Seeing a casket...

Yesterday, R and I were driving home from the store when we passed by a cemetery. At that exact moment, there were a group of guys starting to carry a casket to the grave site. This, obviously, got R's attention. She seen a casket before but, it was from the very back of the auditorium and we had emphasized that it was a celebration of life and not a funeral. So, upon seeing the guys with the casket, R begins to ask questions such as, why are they doing that, what happens to the body, and finally, what is a soul. Sometimes, children can really put you on the spot with their questions. During the whole conversation, R never mentioned Donovan or anything related to his death. Her conclusion was simple. "I don't want to go to dust, Mom". Oh the simplicity! :) More to follow....

A month of sickness (actually two)

I haven't written much over the last month or so because our whole family (or at least 3 at any given time) have been sick (yick!). Mostly, it has been both of the boys and either me or Jeff that catch something. R has escaped most of whatever is going around ( or managed to hide it well enough so that she can still go to school - which she HATES to miss). This whole sickness ordeal has been kinda frustrating for Jeff in that, he usually only gets sick (maybe) once a year. Since he now has a rather large family, he's been sick more times than he can remember. LOL. But, at least the family that shares together, stays together. More to follow....