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Be careful what you wish for

Last post I made, I said I wished my son would grow up or
words to that effect. I should have known to be careful what
I wished for. Robbie has joined the Navy. He's almost 24
years old and he did this a month ago without our
knowledge. So there is one thing we can do about it.
He won't be leaving for boot camp until Sept. 1st.

and so it goes

It's been a while since I've posted too.
The last weeks have been full of good and bad.
We lost our sweet cat Sammy. One evening she was
sleeping on the back of the sofa. John noticed the tip of her
tongue was sticking out of her mouth. We didn't think
anything of it. Just thought it was cute.
Melissa noticed Sammy doing that a day later. Melissa
decided to look in her mouth. She saw that Sammy had
a loose tooth. Sammy is 13, only a couple of months
from her 14th birthday.
She made a vet appointment. It turned out to be a
tumor under her tongue. I won't go into all the details.
It was a fast growing type. From first vet appt until
we had to have her put to sleep was only a week
and a half. It broke all our hearts.
Melissa's fiance started a job at the beginning of the year.
Since he was working in Indianpolis, Melissa got a new
job teaching there too. She had been working here in
our town as a teacher. They got an apartment in Indy.
We moved them in the same weekend we lost Sammy.
Maybe it was a good thing. Keeping busy, you know.
But it was hard for me and John too.
Letting go of your kids, for me ....it's the hardest thing.
Meanwhile the wedding plans are going forward.
Trent's mom was acting strange during the move.
She seemed angry at me and John. Down right rude at times.
I finally had enough and asked her.
She started carrying on about how much money Trent was
having to spend and that the kids didn't have any money.
That the wedding was going to cost a pile.
(Like this is our fault?) I told her. We promised the kids
$4,000 to use for the wedding. It's there when they want it.
More then that we can't do. It's up to them to make
up their minds what they want. sigh
I guess I feel ok about Melissa. She and Trent have
good jobs. They are started on life's path.
I can't protect and guard her anymore. She has
common sense and I'll have to trust she'll be ok.
Mean while our son Robbie, stopped taking classes.
He's working as a bartender at a new place here
called Smoky Bones.
This is driving me crazy. He's going to be 24 on April
8th. It's past time for the party to be over.
I keep asking when he'll decide what he wants to do with his life.
After all he can spend so much time on having a good time.
Grow up boy!

Just a day late ...

Your Heart is Red

How time flies

Wow it has been sometime since I have had the time to post anything. I feel as if I neglected you all. The kids are all doing great and getting so big. Nikolas is 5 months already. They all have colds. The flu is so bad here that they have closed school this whole week. We have been lucky enough to not catch it yet. I thank God for that. I worry about David getting it cause it takes him so long to get better. He has been wresting with some illness' lately that really had us worried. I ask for you all to pray for him. My mother in law and sister in law came home from Japan and bought a house here is Tennessee. That has had it's ups and downs. They were staying here with us until their house was ready, but now they are in. It seemed like a lifetime for the house to get set up. It is nice to have family here. I just wish that I lived closer to my family. I really miss them all. I worry about my Grandmother because she lives all by herself and is to stubborn to ask for help if she needs it. She tells me not to worry but that is easier said then done. So I have to just pray that God will take care of her. I worry about Linda and Tomas and Dad and Cassie. Are they getting along? Is Linda holding up to her responsibilities? I can only go by what I hear and read not by what she tells me. I pray for them all. I just have to hope that they are and she is doing so. Well that is all I have to get Nikolas up from his nap. He is laying in the crib talking up a storm. I hope you all have a great Valentines day!

Which Year Do You Belong In?

Good News

Thanks so much for all the good wishes! Everyone is feeling much better ... especially now that TB has heard he will be going back to work -- as a draftsman -- next week. The new company isn't that much further away and that's also good news!

So ... did the groundhog in your state see his shadow? Ours did!