It's been a long 3 weeks, and I hope somebody out there will read me again.
I have fallen so far off the wagon, there is no way to catch up, and nothing left to do but start fresh.
The first 2 weeks were responding to crisis, a relative of ours died. Time stood still and we made an out of province trip. As you can imagine, the costs associated with that were high, but in no way would we ever reconsider it. It's just money... money comes, money goes, but your family is always there... until they're not and there is no amount of money that could ever touch that pain.
The third week, I went off track to keep my sanity. I had three sick children here, one of them borrowed from a friend for the week. I made more trips to the local grocery store than I can count. And once again, I would not reconsider it for a second. When I can bring some small comfort to a child who has been throwing up, I will do whatever I can.
This week, however, will be different. We're starting fresh. And getting back at it!
Bring it on!
Glad to hear that everyone is on the mend physically and emotionally... very sorry for your loss.
ReplyDeleteI did a book review a couple of months ago for my ECE course. The book was called Water Bugs and Dragonflies by Doris Stickey, you may already know the book... it deals with death and loss in a more spiritual manner. It was a very nice story... I'm not overly religious, but could certainly see how this book could ease the pain of losing a loved one... it's a children's book, but I think it's beneficial for adults as well... here is a link that has the written portion of the book only http://www.fes.uwaterloo.ca/u/ldfinch/pdfdocs/Jan05Water%20Bugs%20and%20Dragonflies.pdf
Glad to see you're back to blogging, I look forward to finding more ways to stretch my dollars :D