Work got you down!!!

Sometimes it just does! I need a break. The weather is finally behaving according to plan and each ray of sunshine makes me long for the beach just a little bit more. I am not ready to shave my head, but it is close!!!! Enjoy the Spring all.

29 and counting....

Let me be the first to say......... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! to my wonderful husband. Tomorrow, April 24th is Mark's birthday! Mark, I hope that you have a wonderful day at work and celebrating your special day with your son and me.


Happy Birthday Daddy, I love you- AA!

66 days or 1584 hours or 95040 minutes till...

VACATION. Not that I am counting!!! This year has creeped by and I am desperately trying not to wish my life away, but vacation could not get here soon enough. I need the break, my wife needs the break, and I am anxious to see my son and neice in the ocean. I am sure it will be hilarious. The weather has been crazy and I am desperately looking forward to the time off before I start my student teaching this fall. Almost there, and I can't wait!!!

3 Decades!! 3 Decades???????????

This morning I read on the internet that a 102 year old lady made a hole in one on a par 3. To be upright, walking, and able to swing a club is a miraculous feat in and of itself, but a hole-in-one, give me a break. Then I looked at the date and realized, I am a mere 2 weeks from my 29th birthday. I have lived almost 3 decades now! I vividly remember my first 2 decades with hardly a care in the world. Waking up to go to school, hanging out with my friends, playing any sport I could get my hands on all day, everyday and then going to sleep at night only to repeat it the next day. Life is awesome!! This Easter was especially tough as every song reminded me of what I had recently lost. However, standing and looking at a replica of an empty tomb, I was reminded that I hadn’t lost anything, it just went away for a moment, soon to be returned. That gap will close before you know it so this is my resolve. I look forward to each day ahead with my beautiful wife and ridiculously energetic son. I hope that when I hit 100, if we are all still here, family members aren’t saying, “Well, dad’s been gone for 30 years now!!!!” Just kidding. Life is great!!!

AA update- Nothing slows him down!!!!!

Normal???

Today we returned to a regular schedule with heavy hearts. AA is at the sitters having fun, MA returned to work, and RA did the same. Try as we may, the daily grind only distracts us from our thoughts momentarily. Over the past few days, many of you have sent flowers or mailed us a card. We want to say thanks. Some of you have shared very personal stories about similar situations and that has allowed us to gain some insight and understanding into recent events. I may not see the good in this now, but maybe someday I will. It reminds me of something I heard speaker say one time about the will of God. He said, "I don't want to die, but if in my death, the Lord's will is done, so be it." Obviously, the way things have happened is not what we wanted, BUT, if this is his direction for us, I am sure he will take us through it unharmed.

Update-AA
AA is ever so slowly learning to speak. This past week, he has said 'papaw' about a million times. However, when he is around his papaw, he just won't say it. Also, Little Einsteins on Disney has enter the fray. He says, "pat, pat, pat," while patting his thighs right be for their rocket takes off. Needless to say, he is joy and really just a funny kid.