I Now Need a Vacation From my Vacation...

I am so utterly exhausted. I really should be going to bed, but I really wanted to share a couple photos. I adore this kids like you wouldn't believe and I miss them terribly already. I just left there yesterday. We had a great time and I will fill in the details after I have gotten some sleep. Until then, you can enjoy these two cuties.

Judah and Me (Chloe took this picture of us)



Chloe and Me (It's a self portrait)

I Need a Vacation....

...wait, I'm going tomorrow. That's right, I am off to Florida tomorrow for a long weekend away. I really need it too. It has been almost 3 months since I last posted and it has been a stressful 3 months. Two days after my last post we lost another co-worker. All I have to say is CANCER SUCKS!!!! Kathi was a wonderful woman, a friend and a mother. She was diagnosed with breast cancer about 4 years ago and fought will all her might to beat it. In the end the cancer won and we lost a wonderful person. We all miss her dearly. Then things went downhill with my cousin. She got back with her loser boyfriend, started doing drugs, left her daughter with my aunt and uncle to take care of and then when they finally tried to get legal guardianship, the little punk took her. For 5 weeks she was in a residential rehab facility and we were hopeful that things would get good again. Nothing ever goes the way we hope it will. Just yesterday we got news that she left with her boyfriend and now we don't know where she or Libby are. I am worried sick about her. We can only do so much but we can always pray. The really ironic thing was that I had a dream about Libby just Monday night. I saw her and I was happy. Now I am just scared... for Libby. If you think about it, send a prayer up for her. She needs all the prayer she can get. Three weeks ago I lost my first grandparent. Grandpa Schwartz had cancer (remember, I said CANCER SUCKS!!!!). There were no services, just the creamation and according to my grandmother I was not invited to come. It's a little hard to describe here but let me tell you, it was very hurtful. To top off the last three months, I just found out this last Saturday, that not only does my other grandfather have bladder cancer but he also has skin cancer.... CANCER SUCKS!!!!!!!!!! I have already lost 3 people to cancer in the last 4 months... I guess I ought to just sit back and ask, who's next. It is a terrible terrible feeling deep in my gut... I am scared...

Like I said... I Need a Vacation.....