Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Wednesday already....
We are HOME!!!
First of all...a great big THANK YOU to all of you who have been praying for our family. My Uncle Wayne was larger than life...and his presence was dearly missed while we were in NY. Please continue to keep my Aunt Nina in prayer...so many days ahead....I can't imagine the feelings she must have no longer having her best friend by her side. They would have celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary this October.... 
Also, please keep my Mom in prayer. She's dealing with her own grief and sadness. She's the only member left of her family. Standing there at the cemetary was hard....my Pap and Gram, then my Aunt Di, and now my Uncle Wayne. She's lost her parents and both of her siblings. The sadness must be overwhelming at times for her.
While our reason for going to NY was not a wonderful one, we did have a wonderful time. Got to see both of my brothers and their wives, along with my cousins. All that was missing was my Honey and my niece. Honey had to stay home to work and tend to our animals. My niece was in Lake Placid, training for the Jr World Championship games (kayaking). She's doing so well. I am so proud of her!!!! I have no doubt she will make it to her goal of competing in the Olympics in 2012!!
My Dad and brother are just the best....they drove down to pick us up...and Dad paid for ALL the gas and even two meals....what a HUGE blessing...they drove my brother's vehicle (which we used while we were there), we stayed at his home. My SIL's Mom drove us back home with my Dad. We are incredibly blessed...and I am incredibly blessed by an awesome family. Love you both!!!!
We did some fun activities while we were there too. And laughed. Oh, did we ever laugh. It was good for the soul to laugh so....
But, I sure missed my Honey!!!! It was hard being away from him so long. I missed his sweet kisses. And his big, strong man arms holding me. 
But, as they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder...and I didn't think I could be any more fond of him...but somehow, it happened.
We are still adjusting to Honey's work schedule. He's currently working 3pm to midnight. Ugh. He was told last night that he'll be returning to the 5am to 2pm schedule soon. He is dearly missed in his position....and the boss wants him back where he needs him. It will be nice to have a normal schedule again. Not that getting up at 3:30am is normal...but it's normal for us.
We went to town today...and spent WAY too much on groceries. My goodness, have prices gone up?! We do a big monthly trip at the beginning of each month. Since we were out of town, I just now made that big trip today. I was shocked at the increases in some prices! Add in a tank full of gas (the Burb has a 35 gallon tank....)...and picking up the weedeater from the shop and you have a pretty expensive day. We'll be keeping ourselves to home....
Need to get the garden under control...and puppies sold....and buy the rest of our school books....and get stuff sold that's crowding the office and our bedroom.....much to do....never enough time to get it all done.
Had a wonderful blessing today! A friend has a new milk cow and had extra milk!!!! How happy we are to be blessed with 5 whole gallons of the good stuff!!!
That's about it for my update....way too busy...gone too long....and trying to get back in the swing of things when I'm not loving on my Honey. 
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Thursday, July 17, 2008 - So nice to have you home :)
gillespie518
The natural balance has finally been restored in TN. Hope to see you, and/or talk to you soon.
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - Thank you
Anonymous
Hi Laurie,
I received your card and messages today and so did Mom. Thank you so much! You and your family are always welcome here. We had a great time under the circumstances and we miss all of you greatly. Life is getting back to normal, even though reading your blogs just made me cry.
We took Nina to the hospital yesterday to drop off the cookies she had asked me to make for the nurses that took care of Wayne. This was very hard for all of us. What a strong person Nina is. I don't know if I had been able to make this trip, but she did good. She thanked the nurses and they were so happy to be acknowledged for their hard and stressful job.
Went to Ryan's grad party Saturday and looked at the cabin. I personally don't need to go there again in the near future. Wayne's tools are still laying there and you expect him to walk in and pick up the hammer. The cabin is totally Wayne!
Sunday Todd and I went to the Renaissance Festival with my boss. This was fun. I didn't really want to go, because there is so much work that has to be done here. So much catching up to do from the long weeks of being with family, but I decided that life is too short and that there is always a reason why we shouldn't go. Needless to say, I am glad we did. Even though it rained all day, we had fun and enjoyed ourselves.
Well, this is basically it. We miss you guys and wish you lived closer...I know, I know.....PA is not good to homeschoolers.....Well, they should be, because your children are very educated and a lot better behaved than most children that go to public schools. Never thought I would actually say this, but it is true. I am sure some would say that I am predjudiced, because I am talking about my nieces and nephew here, but they don't know me very well if they do. It was an absolute pleasure to have you, Rebecca, Thomas, Natalie and Mary stay at our home. I have never met 1 much less 4 children that were this polite and well behaved for a whole week. Thank you Tobi and Laurie for doing such a great job of raising your children. I can only hope to be this good when we get our first foster child. You can be sure I will contact you for advise.
Enough for now.
I love you all and miss you!
Moni
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