Loooong weekend!

Friday:

1. Picked Ty up from school at 9:30
2. Took Ty to occupational therapy in Mesa
3. Had to have Mark pick up Jake from school and meet me in Chandler so he could take Ty back to school and I could take Jake to the hand surgeon to have a cast put on his broken wrist.
4. Picked kids up from school
5. Took Natalie for allergy shots (10 minutes late)
6. Fed the kids.
7. Got to go for a break with friends (dinner and movie)

Saturday:

1. Woke kids up at 8 to get ready for Mark's dad's funeral
2. Left for funeral at 10:30
3. Headed home about 4
4. Went grocery shopping
5. Friends came over to BBQ and help finish Kyra's room so we can get started working on the room that Mark's mom will be moving into.

Mark's brother,Scott, gave a beautiful eulogy and then all the grand kids sang "Families Can Be Together Forever" Two of my kids were crying so hard they couldn't even make it through the song. It was really heart-breaking.

Mark's mom's RS served a wonderful lunch and wouldn't let us help with anything. It was really sweet. We had some relatives from Utah come down for the weekend so after the luncheon we went back to Mark's mom's to visit for awhile. It was nice to see them since we haven't been up there for 4 years.

Sunday:

1. Overslept and missed church
2. Went to Mark's mom's house to start going through and packing everything and to have dinner and visit with family some more
3. Left her house around 7
4. Came home and moved Kyra's stuff into her new room

By this point my back and legs hurt and everybody was exhausted!

It was a very long and emotional weekend for all. But it was fun to be around family and see the love that surrounds this family. We are all experiencing financial and/or health issues right now. But when it comes to being there and showing love for each other, this family is NOT in short supply!!

So, over the next few weeks we will finish prepping Pam's room and packing some of her most treasured belongings, having a charity yard sale (selling almost everything else she owns) so she will have money to live on for awhile and moving her from her home to ours and moving Mark's sister into her new apartment....