Tornado Watch #341
I'm sitting here, it's about 11:45 PM and there's a tornado watch till 6:00 AM. What, am I supposed to sleep now? Dave's traveling. He started out today in Chicago, but he's somewhere in the air right now heading for Atlanta. I hope he can come home tomorrow. With all the uproar about tornadoes this year, I'm a little nervous about letting my guard down. Luke has assumed the role of man of the house - he always does when Dave is travelling on business, so he's snoozing peacefully right next to me right now. What a cutie. He's grown up so much. I sort of like this, laying in bed, typing in my journal, listening to Letterman...it's sorta peaceful.
Today was Samantha's birthday. She's a whole 19! Last year being a teenager! She's a great person. Dave hasn't given her his gift yet, she's going to love it. Just the bag from the "House of Blues" would be cool. I got her a Beatles Tee shirt and a season ticket to Cedar Point - which was already used on opening day. We're going to Casa Fiesta for dinner tomorrow to celebrate some more. You know Dave, we don't have birth days, we have week-long celebrations.
Sam and I also celebrated "Paul Day" - that's May 1 - we commemorate the day we (Dave, me, Sam, Alyssa, Kelly and Kathy) all went to see Paul McCartney in concert on May 1, 2002. I can't believe that was so long ago. It was definitely a once in a lifetime event - one for the memory books, for sure. Anyway, ever since, the girls like to celebrate "Paul Day" - cards, cake, watching the Driving USA DVD (in which the girls have a cameo.)
Everything else is going fine. I also can't believe I have only 2 months until the famiy reunion. Wow. The kids only have 35 days of school left. Double wow. Luke will sort of be going to summer school for a while. He's taking a foreign language (Spanish) and choir and band so in order to take all those, he has to take Health and Phys Ed during the summer. Ambitious kid. He had a choice between Spanish and French and no one could think of a good reason why anyone would need to learn French. He is also taking up a new instrument. He has first chair with the baritone, so he won't give that up, but he also wants to learn the trumpet and sax. He wants to be more adept at reading music on both clefts. What a nut. Go for it, little guy, just go for it.
Jackie's solo was absolutely awesome. She has such a beautiful voice. And to sing the Sound of Music. Wow. (My kids just wow me!) I had to leave right after her concert and travel to Saginaw for a meeting Friday morning. Not fun. I got to my hotel about 12:30 AM, went to the meetings Friday AM, drove back to Novi and visited with Kathy and the dim lab gang, then back to TRW and work, then home, then little league...what a whirlwind couple of days.
It was a really sad day on Saturday. The funeral for Elora Petrasek was held at our church. God in heaven. How do you express your sympathy to a woman who lost her 6 year old baby girl to a bear attack? That poor woman. I just can't imagine the strength you'd have to muster when you lose a child. I try not to think about what that poor baby girl went through before she died. Did the bear do it quickly? Oh, the terror... I just can't think of it, it's too traumatic. It's not right that a mother has to bury her baby. I just can't imagine. And, only 6 years old. To think of only 6 years as a lifetime. Who'd have thought at the age of 3 she was middle aged? Love your babies all you can while you can. I guess that's all I can do for Susan and Elora's memory - just love my babies with every thread of my being.
I am really blessed. I whine more than I should. PMS weeks I find myself crying over my lot in life. You can say I have a not so perfect life, not so perfect house, not so perfect body, not so perfect temperament, not so perfect children (really?), not so perfect husband (oh yes, he is!) But in God's plan, it's perfect. My husband is loving, responsible and supportive. We have three beautiful children who are smart, healthy and growing more wonderful everyday. My legs keep me moving, my eyes keep me seeing... I have a great family who loves me regardless of all my faults. I have wonderful friends who are always there for me, regardless of what time of night or day we want to chat. Yep, I've got it good.
I'm tired of typing and this lap top is heating up my lap. Imagine that. Keep the Petrasek family in your prayers. Susan has alot of healing to do.
-Jennie
Today was Samantha's birthday. She's a whole 19! Last year being a teenager! She's a great person. Dave hasn't given her his gift yet, she's going to love it. Just the bag from the "House of Blues" would be cool. I got her a Beatles Tee shirt and a season ticket to Cedar Point - which was already used on opening day. We're going to Casa Fiesta for dinner tomorrow to celebrate some more. You know Dave, we don't have birth days, we have week-long celebrations.
Sam and I also celebrated "Paul Day" - that's May 1 - we commemorate the day we (Dave, me, Sam, Alyssa, Kelly and Kathy) all went to see Paul McCartney in concert on May 1, 2002. I can't believe that was so long ago. It was definitely a once in a lifetime event - one for the memory books, for sure. Anyway, ever since, the girls like to celebrate "Paul Day" - cards, cake, watching the Driving USA DVD (in which the girls have a cameo.)
Everything else is going fine. I also can't believe I have only 2 months until the famiy reunion. Wow. The kids only have 35 days of school left. Double wow. Luke will sort of be going to summer school for a while. He's taking a foreign language (Spanish) and choir and band so in order to take all those, he has to take Health and Phys Ed during the summer. Ambitious kid. He had a choice between Spanish and French and no one could think of a good reason why anyone would need to learn French. He is also taking up a new instrument. He has first chair with the baritone, so he won't give that up, but he also wants to learn the trumpet and sax. He wants to be more adept at reading music on both clefts. What a nut. Go for it, little guy, just go for it.
Jackie's solo was absolutely awesome. She has such a beautiful voice. And to sing the Sound of Music. Wow. (My kids just wow me!) I had to leave right after her concert and travel to Saginaw for a meeting Friday morning. Not fun. I got to my hotel about 12:30 AM, went to the meetings Friday AM, drove back to Novi and visited with Kathy and the dim lab gang, then back to TRW and work, then home, then little league...what a whirlwind couple of days.
It was a really sad day on Saturday. The funeral for Elora Petrasek was held at our church. God in heaven. How do you express your sympathy to a woman who lost her 6 year old baby girl to a bear attack? That poor woman. I just can't imagine the strength you'd have to muster when you lose a child. I try not to think about what that poor baby girl went through before she died. Did the bear do it quickly? Oh, the terror... I just can't think of it, it's too traumatic. It's not right that a mother has to bury her baby. I just can't imagine. And, only 6 years old. To think of only 6 years as a lifetime. Who'd have thought at the age of 3 she was middle aged? Love your babies all you can while you can. I guess that's all I can do for Susan and Elora's memory - just love my babies with every thread of my being.
I am really blessed. I whine more than I should. PMS weeks I find myself crying over my lot in life. You can say I have a not so perfect life, not so perfect house, not so perfect body, not so perfect temperament, not so perfect children (really?), not so perfect husband (oh yes, he is!) But in God's plan, it's perfect. My husband is loving, responsible and supportive. We have three beautiful children who are smart, healthy and growing more wonderful everyday. My legs keep me moving, my eyes keep me seeing... I have a great family who loves me regardless of all my faults. I have wonderful friends who are always there for me, regardless of what time of night or day we want to chat. Yep, I've got it good.
I'm tired of typing and this lap top is heating up my lap. Imagine that. Keep the Petrasek family in your prayers. Susan has alot of healing to do.
-Jennie