I know it's been some time since I last posted. I've been busy caring for my father. We moved him to a hospice last week. It was becoming too difficult for us to care for him, even with the night nurse. He passed away last night.

My mom and Aunt Lu flew down today (I wish my mother had been here sooner!), and we started making arrangements for the funeral. Josh is flying in tomorrow night and is going to stay a few days. I'm glad he'll be here. My mom has only been here a few hours and she's already driving me nuts. I'm going to need him to help me from going off on her.

She and my grandmother have been fighting. My grandmother is mad that she didn't come while he was still alive. I don't blame my grandmother. I feel the same way. Yes, they were divorced, but she should have been here. I just don't understand her. And when she got here all she could talk about was the estate. She was even pressuring me to give her some of my inheritance. Josh thinks I should tell her to go to hell - but she's my mother. I just don't know what to do. I keep thinking I could let her have the house...after all, what am I going to do with a house in Florida? But at the same time, she has offered me no support through this whole ordeal. I always blamed my father for everything, but now I see how selfish she really is. I just don't know what to do.

I can't even believe that this is what I'm blogging about. I've lost a parent - isn't that where my focus should be? I wish the parent that I have left would let me focus on what's most important instead of aggravating me with all of her nonsense. I actually heard Aunt Lu tell her that much, but I'm not sure it makes a difference to her.

Anyway, I just heard Natalie's parents arrive so I should go downstairs and talk to them. I'll try to be better about blogging!