Dont know what to say to that cept, this to will pass. Dont mean to be cold. I was just thinking about my father and was already feeling down. My condolences to your friend Cloudster, you will have that visit and then some soon enough.
It's a grayish kind of day down here also, humid and hot as well, 92 with 95% humidity, the air is think and almost cutable. On another note we will be cutting my oldest daughters hair, it currently flows almost to her lower back and is very full, she takes about two hours to comb it, when it should only take 10 minutea, I know bwcause when she wants to do something boom its done. We ahve been warning her for over a year now and enough is enough, plus she always seems to get those rotten bugs in her hair, and then it is time to overhaul the house from stem to stern, which is far from easy considering the babies. She chews on her hair and does many other wonderful things with it like painting with it or dragging it through the food on the dinner table, etc....
Sorry
I'm ranting here, just feel blue and this far better then talking about my father.