I’m 18 and my dad died in a car accident a couple days ago. He was a wonderful man. He was an artist and a visionary. When we bought our house it was practically a crack den it was so ugly. But, he went to work on it and made it into what I think is my mothers dream home (just a horse lovers dream, you know?). He put down cement and built a patio and did all the beautiful gardening. He built my mother two tack sheds for her horses and built almost every table or stand in our house (he build a super amazing one for our tv almost right before he died). He had the hands of a carpenter and the eyes of an artist and you can see that in our home.

Unfortunately, he left many projects unfinished.

I don’t want my mother reminded of him by half finished projects and I don’t want to let his work go unfinished. I’m really, really his daughter, so, I’m pretty handy and I love making things and getting "down to it". I was thinking once my mother goes back to work, I’d finish the cement in the back yard. I’d built a white fence around the trees and plant a garden with my mother’s favorite flowers… maybe a small pond with a waterfall if I can. Maybe even fix the swinging bench we;ve had since I was little and paint it and put it in the garden.

I’d landscape her barn area and finish the work on her bathroom. I’d unroot the dead pomegranate tree and plant the avocado tree my dad had growing in a pot. I’d trim the trees in front of our house like he did.

I’d finally find a flower that didn’t need too much light, so, it could be in our shady front yard. I’d built my mom a white picket fence.

I’d fix anything broken. Because thats what my dad did. And I don’t want him being gone to mean we’re all broken.

We already own most of the materials and once I get a job I can pay for the few things I don’t have.

Is this… healthy? Is it smart? Paratactical?

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