Busy busy…doing nothing?
Today I seemed overwhelmingly busy. But I can’t think of anything that I actually finished today.
My uncle passed away on Friday, so we (the whole family) are heading to Virginia tomorrow for the events. Today I spent the morning cooking several dishes to take to my aunt. I made her her own stash of frozen dinners for the weeks following - after the dinner invitations cease and life returns to “normal.”
Here are some recent photos of the children. Last week Colin burnt his hand pretty badly; he reached up and grabbed the charcoal lighter for the grill a few minutes after Chris had taken it off of the grill. He spent about a week with his hand bandaged up, making it look a lot worse than it was. The dead skin has started peeling off, and he is again obsessed with the “bobo” on his hand.
A few futile attemps at trying to get both children to look at the camera at the same time. Hu-hu…
Last weekend we went to Chris’ family reunion, a bi-annual event. It was a wonderful gathering of up to five generations of his family. We had fun visiting with Aunt Katy and Uncle Carl (or Uncle Katy and Aunt Carl as they are referred to in our house) (oh, and that’s AUNT, not ANT Katy/Carl), playing with Gumpa and GranJan, and playing in the church cemetery.
Then on last Sunday, we celebrated Gremmie’s birthday at a fancy brunch restaurant. It was great fun - please sent the sarcasm! The children acted like children SHOULDN’T act in a fancy brunch restaurant. But they did let me snap a couple of mediocre photos at the event.
So tomorrow and Tuesday will be crap crap crappy. Two funerals in less than a month - an emotional roller coaster. I have a knot in my throat and tears in my eyes at the most inconvenient of times. Up…Down…
July 13th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Poor Colin. I’ll bet he doesn’t go to grab the lighter in a hurry again though.
Gorgeous shots of the two of them together.
July 14th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
LOL about not getting the kids to look at the camera at the same time…that’s sooooo my life! I don’t know how much I could have accomplished in the time I have wasted trying, perhaps written a novel. A long, long, long one! Sorry to hear about your Grandpa…did you say you were coming to VA?!? I’m guessing not as far north as here, though!
July 14th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Oops, meant your uncle!
July 14th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Sorry to hear about your uncle, but nice to hear of all the family you have gotten to see recently. We just recently saw my sister and her family. Only get to see them once a year if that, so it is times like those that we treasure our few moments we have with the family.
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p.s. I GOT A TEACHING JOB!!!!! (Kindergarten again
July 15th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
Y’know, I was just thinking, are you getting the “Are they twins” questions yet? They look so similar in size. Obviously I know they’re not, but… You must blog about this when it happens if it hasn’t!