Back to reality

It has been a horrible week. After we got the news about Mom, I was on a plane within 4 hours. Tim had to go to work so my neighbor took me to the airport and watched the kids for me. Moose picked me up at the airport and I ran sobbing into his arms. Thursday morning Sara and I went to Staples and started working on the memorial folders before Nana picked me up and we (aolng with Matt, Moose, and Aunt Vonne) went to the funeral home so that Aunt Vonne and I could see Mom one last time. That was horrible. It was the hardest thing I have ever done; it was easier to hand TJ to the doctors when he was 17 months old and had his adenoids removed. But I had to do it. I had to have that closure.

I don't really remember much of Friday. A lot of cleaning I think. Sara was ready to go through the house and start tossing things out. I definitely was not ready. I in fact was told to get whatever I wanted and get it out of the house. So my stuff went to Moose's until I am ready for it. Oh and Tim and the kids get there.

Saturday was Mom's memorial service. There was over 215 people there. It was jusst like Mom would have wanted. As funerals go, it was nice. It was hard. After the service a bunch of people came over to Mom's house. Most were drinking, I think. Sara accidently blurted out the fact that I'm pregnant to my dad who didn't know. Then after she realized what she did, she went in the house and told them what she did, not even realizing that they didn't know either. Oh well, less people that I have to tell myself, right?

Sunday was church and more cleaning. Mom's friend Amy came over afer church and helped. She stayed almost all day. It was nice because I really like her. We also went out to Abby's for dinner that night She made us stuffed shells and the kids got to feed the horse. Monday Tim and the kids went home and we did more cleaning. Nana and I went to dinner and then another one of mim's friends came over and we talked and hung out until after midnight. Then on Tuesday I came home. Tim went back to work after he dropped me off at home and he worked until late. He was informed that his first sergaent is trying to kick him out of the army. There has been a lot of problems with him. Yea, something else to deal with. . . We wanteed out of the army this is just a little sooner and a lot harsher than we planned. Don't really know what we'll do. Try to find jobs in Michigan. Maybe the Kalamazoo or Detroit areas. Hopefully it will all work out to our benefit.

So a lot has been going on, but at the same time, nothing really. We're just getting back into the rat race..