Winter Weather
I apologize for the lapse in personal entries!! I didn’t realize it had been so long since I had done one here. There are many times I’ve thought of doing a personal entry, but then decide that I better now, as I might say something unkind.
We’ve had a bit of snow here lately, in fact it’s sort of snowing right now. Flurries, if they can be called that. Basically I think it’s snow that we got last night floating around in the breeze. It’s supposed to be cold all week, something that I’m not looking forward to!! I used to love playing in the snow as a child, but now it just makes me cold. *LOL* The girls worry about driving in the snow, but they do well with staying calm, even though their fear threatens panic. I am so proud of my girls!!
The girls are having a rough emotional time right now, because of our living situation. I have done pretty well at not getting seriously upset with them, and hope I can continue to be a good example to them, and an even better example. Times are hard right now, and it’s straining everyone’s emotions, but we will survive, and be stronger because of these hard times. Yes I truly believe that. It doesn’t really help get through these hard times, but it does give me a glimmer of hope for the future.
There are bright spots in these hard times!! We were kept busy during their vacation, as both the girls participated in a program called Star Struck in a nearby town. They learned a song, with a group, and then performed the song on stage last night at the Burlington Opry. They were beautiful and wonderful!! I am so proud of them for their hard work!! They are hoping to do it again, and I am hoping they do it again too!! They had so much fun, and were so wonderful! I am saddened that Bubble didn’t choose to come, but I suppose it was their choice to again not support the girls in something. It is normal, I shouldn’t be upset and disappointed, but I am!! I was there, Dad was there, and the girls were happy with that!! Lots of people at the show told the girls how good they had done, it made them really happy to recieve so many compliments. I am hoping that next time maybe some of the other family can come and see them, like Sonia, Sue, Adam and Mom, but we will have to wait and see. They live lots farther away, and money is tighter for them. At least the girls knew that they would have been there if they could have been, they know that they have that love and support.
Today we prepare for school and life to continue. Laundry is being done as we speak, I need to go through the girls backpacks tonight and make sure everything necesary is in there. We need to gather up hats and gloves as it appears we will need them for a little while longer, run through our math facts so we are ready for the coming week. It will be nice to be busy and distracted again.
