You may remember earlier in the year when I asked you to be praying for my friend Diana and her husband Justin. Justin died after suffering serious complications from a surgery. Diana is a pre-k teacher and soon after Justin's death, she was told she wouldn't have a job this year. To say she's had a rough year would be the understatement of that particular year.
Art and I have been trying to arrange our schedules so the two of us could travel up to see Diana since February or March. Finally, here near the end of June, we're making the trip. We're driving up Friday and coming back to my neck of the woods on Saturday. I know parts of this trip will be hard. Diana is hurting. We hurt for her. But we are going to do and be what ever she might need. Please pray for us in that.
That being said, I am crazy excited about this weekend. Art and I get to spend hours in the car together and that normally involves hours of laughing and singing and being silly. Once we get to Diana's, I know there will be even more laughing and silliness. As Truvy would say, "Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion." I fully expect that. And I fully expect feeling like I've done 10,000 sit ups by the time we get home Saturday night. That's how I always feel after spending the day laughing with (and at) Art.
And to top it all off, this is my first real night away from the kids. I've been away from up to three of them at a time taking B.B. to The STL for his surgery last spring and taking QM home to TN when Daddy was in the hospital last summer. But I have never been away from all four children at once for "frivolous" reasons. To answer your question, No, I am not going to spend any time moping and crying because I miss my children. I love them, but a break is long past due.
QM is coming here to hold down the fort in my absence. Husband and I were discussing sleeping arrangements. We do not have a guest room. We do not have any extra beds. We are not really equipped for overnight guests. QM will be taking BabyGirl's bed in the room the girl's share. BabyGirl will be sleeping in my bed with her dad. Bitsy isn't happy with this arrangements. She thinks her Grammy should sleep in Mommy's bed where Mommy sleeps.....with Daddy. Daddy and Grammy disagree.
I can't imagine why.
4 comments:
I'm so glad you get to see them, and Diana is always in my thoughts. Please tell her and Art I said HIYA! and you guys have a blast (I have no doubt that you will!) :)
Hi. Sounds both very sad and yet one of those times when you come really close together.Thinking of you.S
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Have fun!!!!! I hope that laughter will be a good medicine for you guys when you are loving on Diana.
As for the bed thing....I remember one of the times I went to stay with Grace's kids. Bee went around her church telling everyone that Sara Orange was coming to sleep in her daddy's bed. What she left out was that her daddy was going to be out of town with her mommy, and I was going to be holding down the fort with the Sara Orange Gang. We all found it kind of funny, especially considering the fact that her daddy is a pastor.
Have fun!!!!! I hope that laughter will be a good medicine for you guys when you are loving on Diana.
As for the bed thing....I remember one of the times I went to stay with Grace's kids. Bee went around her church telling everyone that Sara Orange was coming to sleep in her daddy's bed. What she left out was that her daddy was going to be out of town with her mommy, and I was going to be holding down the fort with the Sara Orange Gang. We all found it kind of funny, especially considering the fact that her daddy is a pastor.
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