It reminded me of my own mortality and the fact that each day might be my last. A small crowd gathered outside as we waited for the hearse and funeral...car. We proceeded in convoy to the crematorium and then followed the pall bearers as they conveyed the coffin inside. Vanessa leaned against me and sobbed whereupon I slipped my arm around her waist to provide comfort. I half-listened to the readings but enjoyed George's eulogy, making Vanessa's dad's dull life sound positively exciting. About a. I figured that by the time we were through the hiring process Bob would have the office expansion done or close to it.Bob was using the same method as he had done on the previous expansion. His day crews were assembling the sections at his shop and the night shifts were assembling the sections into the office. There were two forklifts and a man lift parked on the loading dock. Steel support posts had been mounted to the floor to hold support beams for the second floor. They were spaced 20 feet. At that point I covered her with the oversize bath towel she had been wrapped in and let her relax for a few minutes. Her precious feet were not covered by the towel and I could not resist the temptation to touch rub lick and suck her feet and finally I sucked each toe individually as I licked between each toe and moved from toe to toe. Upon completing the toe licking, I stood up and admired the little lady covered by the oversize bath towel. I observed her bliss, but I was not quite done, so I. A fairly high end one.’ I won’t say I am totally surprised, but maybe just a little startled. Still I manage to answer, ‘Certainly. When you get back you can show me and I’ll tell you what I think.’ I can see relief on her face but give her a little more by adding, ‘You can even compare it to mine.’ This brings a stronger reaction as she looks up into my face with a wide smile and gives me a tight hug. ‘Thanks, Mom. For everything.’ Just then her brother makes it back downstairs and we troop.