was sure you would enjoy. And then it hit me, like it does each time I do this, that you are not there to answer. So I watched the show by myself and talked to you about it anyways because even though I know you are not there to answer the phone, I know you are listening to me.
Christmas is almost here...it won't be the same without you. Who is...