Hey Dad Just letting you know you have been on my mind. Missing sooo much. Your sister is now with you resting in peace. I will miss her. Today is Mom's birthday. I wish I could have got to know her better. Love & Miss All of You Bunches. Sue
This has been a long week for me. I've struggling with several things in my life right now & I wish I could talk to you. I miss you & Mom sooooooo much.
Missing you / Sue (Daughter)
Well, I haven't written for a while but I know you are my guardian angel watching over me and you know what has been going on with me. In church a few Sundays ago the preacher was talking about Luke and he said that we all have guardian angels that smile down on us and it made me think of Mom & you. So, just keep watching over me because as you know I really need you right now. I know you were proud of Courntey going to the cemetery. She needed to make peace with you for not staying for you funeral. She also really enjoys making the flowers for you. She puts her "heart" into it. She was so excitied that Seth & her were able to take there vacation and be in Akron. I am looking forward to being at the cememtary with both of you this weekend. I Love you & Miss you bunches. Close
Thinking of You / Sue (Daughter) Hey Dad, Here it is another Sunday missing being able to have our weekliy talk. Courtney had her "Senior Prom" last night. She was beautiful. She wore a lime green dress that had a train on it, with silver sequin on it. With her beautiful red hair she was beautiful. She had her hair pulled up in knots. I must say Seth was rather shocked when he saw her. Tom even got teary eyed. Graduation is the 18th. I can not believe it is here. Time sure has gone by quickly. She will be 18 soon. She has sure grown up to a very beautiful "woman". She has a good head on her shoulders. She will go a long way in life. She has goals set & I can see her succeeding at her goals and going very far in life. She will go off to college Aug 24th. I am so proud of her and I know you would be too. We both love you and miss you bunches. Close
Needing You / SUe Hey Dad, I am really sad today. My heart was broke this morning & I know if you were here I could lean my shoulder on yours and cry, and you would hold me & tell me that I will get through this. I MISS YOU SO MUCH. Close
Good Morning Dad It is a beautiful Sunday Morning. I had my cup of tea outside so I could watch the finches on the feeders. I couldn't even begin to count how many I have. They sit in the tree chirpping until one moves off the feeder and quickly another one gets on. I haven't seen any hummingbirds, yet it may be a tad too early. It became Spring here early this year. I found some petunias!! I got a white one and a purple one. They are in hanging baskets. I stopped at a yard sale last week and bought myself an old fashion bike. I put on weight since I was sick & I'm trying to get it off. I'm walking everyday before work. So now I have a bike to ride (if I can pedal it up the hills)Ha! Ha! I am feeling better it will just take time for me to get my strength back.I got me a hooly hoop yesterday. Courtney thought I was nuts. But that might help the stomach. I can not do any type of ab exercises because of my spine. I am starting a pilates workout with a ball today to work on stretching which should tone, trim & firm me up.(Hopefully). I feel so fat. All my clothes are tight. I bought a couple long skirts to wear to work. I firgured after I took the weight off I could put darts in them & still wear them. Luv & Miss You Bunches!!!!
Sunday/ Sue Hey Dad, Anohter Sunday has gone by with out you. I had a rough day yesterday but has been better. I am starting to feel better. It will just take hard work, patience & time.
I cleaned out my flower garden today. Because I am so weak it took me all day but it is beautiful. My panies survived through winter since it was a mild one. I potted some Dianthus & Verbena. I could not find any nice loooking petunias. You always liked them. I laid black mulch, it looks real nice. My finches keep my feeders empty. I put my first hummingbird feeder out. It has been warm all week. Too early for the high 80's. Hope that doesn't mean summer will be extremely hot. But I'm in the south, what do I expect. I hung up all my chimes. You & I always loved the outdoors. Luv You & Miss You Bunches
Hey Dad, It is the first day of Spring and it is beautiful here. I wanted to dress springy since the sun is shining & it will be 75 today. I wore a sleevless pink sweater with pink roses with green leaves on it, then it has a long sleeve button up sweater that you wear on top that matches. No, I didn't wear a dress!! I was going to wear a skirt but my toes are not polished! I didn't feel like fooling too much with hair.I got it cut real short last summer. I can wear it in many different styles. Today, I just put gel on it and wore it real curly. I looked at myself & realized how much I look like momma. Give her my love. Luv & Miss You Both So Much. I wish you both were here I need you two so much.
Hey Dad, I was watching the weather forecast this morning and "Billy Goat Mountain" will hit a high of 71. I remember when you would tease me & say I lived on "Billy Goat Mountain." Then, you actually sent me a letter addressing it as "Billy Goat Mountain, TN instead of Whie House, TN & I recevied it. Missing & Loving You Bunches.
Hey Dad, Here it is Sunday Morning Again and Missing our Talks. Just when I thought all my medical problems had been solved,I go back for a doctors appointment on Tuesday and find out I have osteoporis in my spine, right in the middle of my back and it has turned my spine to the left side of my shoulder like a candy cane. Just when I thought everything had already been found. The doctors say it is too dangerous to do surgery. They have put me on celebrix and skelaxin. They wanted to put me on sterodis but I ask them to try something else first. My left leg is 1" shorter than my right leg. They are making me a shoe insole for the left shoe. I had a bone density test last year & knew I had osteoporosis in my hips. But I have managed ok. They told me if I wasn't diagnos with this now that I would have been in a wheel chair in 6 mos. I have taken it very hard. I didn't even go to work Wed, Thurs. or Fri. I didn't have the heart to call Marlene. I knew it would upset her. Don @ work was very helpful for me when I returned to work on Tues. I have come to terms with it now. I called Dobbie & went to her farm. I knew the farm would be the place for me to deal with this. in my mind. She was very supportive. Don also stopped by everyday and called me to check on me. I have come to terms with it now. I realized that I can take medicine, walk & do the exercises they have given me to do. At least my spine will get stronger just never straignt again. Apparently when I was born the 2 bottom veribers grew together. I also have something abnormal at the top of my spine that the doctor said was also a birth defect. The doctor said that when I was dealing with losing you and going threw the divorce that when I lost all my wwight then put the weight back on later, my spine couldn't take the change of the weight loss & weight gain. I go back to the doctor Wed morning. I've been having trouble with panic attacks which is making my heart beat to fast. They took an EKG and my heart appears to be fine. I will for for sure when I return to the doctor. I just have to settle down my nerves to keep my heart rate down. They also took blood work and done an exray of my chest. They called Fri and said the results of my lood work was back & my cholerterol was high and my white blood count was high. I asked if that meant I had some kind of infection and she said the doctor will talk to me about it on Wed. Of course I am thinking the worst, that I might have some type of cancer. I am trying to keep that out of my mind, but it is hard. I am scared but I know God is with me and he is watching over me.
Missing & Needing You / Sue Hey Dad, It is Sunday & I wish I could call you. I miss the Sunday talks we had. I been going through some health issues for the last 7 weeks & I sure needed your support and for you to tell me eveything would turn out ok. I know I have you in spirit but it is not the same. Everything will be fine now that the doctors know what is wrong. I just have to get them all taking care of. I have been through so many tests, doctors appt's but it was was all worth it now they have dertermined what was wrong & that everything is fixable. I just have to firgue out how the pay the bills. As of right now I have met my insurance deducutibel and have about $2,500 in bills to pay. There is more to come. Not to worry, I will pay on each of them each onth until I get them paid off. I got to stay at home this weekend. I have been so far behind at work since we had a new computer installed in Dec and the Christmas Holidays also put me behind. Having an extra day off is nice, except I pay for it when I return to work. An accountant can't enjoy being off, becasue the work doesn't stop just beacuse the office is closed. Then I became ill New Years Eve weekend. My 1st of many doctor visits was Jan 2nd. I have been to 4 doctors and have had 5 tests done & lots of blood work taken. I do not get any help when I am out. I've been working in between test & doctors appointments. I called out 1 day that I just I couldn't go in. I missed 2 more days since I had to be sedated for that procedure. So, I have been working nights & weekend to try to keep up. It had finally caught up to me & I told my boss I just couldn't work this weekend. I am exhausted. So, of course, he had me call our IT guy and yesterday he set up my home computer to work remotely. It took us over an hour to get it set up. I brought home 2 boxes of work that needs to be done. I only work Mon & Tues this week so I am trying to get caught up so that when I return to work on Mon., Feb 26th I can start fresh & work my scheduled hours to prove to my boss that I 'do" have too many job resonsibilites and that he either needs to get me an assitant or make Kim do her share of work. I have enjoyed being at home, especially since it snowed. I didn't do any work on the computer yesterday. There was some things around here I wanted to do. So now I have to get to it so I can get done by tomorrow morning. We had snow over the weekend. It sure is pretty but a mess to drive in. I had Corutney drive my blazer to work yesterday, and she did fine. We had just snow yesterday morning but this morning to we woke up to more snow. The snow we received yesterday melted & turned to ice and we got more snow on top of that. But, the beautiful sun is shining now melting the snow & ice. We are not suppose to get anymore snow today. As a matter of fact, later in the week it will be in the 60's. What a welcome that will be. My "buttercups" are coming up. I don't know if my tulips will bloom. I've never had good luck with tulips. I have a small flower garden now. I do miss all my gardens are the old home. But I have to have my flowers, so I have put bulbs in pots, and plant all my flowers in pots. I have some new things for my small garden area for this spring and summer. I Love Spring & can't wait for it to arrive. Spring flowers blomming is sure a nice memory of you. My love for flowers came from your love for flowers. You had the most beautiful flowers when I was growing up. The yard always looked so beautiful. I can still remember when you put the gravel walk way going into the side yard in with "The Long's" carved in it. I will returning be to my maiden name soon "Long". Now, that Courtney is turning 18 I have decided to take my name back. Courtney gave me a dozen Iris's & a potted buttercup for Valentines. They are beautiful. Speaking of Valentine's. Courtney's knee from her soccer injury has been bothering her so I took her back the the doctor and he ordered her an MRI. She does still have some inflamation but doesn't want to do surgery just yet, He has put her knee in a removable brace that she has to wear to work & school. SHe goes back to the doc in 6 weeks. Anyhow, we both had tests done that day, & they were downtown so we went downtown for dinner. I took her to "Mulligans Irish Pub". We had the best time we've had in quite some time. Courtney is a busy teenager and doesn't spend much time with her "mom" anymore. I am adjusting to that since official moving day to Tn Tech is Aug 24th!!!! I actually ordered an "Irish Breakfast". Courntey had salad but then got "Irish Cheesecake". We sat and talked for quite some time. It was really cool. I did not know until that night that Courtney wants to go to Ireland to get married. She said she is trying to talk Seth into it!!! That is of course her and Seth are still together when when she graduates from college. She is still saying she is not getting married until she graduates!!!! I even got some matches from the bar for us. I was at the mall the other day walking after a stressful Friday and work and I had a doctors appointment Fri afternoon. Any how I found a full size "Ireland" calendar. It is so cool and it was only a $1. Each month has a large picture of course then everyday of the year has a small picture above the date. It is awesome!!!!! It is going on 1:00 & I got to pick Courntey up from work at @ 2:00, unless her Dad picks her & takes her lunch like he told her he would. This morning after I took Courtney to work, I went to the park to walk and took my camera & took some "Cool Snow Pics". You & Mom will be getting some flowers soon! They are your favorite color!?!?!?!?! RED!!!!! Ha Ha. See, I really needed to talk. I feel much better now. I LUV U & MISS U BUNCHES. Close
Hey Dad, Yesterday was a "Snowy Ground Hog Day!!!" I woke up to our 1st snow for the winter. We had 1" which doesn't sound like much. But as you know, for the south it is. It was soooo beautiful. It reminded me of you & Ohio. Ground Hog Day brought memories about "Squirrel Stew"!! You would also let me know if the " Ground Hog" saw his shadow. Well. . . the Ground Hog did not see his shadow, we only have 6 weeks left of winter. Luv Ya & Misss Ya Bunches
Dad, Here it is Christmas Eve and I was thinkin of you. Courtney just went to work. Tonite she will go to KY with Seth's family. They have Christmas Eve dinner every year with Seth's mom's side of the family. His grandparents has really taken Courtney in as "Family". I am so glad. This will be her 3rd Christmas Eve with them. You will be proud of me because Dobbie called to invite me to spend Christmas Eve with her family and I accepted the offer & will go when Courtney heads to Ky. You will be in my thoughts all day. On another note, I am changing my name back to "Long". Now that your grandaughter will be turning "18", heading off to college and starting a new life of her own, I decided I would start my life by becoming a "Long" again!!! Luv Ya & Miss Ya Bunches.
Dad Seth has come home from college for the holidays. We had him over for dinner last night. Courtney loves to cook just as you. She made "Turnip Greens!" Of course Seth did not eat them but Courtney & I did. Courtney can also made some good "Pinto Beans". Now Seth does eat pinto beans. Love & Miss Ya Bunches
Thanksgiving/ Carrie (Grand Daughter )
Happy Thanksgiving.........I just want you to know that We will think of you today & everyday......and your not forgotten Also I want to give thanks to you for if it wasnt for you I would have never gotten to know your family and married my true love "timmy" For that I give special thanks to you. Close
Thanksgiving Memories / Sue Beckwith (Daughter)Read >>
Thanksgiving Memories / Sue Beckwith (Daughter)
Well, Dad it is Thanksgiving time again. It is just not the same without you. I have several favorite Thanksgiving memories of you. I loved when you were able to drive to TN & share Thanksgiving with me at my home. I will always remember the Thanksgiving we went Christmas shopping and Courtney wanted roller blades, her feet were to little for "roller blades" and she threw one of her "Long" fits in Toy R Us. She was so determined for you to buy her those roller baldes she even told you she fill the empty space in them with socks. I will always cherish the Thanksgiving Plate that was Mom's that you carried back and forth from OH to TN to have our turkey on. Then the year you decided to leave the plate with me meant so much to me. I always wanted to sit next to you at the dinner table even though when I wouldn't be looking you would always put more food on my plate and say "Sue, you need to eat up!" And of course, "our" favorite Thanksgiving desert, "Mincemeat Pie!" Dad, I love you and I sure miss you.
Missing You / Sue Beckwith (Daughter)
Dad, Courtney's soccer season is over and she had her soccer banquet last week. She was recognized very highly for her skills as a player all through high school. I hope she continues to play in college. Today, she got a promotion @ work. She has been promoted from cashier to the office. I know you would be proud of her. She is trying to get a job in Metro in the clerk's office to get herself going with her Criminal Justice career. I hope it works out for her. I love you & miss you bunches. Close
Almost forgot... / Carrie Burkhammer (grand daughter )Read >>
Almost forgot... / Carrie Burkhammer (grand daughter )
Timmy has been listening to alot of johnny cash songs thinking of his grandpa.........he misses u so much........its been showing alot lately...he has been depressed and trying to find information on his family heritage and finding information on his family tree......I hope he knows his grandpa loved and loves him :)
Tributes and Condolences
Hey Dad, I am really sad today. My heart was broke this morning & I know if you were here I could lean my shoulder on yours and cry, and you would hold me & tell me that I will get through this. I MISS YOU SO MUCH. 
Also I want to give thanks to you for if it wasnt for you I would have never gotten to know your family and married my true love "timmy" For that I give special thanks to you. 
