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So sorry about the loss of your cousin and the news about your grandmother. I'll pray for you.
Thank you so much Kelly. I truely appreciate it.
I kept Skyler home from school to help me get through the day since his laughter, hugs, kisses, & "I love you Mama" was what I needed until Erick got home from work. Thank goodness today Erick may actually have the job of picking up Skyler from school since he always takes forever getting work done on our car when his friends from Home Depot help him with it (one of them is doing an oil change for us today). Maybe going through my pictures and getting some on here will help since Disney always has a way to make me smile too.
I hope everyone has a wonderful day and weekend if I can't get some pictures up today.
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Sorry for the sade news but congratulations on the god news - lets focus on that and a possible family trip to everyone's happy place.
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I'm sorry for you loss
Thank you so much Holly & Kathy for your condolances. I appreciate them.
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. Erick is being great and flying me down to Florida Friday-Monday to be with my mom, a few of my aunts, & my cousin for her sister's funeral. I am trying to get things packed over the weekend so it's one less thing to do Thursday night. Erick & my IL's are going to be a wonderful help and take care of Skyler for me while I am away for a few days(feels very weird packing for one and not needing much other than clothes, toiletries, a few books, my iPod, & my purse for myself and not having diapers and all of the extras for Skyler). They only have to worry about getting him.up, to & from school on Friday for me since Erick has to get me to the airport at 6:30am for my 8:35 am flight(I love living a hop, skip, & a jump from the airport) and my ILs will be working from home that day to get Skyler to& from school & stay with Skyler until Erick gets hoke from work). I'm sure Skyler is going to love having Erick to himself for a few days. Thursday I will have Skyler's lunch packed as well as clothes for the day picked out & ready to go(this is the usual case anyway, but I like simple school mornings). They will also have to help me out with feeding Mickey our Betta Fish that Skyler got for Easter. I just wanted to let everyone know I'm hanging in there. It will be good to be with family for a few days even under unfortunate circumstances.
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Safe travels and I hope everything goes as well as possible for you.
Thank you so much Dawn & Cheryl. I truely appreciate it. I hope everything goes well too. I know I am going to have a hard time being away from Skyler & Erick for a few days, but I know my cousin needs as many family members there with her since we're all she has left.
Glad to see your back and found some time in your very busy schedule to post and up date us. I am so sorry for you loss but glad you will get a few days with your family.
Glad to see your back and found some time in your very busy schedule to post and up date us. I am so sorry for you loss but glad you will get a few days with your family.
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Safe travels!
Thank you both so much. I leave too early in the morning. Thank goodness I will have a chance to call Skyler from the airport to tell him to have a good day at school before my plane leaves. It has been a really rough week for me and Erick has been a super trooper putting up with me(all except for me probably causing him to feel like he wants to kill meor happy I'll be gone for 3 1/2 days).
Anyhoo, we found out DSIL is having a baby boy(I'm happy for them but beyond vexed with them for using part of Skyler's name as the baby's name when we told them.we do not want Skyler's name being a family name, first or middle name) so he gets to deal with her now since I've had it with her and her jerk of a husband(other reasons too not just this). Sorry I needed to vent. I guess I can't wait to get away from this for a few days. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.
I'm back from Florida. I will have to resume inserting pictures to my TR once I get my little boys feeling better, as Skyler came down with a cold the day I left.
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