Keeping on Keeping on

My youngest son had a birthday on Monday. He was born at 9 pounds, 5 oz back when doctors didn't tell you what a baby might weigh at birth, thank goodness. At 3 or 4 weeks old he got a special fancy case of croup and spent a week in ICU at our small local hospital. We were having a blizzard and the helicopter to the children's hospital would not fly. Highways were closed and Mr Merry was 2 towns away and couldn't come home.  The hospital cafeteria was being remodeled but my mom and aunt both worked at the hospital and would bring me hot food and sneak me into the shower room in the ER.  Fun times.  When he was released, he weighed just over 7 pounds. 

All grown up now and a master griller. 

My grandson was having senior night (known as senior swim) this week and I spent Saturday and Sunday making this poster. 

For no reason I can figure, one of our school extended the Christmas break by one day so that we had children here on Monday. 

One of the volunteers at our church office went to Florida so I took the Tuesday morning shift. My son called with a sick child but swore he could pick him up before we needed to leave for the 180 mile round trip to the swim meet with the poster. 

My first client was a man who is in his late 60's who lives alone and cannot read or write.  He brought me his bills in unopened envelopes. 

My replacement was 30 minutes late. I came home and my son was 30 minutes late.  We arrived 8 minutes before it started. Whew. 

My middle son, his wife, and my youngest daughter also made the trip along with his parents, other grandparents and his dad's brother and his wife. Quite the cheering section.  

Senior Picture. Mom got the suit at Goodwill. 

We drove home and split a "biggie bag" from Wendy's on the road.  

I'm trying to catch up on blogs but I am still really tired from that stinking flu. I did get a flash of energy this morning so I went to the Amish to get eggs, went down a few more roads to the Amish butcher to get Brat patties which are only 3.95 a pound. I stopped at Aldi when I got back to town for bread and hamburger buns and picked up the ready to bake Apple Streusel that I saw on social media. I baked the streusel while I washed eggs and it looks delicious (breakfast before school tomorrow), put a roast in the crock pot for sandwiches, made a macaroni salad and did a load of laundry. I was then spent for the day. 

Then I witnessed the atrocity in Minneapolis and had to turn off the tv.  I am so scared and sad and angry. 

Tomorrow I am back in the church charity office for the day. Today all our snow melted and if the weather station is to be believed, it is supposed to be 60 degrees on Friday!  And back in the 30's by Sunday.