two hours of preschool can really take it out on you,
especially when it's followed by an hour of screaming.
(her tattoo she got is of a bug, of all things, at least it says bug off)
Dear Children, I am looking forward to spending the weekend with you just relaxing. That's what you all want to do right? Dear Awkward, waiting for the kids to get out of school wearing my big hat and having a ginormous mutated grasshopper with bright red on it's back and bright green wings fly straight at my face and cling to my hat...I think you can imagine how that went. The teenage crossing guard was laughing at me while the kids went chasing it to save me until they got close enough to see it and then they ran away. I swear there is something in my blood that attracts bugs. I'm not joking. Dear Roach, I stepped on you in my closet. This is exactly why I wear old lady slippers, it saved my life. It would be to bad to lose a foot at a young age. Dear Memory, I struggled remembering what day it was multiple times a day all week. I even missed trash day because of it. Some times my memory issues concern me. On the bright side I was happily surprised when I remembered it was Friday! Dear Mom & Dad, I am so glad you came to visit. I promise next time you will not have to spend your whole time working on the shack. You told me that you can't remember the last time you saw me so happy and content. I might have to change the name from the roach shack to the love shack. The kids won't let go of shack, but for me it's my nest. Dear Dad, I knew you were in trouble when the bishopric was tracking you down at my house. I will be praying for you more now that you are a part of that bishopric and pray that it doesn't affect you coming to visit me. Thank You for You and Mom's example my whole life of being 150% devoted and dependable in your callings to serve the Lord. Dear Crappy, having two gallons of water spill in the back on the way home from the store. It made it smell real nice the next day. eww. Dear Hazel, I miss you while you are at preschool. And I am sad that you chipped your front tooth while on your field trip to the park. You didn't even say anything until I noticed. Dear Neighbor, that lives around the corner. You are a sweet little grandma that comes out to chat with me while we wait at the bus stop. You walked all the way over to my house to show me some pictures of your great grandson and Hazel. You said I could call you Shirley or Jane and I could choose. Ha! Dear RS meeting, they did speed friendship with a train theme. I highly recommend this activity. Anyone that had lived in the ward for 10yrs or more sat on one side and everyone else sat on the other and only one side rotated. 3 min. each. I got to meet so many people. And I found even MORE distant relatives! The down side, now I am even in more trouble with remembering names. I was surprised by how many of them had been divorced, it makes me so sad. Dear Thatcher, I love the people here. I have been getting to know the crossing guard by my house, seeing how we cross paths four times a day. Today he was telling me about the star on his hat that he earned in Vietnam and how it was hard because he had to kill 9 people that were shooting at him. And how he plays the saxophone and has won awards for that and marching band. He applied to teach in the music program at the college and the public schools because "he's still got it going on" ha! He was sharing all of his talents and then said "they think I'm old and will only place me as a crossing guard" I'm ok with that because all of the kids love him and he yells at all of the cars that don't stop "what, you trying to kill me?" I said it must be because you need military training just to get the kids across the main road. I love old people, talking to them is like reading a very interesting book. smile.
Dear Self, every day I feel so much gratitude. It has been a stronger feeling than all the other hard things in life. It is a gift.
