Far and few

It has been many, many days since post my last post. I feel bad for not posting and going to try to play catch-up. Lets see...where to start. The kids got out of school last Wed and each got some good awards (Ashton - Straight A's all year, Principal's award, over all best student, math award, reading award and Cassidy - A-B honor roll all year, missions award, art/writing award). They had a great year at Little Flock and are ready to go back next year. Cassidy hopes they get credited so that she can attend high school there.

Got the area by the creek done with fire pit and all. Broke it in a few weeks with a good old fashion hot dog roast and smores. Wanted to do it again today but with the heat, I decided against it. Maybe next week...ok...next week for sure.

The kids and I have been thinking about pop the past few days. They always want to hear I Will Rise and Keep Singing. I have to say, that I like hearing them too. They think of the songs that were played at pop's funeral but I say those are the the songs that angels sang the day he joined them. It if unreal how I see things or hear things that make me think of pop. Silly things on TV or a dad talking to his kid. Sometimes I think that I will get over feeling like this but deep down I hope I don't.

I hope I don't take too long on the next post but you know how it goes...life happens and sometimes gets in the way.

Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it; Psalm 96:11

Long days and short nights

It has been about 5 days since my last post. Lea was right about keeping up with the post will get harder and longer in between. It might be days or even weeks between posts, I will do my best to keep blogging away.

Seems like I am finally getting out of the funk I have been and I thank Jesus for that. Finally in the basement catching up with out DVRs. It has been about 2-2.5 weeks since I have made it down there. It feels pretty good.

Lets see...what has happened in the past 5 days. We had the big Mt. Washington Spring Festival. The parade was about 10 politicians too long but the kids had a great time. Cassidy and Ashton both got balloons at the festival. When they got home they wrote a message to pop on the balloons and let them go. They were hoping that the balloons made it to heaven. The balloons might not have made it but I am sure the message did.

Well it is hard to type and pay attention to the TV so I am signing off. Good night and God bless.

Long life to you! Good health to you and your household! And good health to all that is yours! 1 Samuel 25:6

Is it really the weekend?

This week has been so very long. It seems like I have been a robot. Get up, go to work, come home, go to bed and do it all over again. I haven't felt bad but feel like I have been in this funk that I just can't shake.

Tomorrow is the big...huge Mt. Washington spring festival and I hope getting out of the house for the day will help me shake this what ever I have. The festival is about the kids but I do love to think back when I was not much older them running around all day.

I know things will never go back to the way things were and I don't want them to. I have a life time of memories and that is plenty. Love ya pop, miss you pop and look forward walking with you and Jesus.

Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. Jude 1:21

Rain and Pain or is it Pain and Rain??

It has been a few days since my last post but the family has been really busy. Friday we went through pop's things. we laughed and talked about the good memories but deep down it wasn't a very fun thing to do.

Got to be around 1:00am and got back up at 4:00am to get ready to work Derby for Cassidy and Ashton's football/cheer. There were a ton of...lets just say...interesting people. The weather was nasty but everyone's spirits were still high. What can you say, it was Derby. Sales were slow but we made some $$ for the football/cheer and a few tips for ourselves. Feet were in some crazy pain but it was all worth it in the end. After 15 hours on your feet just makes you glad that Derby is only once a year

So we got to wake up today and go to church. I like it when the kids understand that we get to go and not that we have to go. It was struggle to get out of bed and was very tired this morning but it was a great day...raining or not. Put on a skit for the K - 5th grade and it was gnarly. I use the word gnarly as Rob and I played surfers...brother surfers, Flip and Flop. The way people talk it seems we did Bill and Ted proud (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure). I personally thought it was the best skit we have done. I love teaching the kids about Jesus and making them laugh. That is just a little blessing God has given me and I thank him for that.

I know that when I come to you, I will come in the full measure of the blessing of Christ. Romans 15:29