Osama Bin Ladin is dead and buried at sea. It is indeed an historical day. My own thoughts on the matter... I am not one to celebrate the death of another, but this needed to be done. I worry for what will happen as retaliation in the future. I was surprised at the burial at sea because the conspiracy theories will begin immediately. The whole thing reopens up the wounds of the thousands of family who who lost loved ones on Sept. 11. This is what we call justice, but it still doesn't bring back their fathers and mothers and children who've died by terrorist acts and the 6000 soldiers who've given their lives in our defense since 9/11. Thankfully, no more were loss in this encounter. I guess, it bring me a feeling of uneasiness and makes me just wish that none of it ever had to happen in the first place. (Don't we all.) I'm guessing that airport security will be a nighmare this week. Anyway... justice is served, but still, I'm not feeling all that victorious...there's been too much loss to call this victory. Our flag is hanging out front today. I'm proud to be an American.
I feel like anything I say besides that today will be trivial. Yet, after having the news on for an hour this morning, I think that I'll go ahead and ramble a bit about our weekend since I think that we will all have our fill of Osama today. SO....
- We enjoyed a lovely Stake Conference weekend. The meetings were uplifting. Two hours is a long long time to sit in a meeting and the kids were great! This made me quite happy.
- A friend was in the hospital last week. Hopefully, she comes home today. I co-ordinated with a few friends and we took meals in to her family every night. Last night, her husband came by to return my pan with a thank you note and a bag of macadamia nut Hershey's Kisses (my favorite candy in the whole wide world and they're only available in Hawaii.) THAT is impressive.
- A friend from Alabama sent an email to say that she was okay. From her email, these words: We're ok!! Gave me warm fuzzies to see y'all worrying. We have a backyard full of downed trees but out house is intact and we're all fine. We're without power/phone service and may be for days to come. We have a generator so are able to keep the fridge running & watch tv to get updates. We have family and friends who have lost everything. We have a few friends who have lost children and grandchildren...so heartbreaking. Y'all just would not believe how it looks here. It's like a bomb went off...whole communities are just gone! So surreal. Thank you for worrying and your prayers and positive thoughts for those who have it soooo much worse than we do are appreciated. I was moved to tears by her last sentence. She's shared more details since and again, my prayers are with the people in our southern states.
- Doug and Quayd had a good time on their campout but it was C-O-L-D and windy. Boys will be boys.
- Today, I'm taking Quayd to the dentist and then to register for the Freshman Center High School. I can't believe my boy is going to be in 8th grade! He's not excited by the dental appointment this morning...8th grade or not.
- My May tablescape is almost done! I didn't love Aprils and only took a few pix of it. I realized last night that I'd only posted one shot of it. This one will be photographed for sure! I'm loving it!
- The highlight of my weekend was Saturday night after Conference, playing with Stott and Wendy. We laughed hard and enjoyed our time together. We talk all the time about the fact that it seems like we've been family forever. I'm so grateful for that relationship in our lives. And every day, I appreciate it more.
- The only thing on my calendar this week is two dentist visits and a this parent teacher meeting today. That's it. I may end up taking Kelly down for one more "procedure", but she is doing fabulous! So, that may not have to take place either. Thankfully!
Since my week is so tame, I think that I'll work on a few projects! Here's a few things on my To-Do list:
- Photograph the shutters in the gallery!
- Finish the May tablescape.
- Get the quilt top pieced together for our denim camp quilt.
- Finish my latest read.
- Stock our tent trailer and get it ready for our first camp of the summer!
- In the event of another stormy week, dejunk the storage room. (How does that get to be such a mess so quickly!?)
For some reason, this morning, I'm feeling quite humbled by all that is happening in the world around me. I am so blessed. Enough said.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
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