Purple Lisianthus: Eagles

We attended church this morning. Ed, our priest, had a great sermon discussing the passing of Charlotte and his thoughts surrounding the experience. He, the social worker and nurse from Noah's Children, Roger, and Rachel were the people with Charlotte when she took her last breath. His sermon was about birth, life, death and resurrection. He discussed the rebirth you experience at the death or end of something or someone. It was a great sermon and Chris and I shed many tears. Coincidentally, I hear Ian, who is supposed to be napping, singing "Frosty the Snowman" in his room. Very neat. Back to thoughts about Charlotte... I was struck by a post on Chris's Facebook status. Chris had put a status that included his feelings about the passing of Charlotte. One of his friends wrote that he had not said a prayer in years and was going to pray for Charlotte tonight. Maybe that's the meaning/purpose of the loss of a vibrant little girl. I think I will be searching for the answer to "why" for a long time.

Chris seems to be feeling better today. He's required less headache medication and seems more "normal". We went to Allen and Shirley's (Pop Pop and Mom Mom's) house in Heathsville, VA yesterday to visit. It's about 1hr 30min from here. I drove and the 3 others slept. It was quiet, which is always a treat. Ian loved Pop Pop's trains and enjoyed going down to see the creek/river. Ruby had a great time exploring their house. She loved coloring at the kitchen table, playing in the snow (stomping it w/ her pink boots), and playing with Mom Mom. Mom Mom and Pop Pop prepared a nice dinner that we enjoyed. I'm glad we made it because I think they are taking down all their Christmas decorations today. Ruby was asleep in her carseat before we turned off of their road and Ian was asleep not too long after. That's such a beautiful thing! Chris dozed off and on. Both kids then went to bed really well last night and slept well all night. I first heard Ian around 7am which is sleeping in for him. By the way, his bed was dry the last two mornings but his underwear wasn't. I guess he's not getting to the potty soon enough when he gets out of bed. But I can handle wet underwear more than wet sheets. So, we'll see if we can make no pull-up a habit.

Chris screamed at the Eagles a lot last night. They were playing the Cowboys for the third time. It was painful. The only positive was when Vick came in and made a touchdown pass. But the next time he came in the game he fumbled. Geesh! I went to bed at 10pm and was out!

Ian was sweet to Ruby this morning. She bumped her head and was whining about it. He went to the freezer to get her ice. He put it on her head and said, "there you go Little One." Very sweet. He really takes care of Ruby. He doesn't like to see her upset.

We were hoping Whitney, John, Lily, and Ben were going to come play today but it seems that Lily has been coughing a lot and Whitney doesn't want to expose us. We could probably handle the bug but why risk it, especially when Chris is seeming to be feeling better.

We're transitioning to 2nd shift tomorrow. I know it is mainly Chris, but it's a big transition for all of us. It means Chris does drop-off and I do pick-up. And I'm a one woman show at night. Chris's hours are 3-11 but they always seem like 2 -12:30 or so. We'll see how long he stays in 2nd shift. Thankfully, it's not 3rd shift (nightshift).

Well, Ian just came out of his room and said he is done napping, which he never really did. So, I guess my time is up. Hopefully this means an early bedtime.