I continued to talk with my sister on the phone three or four times a week. Once or twice a week, we would also have "family conference calls" with my mom joining us. Jeannie was as stunned as any of us when she found out about Dad. I think it took her longer to accept it because she never saw the photographs. For that first week or so, she was very subdued when we talked. Even when I got her to laugh, it only seemed to lighten her mood for a few minutes.
Jeannie had been plotting her "revenge" for three weeks before she sprang it on me. Before that, though, she got a picture from my mom and gave me a ration of s**t over it. The picture was of Mom and Patricia in the kitchen. I think Joanne took the picture. At any rate, they were wearing outfits that nearly matched. Patricia's blouse was
