The First Weekend in February

Feb 2, 2019 Saturday 8:37 a.m.

Ben left a little bit ago.  I'll miss him today.  We enjoy each others company so well its hard to be apart.  But if we want to get things done to make room for Sara and I to move in then we have to part ways on the weekends over this next month and half.

Today I sit here looking out the window.  Its so dreary and cold looking out.  Weather is moving in, not sure if it will be rain or snow or some of both.

Its like it has to give us another chance at winter before Spring starts bursting forth.
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Monday morning, February 4th at 7:23 a.m.

Its wet, cloudy and cold outside.  It is suppose to snow some today and then a bunch over night and into tomorrow.  We shall see what it will do.  Yesterday is rained off and on for part of the day and then turned out nice with the sun shining at times.

I feel like my weekend was productive.  Its starting to looking like we are packing and moving so I think I accomplished the look I was going for hahahaha.  Enjoyed a spontaneous dinner out with Kyle and Sara on Saturday night.  I had been organizing and cleaning on Saturday, I had no make up on and my hair was not the best.  Kyle came over saying he was bored, he started tossing around the bubble wrap roll in the air.  He opened and closed the fridge, I looked at the time, it was time to start thinking about dinner but I was tired.  I asked him if he wanted me to feed him, he said yes that he was hungry.  I was hungry too so I said okay where do you want to go.

We figured it out and then went to wake up Sara and headed to Chili's.  It wasn't planned which I think made it better.  We had a nice time, laughing and talking over dinner.  Kyle gave each of us a hug before parting ways and heading home.  I love time together with my kids.

Yesterday was spent doing more going through things in the kitchen, and dining room area and packing it up or sorting it into a Kyle or Karlee pile.  I planned out the menu for the week and went to the grocery store and did a couple loads of laundry in the background.  Sara was in and out a bit with her friend Brianna.  I fixed caldillo in my pressure cooker for dinner.

This morning before I got out of bed to go take a shower, I laid looking on Facebook briefly like usually do each morning and discovered some very sad news.  An old friend from high school and our parents knew each other because both of our dads worked for the El Paso Natural Gas Company, Brian lost his daughter unexpectedly.  There were not any details just when they were going to do a celebration of life.  They live somewhere in Texas.  I can not imagine the loss of a child.  There was picture posted of her online, very beautiful, probably around my oldest daughters age or a little older.  My heart ached with sadness as I re-read the words of the post and looked at the picture.  My prayers go out to him and his family and all of her loved one that were part of her life.

Life is so short, I'm grateful for what I have and each day that I wake up, to have another day with my kids and loved ones.  I ask the Lord to be with my friend and his family to help them feel peace, comfort during this hard time.  I also ask the Lord to continue to watch over my family and loved ones and to help each of us cherish each moment we have together in this very crazy upside down world that live in, and to look for the joys and blessings in the mix of it all.