Hi, everyone! Sorry I haven't posted much since I got back on Sunday. Things happened.
I want to wish all of you heading out a fabulous time!!! I can't wait to hear all about it, and see the pictures!
Alan and I had a wonderful time in New Mexico! We attended the Four Rivers Storytelling Festival. It was amazing!!! They had 4 tents set up, and at intervals throughout the 2 days, different tellers would perform. They even had student tellers from the local schools perform. It was really cool! I got to hear some incredible stories. I really loved Andy Offut-Irwin, and Syd Lieberman! Just amazing!!!! On our last night there, our group got a private tour of the new library in the town. It is AMAZING!!!! The children's reading room is just adorable, with small couches, tables, chairs, etc., all over the place. There is a small room in the children's area for movies, etc., and the doors to the room are hand carved to look like an open book. Painted on the doors are the opening lines from children's books from Charlotte's Web to Harry Potter, to Winnie the Pooh and Peter Pan! Wow! That's all I have to say about it!
We got up early on Sunday morning to make the 8 hour drive home in time for church. We made it with 45 minutes to spare, so we gathered our children, and tossed them into church clothes and made it on time!!! Alan's brother invited us to their house for dinner that night which was wonderful, since I didn't have anything planned.
While we were there, we found out that there had been a death in Alan's family. His cousin's family had gone to Lake Powell for a last summer blowout before the temps really start to drop, and they were having a great time. Their 3 year old, Kamberlie, was playing on the dock with her 6 year old brother, and he turned his back on her for a minute and when he looked again, she had disappeared. He figured she had just jumped on board their boat which was tied up at the dock, so he wandered back to camp. When evening came, and no one knew where Kamberlie was, the rescuers were called in. They searched the camp, no Kamberlie. They did what they could in the water with night falling, but couldn't find her. On Saturday morning, they began dragging the lake, and found her body. It has just about destroyed this family! Over the last year and a half, Kamberlie lost her great-grandmother, and her grandmother, and now Kamberlie! The family is just devastated!
Anyway, the viewing was last night, so Alan and I went to pay our respects. For what it was, it was a nice evening. However, I just cannot get the image of that tiny pink casket out of my mind! I just don't know how you get over something like that. So, I've been in a bit of a funk about that.
I have read everything posted since I left (I have to read everything), but I don't remember much. I'm thinking about all of you, and have missed you all like crazy! I so wish that I was going to WDW this weekend! I really need a happy place right now!
I think my only having a preteen and teen is what got me...but that's okay....all my friends IRL think I am the smartest Disneyphile...to bad they aren't paying for me to go to Disney any time soon.
Can't wait to see the pictures!
But I bet you anything the leasing office thinks the same thing as all of you!
I hope the family can find some peace. DH's cousin had a child drown in the swimming pool, but that was before I met DH. So sad.
I have never seen this in a child before, only in a cat. She was so constipated it was making her vomit, and the vomit wasn't just coming out her mouth - it was shooting out her NOSE!
Good thing Momboss wants to have the rugs cleaned! We just talked about that the other day. Finally after 3 shirts and 2 towels and lots and lots of ICK she managed to do her "business" and now she seems fine.
Do you know how accurate the sono is for weight?
