A Little Mourning...

Well tonight after a short illness, Jack's first real pet went to heaven. My mom got him a guinea pig for Easter last year and we had all come to love that silly thing. Boy did Jack love her and she loved him! He is sad and has asked lots of questions about what happened to her so we have been able to teach him a little more about death - not really something you want to teach an almost 5 year old but you must do it at some point.

I don't think that we will be getting another small animal anytime soon - as we have 2 cats and a 90 lb lab. We are going to continue to talk with Jack about what happens when animals and people die and where they go - although he already told us that most people go to heaven, but "not everyone."

Oh my sweet boy.

February

January ended and February began like a whirlwind. We ended January with Pastors' Conference and Jon out of town working. We took Jack out of school at the end of January and he has been staying home with my sister. I have been enjoying Mom to Mom on Wednesday night - it is always a part of the week that I most look forward to. My dad's 47th birthday came and I missed him terribly on that day. We spent a much needed family day in St. Augustine. My wonderful boss got to spend 2 weeks in Hawaii - I was a little jealous. Jack and I went to Luke's football game and it was wonderful! We had a wonderful family valentine's day. Jon and I spent a day with the Braig kids and had an absolute blast. We also patiently waited on the IRS to send us our tax refund (note the sarcasm). Got my Passion Play script!! The timing belt COMPLETELY went out on our way to Disney - thankfully we weren't very far from home. And to end the month off, we welcomed a new sweet little boy to our crazy family (not me but my cousin).

March is going to be great. Planning for the next trip to Israel is underway. Passion Play rehearsal will be beginning in the next few weeks. We are heading to Disney on Sunday night. Jon is getting ready to start travelling again.

For now.