Monday, Monday

What a way to start the week...a sick little girl. Madi is home with a cold today, so I'm home too. She is pretty pathetic, and VERY whiny...even more so than usual! UGH! She keeps after me saying "I wanna be WITH you..." Poor thing!

Today is the anniversary of Kyle's mom's death - 13 years ago today. Needless to say it is a tough day for him, and I'm sure the rest of his family. Me too truthfully! I wonder if she would be proud of me as a daughter-in-law, and I KNOW she would have eaten up our kids. While these are difficult thoughts, I am blessed with an awesome step-mother-in-law (that's quite a title!). I thank God for her presence in our lives, as it has been a guiding one.

Now, while I've been off, I managed to get Brad and Zach's room seriously cleaned. I've weeded through clothes, sorted things out, set aside clothes for Nick, and even a couple of things I think Kaila would like to wear...seeing as she is a bit of a tomboy! I've also almost caught up on the laundry, which truthfully is about as good as it gets around here...ALMOST!

Tonight Dad and I are headed off to see Susan. It is sure to be an emotional evening, but he and I share a SICK sense of humor about the most serious of topics, and always manage to get each other laughing, and Susan shares that sense of humor, even in the situation she's in, in her letters, so I'm sure we'll make the best of it. I'm excited yet nervous, I'm sure a typical response. I plan to post more about the visit tonight, as this place is pretty therapeutic for me to jot down feelings and thoughts. Hopefully you all don't think I'm too crazy! Until then...