It's Always Nice to Be Home

We had a very, very good time in Florida (I don't always say that), but my ailing father and I got to spend some good time together, discussing the meaning of life and how everyone would be so much better off if they would only follow OUR advice and be more like US. Ha ha. My Dad really misses my Mom and is not too sad about the prospect of leaving this Earth to be with her and Jesus. I'm so blessed to have two parents with such strong faith - neither one ever had any doubt (in the slightest) about where they will spend eternity, thanks be to GOD.

We stayed with my cousin Denise and her very thoughtful family. We were treated like royalty! We got to spend some time with my buddy Laura (my friend for 33 years now) and the girls are still covered in tattoos, thanks LaLa (ha ha).

I'm so thankful for my husband, my girls and all my blessings. I wonder what I've ever done to deserve such a rich life. All the hugging and giggling and love we get to share blows me away sometimes. Grace really loves to look at pictures of Jesus and studies him hanging on the cross, so innocently saying things like "his head hurts" (oy, you're not kidding) or she points to her own hand and says "ouch." I bought them a book of saints for girls and Grace went immediately to the page on St. Terese and squealed "Jesus!" pointing to the crucifix she is holding on the page. When she leaves church she always waves and says "Bye Jesus!" Both of my girls teach me a lot.

Today is a snow day. Nah, it's not snowing now, but I'm at work (working real hard, as you can tell), making up for the week of the snow storm we had in January. Our principal gave us the option of making it up as we want, which was awfully nice. He is retiring in May and I for one am going to be sad to see him go. See pic here


We do have a wonderful replacement in Sara Clifford, also an adoptive Mom, who knows and loves our students like David. Bittersweet. Only 7 more weeks of school (then I get to cruise on Carnival .....yeah! Ooops, I mean, I'm going to miss my husband and girls horribly...)