TGIF...... and then some.
What a horrible day yesterday. I am still in shock over Gary's friend. It feels like it can't be real.This guy was over at my house hanging with Gary at least once a week. They worked together in 2002, played in the same band for a couple of years before Gary got sick. Then, he's kind of been a "fixture" LOL He was 48 yo.
The first friend that died was in a house fire in Oct/Nov? He was more of a buddy that he knew from the band days.
Then a week or so after, one of his best friends from High School died in a car accident. She was 39. Now Jeff. Its too young.... Next week is also the one year anniversary of the death of a boy in Scott's school. And 2 year anniversary of a boy who committed suicide when scott was in 8th grade. The boy was in 7th.
I feel surrounded. I know I should focus on the positive. I should be grateful for every day I have with my family. But ATM, it feels like death is suffocating me. I feel that fragility of life. And it scares me.
Oh, enough of that. *deep breath*
Can I tell you how insane the field trip was??? 181 kids to the Am museum of Natural History. One of my fave's. However, I barely remember seeing anything- it was a crazy sprint through the museum on a photo taking scavenger hunt. We got to the museum at 10:30 and had to meet back at 12 to get back on the buses. Yes, 90 minutes to "see" the museum. The kids had 3 pages of things to find- stuff onthe 1st and 4th floors.
I had 4 girls and 4 boys. The girls were like Go go Go!! The boys were like "take a pic. done. Meh. I was told that as a chaperone, I couldn't have them out of my sight. Oh let me tell you how "easy" that was. Not!
Then I lost Scott. Really. My own son LOL We were back down on the first floor and the very last extra credit was back on the 4th. The girls were going nuts that they didn't want to miss that last one. The boys had dug in, no way were they climbing up four more flights of stairs for *extra credit*.
I had the school nurse in my group (One of the girls has diabetes) so I asked if she wanted to stay w/ the boys, I would run (literally!!) up with the girls. Good to go. The girls and I sprinted upstairs, found what we needed and ran back down. meet up with the boys, and everyone is accounted for except scott! He had thought he was following one of the guys in our group- but turned out to be a stranger. His teacher was freaking out waaaay more than I was. LOL
BTW-- cell service STINKS in the museum- but finally we were able to get texts through- such a crazy day. Then it was back on the buses for another hour and a half, and made it back to school all in one piece.
The museum was bittersweet in a way for Scott and I. A couple of years ago, we went there with Jeff and his 2 daughters and it was hard to not remember and be sad.
Anyway-- I got home before Scott did and I told Gary that if Scott complained that the trip was %$#@*&^ to not get mad at him, it was true :rofl:
I also told Cait that if she goes on this trip- I am NOT chaperoning!
Oh my.... when I let it all out, I *really* let it all out.
I am off to the shower/bus/stop/food shopping/house cleaning/etc. But I promise to be back-- I have missed y'all!!
xoxo
What a horrible day yesterday. I am still in shock over Gary's friend. It feels like it can't be real.This guy was over at my house hanging with Gary at least once a week. They worked together in 2002, played in the same band for a couple of years before Gary got sick. Then, he's kind of been a "fixture" LOL He was 48 yo.
The first friend that died was in a house fire in Oct/Nov? He was more of a buddy that he knew from the band days.
Then a week or so after, one of his best friends from High School died in a car accident. She was 39. Now Jeff. Its too young.... Next week is also the one year anniversary of the death of a boy in Scott's school. And 2 year anniversary of a boy who committed suicide when scott was in 8th grade. The boy was in 7th.
I feel surrounded. I know I should focus on the positive. I should be grateful for every day I have with my family. But ATM, it feels like death is suffocating me. I feel that fragility of life. And it scares me.
Oh, enough of that. *deep breath*
Can I tell you how insane the field trip was??? 181 kids to the Am museum of Natural History. One of my fave's. However, I barely remember seeing anything- it was a crazy sprint through the museum on a photo taking scavenger hunt. We got to the museum at 10:30 and had to meet back at 12 to get back on the buses. Yes, 90 minutes to "see" the museum. The kids had 3 pages of things to find- stuff onthe 1st and 4th floors.
I had 4 girls and 4 boys. The girls were like Go go Go!! The boys were like "take a pic. done. Meh. I was told that as a chaperone, I couldn't have them out of my sight. Oh let me tell you how "easy" that was. Not!
Then I lost Scott. Really. My own son LOL We were back down on the first floor and the very last extra credit was back on the 4th. The girls were going nuts that they didn't want to miss that last one. The boys had dug in, no way were they climbing up four more flights of stairs for *extra credit*.
I had the school nurse in my group (One of the girls has diabetes) so I asked if she wanted to stay w/ the boys, I would run (literally!!) up with the girls. Good to go. The girls and I sprinted upstairs, found what we needed and ran back down. meet up with the boys, and everyone is accounted for except scott! He had thought he was following one of the guys in our group- but turned out to be a stranger. His teacher was freaking out waaaay more than I was. LOL
BTW-- cell service STINKS in the museum- but finally we were able to get texts through- such a crazy day. Then it was back on the buses for another hour and a half, and made it back to school all in one piece.
The museum was bittersweet in a way for Scott and I. A couple of years ago, we went there with Jeff and his 2 daughters and it was hard to not remember and be sad.
Anyway-- I got home before Scott did and I told Gary that if Scott complained that the trip was %$#@*&^ to not get mad at him, it was true :rofl:
I also told Cait that if she goes on this trip- I am NOT chaperoning!
Oh my.... when I let it all out, I *really* let it all out.
I am off to the shower/bus/stop/food shopping/house cleaning/etc. But I promise to be back-- I have missed y'all!!
xoxo
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