On the Road

Tom and the two youngest children went to Detroit over Spring break. The kids accompanied their dad to his monthly visit. In return Tom took them shopping at the Tangier Outlet. Tom felt that since we could not get away for Spring break, he could at least lighten his wallet with shopping. They all came home smiling and seemed to have a good visit. While they were gone, I took Kyle out for a dinner as us "working" people deserved a little something special too. I am realizing that my time with Kyle is getting shorter. I am glad that he is only a Junior this year. Next year will fly by too quickly if time moves as it has lately. Tom is getting ready to have his next set of scans once again. We are fitting in a little fun with this medical trip. Toms cousin's daughter is having a reception in Bay City and then its onto D-town for two days of scans and the third day the doctor visit and results. However we will fit in a Tigers baseball game with friends before we head back home. I am actually taking 4 vacation days. I have not had this much time off since 2008. That's a lot of working days! I am looking forward to having my husband's undivided attention. I hope he feels up to doing all that we have planned as earlier this week he was really fighting his chemo effects. I remind him not to push himself too hard. He is not working full-time for a reason but I'm afraid that he sometimes forgets that. My father got into a car accident last week and it brought back so many emotions of losing my brother. My dad is fine, but it's another reminder of how precious life is. During this time I was reading a book and came across this from The Life of Abraham Lincoln "This bereavement took much from Lincoln. Did it give him nothing? Patience, earnestness, tenderness, sympathy -- these are sometimes the gifts which are sent by the messenger Sorrow"