Well, what a weekend we had. It was full of so many emotions, sad, happy and excitement. This last Friday we had a funeral to attend for our one month old niece, Faith. She had passed on Tuesday from SIDS. Because of that, our weekend had started off on a melancholy mood. I don't know what its like to lose a Parent or Child, but I think that is one of the hardest deaths we, as a family, have experienced. I can't think of anything worse for a Parent to go through.
On Saturday we did the Annual Kansas Firefighters Parade. The kids LOVED it!! As part of the Parade, the Firefighter's Museum was handing out free Hot Dogs and we of course took part in that. After fully admiring the fire trucks, Bubbie and Boo insisted on playing at the park they have right behind the Museum. Once they tired of the slides and running around, they insisted on swinging. I was amazed at how much they wanted to play outside, considering how cold it was! The high on Saturday was 40, but with the wind it felt more like the mid 30s, it was BRRRR cold!! Saturday night, Daddy and I attended a chili cook off that a friend had to celebrate his birthday. That was a good way for Daddy and I let off some stress and the kids love their babysitter! They love playing with her and she does a great job, I especially love how she finds the time to pick up our house. Our house seems to only be cleaned when she comes, as sad as that sounds.
Finally, on Sunday we had a birthday party to attend at Chuck E Cheese. We weren't sure how that experience was going to be, being that we had never been before. The kids had a bit of a rough start, especially Boo, but they ended up having a blast! They espcecially loved to ride the car rides together. I don't know what my kids would do without each other, they sure seem to love playing with one another despite how much they fight.
As I said this weekend was a dizzying array of so many emotions, but at least we were able to end it on happy emotions. A friend sent me a poem on my FB and I am posting it as my parting words.
Her Journey's Just Begun
Ellen Brennaman
Don't think of her as gone away,
Her journey's just begun.
Life holds so many facets,
This earth is only one.
Just think of her as resting
from the sorrows and the tears,
In a place of warmth and comfort
Where there are no days and years.
Think how she must be wishing
That we could know today,
How nothing but our sadness
Can really pass away.
And think of her as living
In the hearts of those she touched,
For nothing loved is ever lost
And she was loved so much.
The Broken Chain
We little knew that morning that
God was going to call your name.
In life we loved you dearly
In death we do the same.
It broke our hearts to lose you,
you did not go alone;
for part of us went with you,
the day God called you home.
You left us peaceful memories,
your love is still our guide,
and though we cannot see you,
you are always at our side.
Our family chain is broken
and nothing seems the same,
but as God calls us one by one,
the chain will link again
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