I went to my cousin's funeral Friday, was a good guy just 2 years older than me, we would always say we needed to get together sometime, but that sometime never came and never will now. I ended up parting with my older brother (we had our own wake my cousin would be right there with us)

The priest read Psalm 23 and I can't get it out of my head

1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,
3 he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

W was to take D6&6 to their basketball game, something came up (her aunts by marriage father died) so she wanted to pay her respects before she went out for the evening (trivia night) so I took the kids, she said she might stop by and do something with them Sunday. (she could have skipped trivia night)

Sunday and I get a call from W saying she feels bad not being with the kids more; that she loves them and misses them, I said don't tell me, tell the kids She wants to take D6&6 to their basketball practice on Wednesday nights, and then take them out to dinner. I said ok as long as she gets them home so I can get their homework done and baths, if she has them longer than 8:00pm, I'll have to say something, becuase I need time to work with them on their homework and get them in the bath.

Busy weekend, D6&6 basketball game Saturday afternoon, Ice Skating Saturday night (none of us skated before, so we were all falling down, by the end of the night we were all doing really good having a great time), church Sunday morning, scrubbed kitchen floor, rode our bikes in the park this afternoon, back home now for laundry and dinner.

Thank you for checking in on me.

M45
W41
M10.75 years
D9, D7, D7, S6
OM confirmed 12/07 merry christmas to me
New Abbreviation = WAM (Walk Away Mom) 05/31/08
W files for D 07/18/08