It has been a week since the last post and life has been a whirlwind for us. I met Janelle last Monday after I got off to take the boys to the park to play while she went to the tax office to work. Just after we had traded vehicles she received a call that her grandmother had just passed away which start the whirlwind of activity. There were phone calls to be made to family spread out across the U.S. plus her parents in China; her uncle had to make arrangements to have the funeral here while coordinating with his brothers and sister. We had to cancel Christopher's birthday party as with family traveling from overseas, the funeral would have to be at the end of the week. As it ended up, the funeral was on Friday on a very rainy day.
With all the family in town, we had a family birthday for Christopher on Saturday. His grandparents from China were there, his grandmother from East Tennessee, 2 great aunts, 2 great uncles and all his aunts, uncles and cousins on his mother's side. It was quite a party and an uplifting way to end what had been a sad week. Janelle made him a Thomas the Tank Engine cake that was excellent and he was quite happy to be the center of attention.
Sunday as always was a day of worship and time spent with family. Not once since Thursday have the boys gotten to bed on time since we were always down in Murfreesboro at bedtime. The good news was there were many games of Settlers of Cataan that week. Oh well, maybe more of a routine this week. Have a great week!
In Him,
David
2 comments:
One of these days i'm gonna try that game...
Hey, I know where your cell phone is this week--and I can't find your work phone number--so give me a call when you get the chance...
So sorry to hear about Janelle's grandmother. The party sounds like a great way to end the stressful time of a funeral together. God bless you all.
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