Finally!

Wow!  I finally have something to be a little bit excited about!  

A little pitiful I know, but I haven't taken many photos since my mom's funeral, so I've had nothing to post about.  Well, I do now!  Finally!  Our loft is clean and my mom has taken her place in our home!  This is the room with the most of her treasure.  We have some things in the basement, but all her scrapbooks fit in the hutch cupboards and her tea sets and some dolls fit in the china cupboard.  It looks nice doesn't it!?  I'm happy about it.  It just feels good to have things back together, even if it's really only one room.  I did however clean the upstairs bathroom today and Kedzie's room is clean and if I'd get the boys clothes put away, their room would be clean and just pick up a few things in my room and the whole upstairs would be clean!  We'll see if that happens today or this weekend or next week.  It feels great, but I'm a little slow these days!

An update on our family, we are doing well.  I miss my mom probably every hour of every day.  People tell me it will get less painful.  I hope so.  Monday night, surrounded by my cute family and a phone full of contacts, I felt like I was alone in this big old world.  It was a new feeling that I never want to feel again.  I made it through the next day and feel that progress is being made!  I went to my therapist and she is impressed with how I'm handling things.  I guess I am too.  I'm just doing what I've been taught.  My mom was a good teacher, as I'm sure you are well aware!

The kids are busy and doing well.  They love that I'm allowing them to play Wii and watch movies more than usual!  School is going well for everyone and they all love their individual drama classes.  Kedzie did start piano lessons last week, per her request and she has been very good at practicing so far.  We'll see how long that lasts!

Kedzie and Ethan are eagerly awaiting their birthdays in early February!  My friend Tosha offered to come and do a Mad Scientist Party!  I had mentioned that I didn't realize how much my mom helped me plan things like birthdays.  So, she has taken it upon herself to provide my children with a wonderful party.  I'm so grateful.  It will be difficult to not have Grandma Mary physically here with us.

So, we continue to move onward and upward.  I'm grateful for all I know! And pray that I will continue to learn wonderful things!

Maybe I'll go put some laundry away.  Maybe not!