It's been a whirlwind and rollar coaster around here the last couple of weeks. Two weeks ago, I was wrapping up end of the year stuff - last writing class, last kids chimes practice (that ended up getting cancelled because too many were going to miss due to other activities), last week of school for my kids.
Then tragedy struck. Let me explain...the Saturday morning that my parents and brothers were arriving for our son's confirmation the next day, I got up early to take the dogs out. As I took Scout out to the lanai, I saw our little dog Jasper floating at the far end of our pool by the steps. He was obviously dead. Horror best describes what I felt at that moment...I completely freaked out, dropped Scout's leash and ran hysterical back in the house and woke my dear husband (as well as the kids) crying that Jasper was in the pool and he was dead. Dear husband went out to the pool and took care of everything while I sat in our room shaking and trying to comfort the kids who were all in tears over losing a pet we've had for as long as they can remember. We buried him in our back yard a few hours later.
I was so thankful that we had family coming that day to distract the kids. It was so wonderful to have my parents and two brothers here. They were here until last Friday, but it's never long enough and time always goes much too fast. It was somewhat easier to say goodbye knowing that we will be heading up to MO in about 3 weeks for another brother's wedding.
The Joplin tornado happened while they were here, which horrified us all, since my sister had lived there and we have college friends that still live there. Thankfully, everyone we know and my sister's friends were physically okay, but the devastation is so sad. However, it is the Midwest and I know how resilient people who live there are - they will work together and come back stronger than ever. We will continue to pray for them in the weeks and months ahead.
Homeschool convention was also last week, Thursday through Saturday, which was wonderful as always. I'm always so uplifted and inspired after going. I also spent way too much money on curriculum and books - I admit it, this is my weakness...I can pass up a lot of things, but not books.
On Sunday we went to our friends' house in Dade City for a Memorial Day get together, which was a lot of fun.
After all that, it is now Thursday and today is the first day I haven't felt completely exhausted. Since dear husband's car has been in the shop AGAIN since Monday, he has taken the van to work all week, so I've been carless during the day and unable to go anywhere which is totally opposite of my usual week...I could get used to this! And maybe this summer, without gymnastics, it will actually be slow and relaxing...a girl can dream, right?
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