fun things, hard things, sad things
I've been quiet lately.
My mom and brother are here to take care of some business for my dad, including cleaning out his house. He's a hoarder, and it's a big mess. Jack and my brother have spent three days hauling stuff out of the yard and house, and have only made it into the 2nd room. Two giant Loras bins, several truck loads of wood and metal garbage plus empty pop and beer bottles....it's a big job.
Work continues to be a task of treading water. Just when I get through one giant stack of paperwork, I have a schedule rotation so that I'm not at work for 6 days and I come back to a mountain. I'm trying to just accept that this is what the job will be like, there's no way to completely clear my desk so I'll just do what I can do everyday I'm there.
Tomorrow my mom and I are going to see "The Help" along with my book club buddies. I can't wait :-)
Two weeks from tomorrow and I'll be headed to Vegas!!!! Time to start thinking about what I need to bring with me, get some US money, get my hair cut....
I'm hoping to carve out some scrapbooking time tomorrow. I need some creative therapy.
And, today is the national Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness day. I had a really tough day on Friday while I was at work; sometimes it just hits me and the memories come in a huge wave that knocks me off my feet.
The girls and I took Fall flowers out to Abby the other day.
As Charlotte stood on Abby's grave, she looked down at the grass and asked me, 'Where's Abby? Is she in the grass?"
I showed Charlotte where her "special spot" was at Abby's grave (and Julia's too). Charlotte immediately sat down at Her Spot and beamed a big smile at me. "I have a spot with Abby!!!"
*sigh*
My mom and brother are here to take care of some business for my dad, including cleaning out his house. He's a hoarder, and it's a big mess. Jack and my brother have spent three days hauling stuff out of the yard and house, and have only made it into the 2nd room. Two giant Loras bins, several truck loads of wood and metal garbage plus empty pop and beer bottles....it's a big job.
Work continues to be a task of treading water. Just when I get through one giant stack of paperwork, I have a schedule rotation so that I'm not at work for 6 days and I come back to a mountain. I'm trying to just accept that this is what the job will be like, there's no way to completely clear my desk so I'll just do what I can do everyday I'm there.
Tomorrow my mom and I are going to see "The Help" along with my book club buddies. I can't wait :-)
Two weeks from tomorrow and I'll be headed to Vegas!!!! Time to start thinking about what I need to bring with me, get some US money, get my hair cut....
I'm hoping to carve out some scrapbooking time tomorrow. I need some creative therapy.
And, today is the national Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness day. I had a really tough day on Friday while I was at work; sometimes it just hits me and the memories come in a huge wave that knocks me off my feet.
The girls and I took Fall flowers out to Abby the other day.
As Charlotte stood on Abby's grave, she looked down at the grass and asked me, 'Where's Abby? Is she in the grass?"
I showed Charlotte where her "special spot" was at Abby's grave (and Julia's too). Charlotte immediately sat down at Her Spot and beamed a big smile at me. "I have a spot with Abby!!!"
*sigh*