Weekend

So Chad let me know that he and the troupe were coming down on Saturday to see the kids, if that worked with our schedule.  Well it does.  So we set it up for noonish Saturday.  That way I am still free to drive to Connell if that is what we decide to do.
When I told the little man they were coming, he was a bit upset.  Not that they were coming.  He thought it was going to interfere with seeing Daddy.  And that is very important to him.  I explained that both things can occur this weekend and he was fine after that. 
So this morning Gina texted me to get the wish list from the kids.  They were at Toys R Us shopping for the gifts.  The reason for the visit is to deliver the littles' birthday/Christmas gifts.  We are so blessed that they take time out of their lives to do this for us.  I gave them the list as I know it to be. 
Ky is the littles' biological uncle.  But Chad doesn't have to keep any kind of relationship between Ky and the littles if he didn't want to.  There is no legal relationship, but there is one of the heart.  And I can tell that family is important to Chad and he is showing that to Ky and by association the littles.  Maybe Chad is like me.  Family is important.  But I only put my best efforts into relationships that are appreciated, honored, blessed, and reciprocated.  Since Chad and Ky come down here, when we go north we try and stop to see them also.  Well that and we love Gina. 
I guess when it comes down to it.....all the strangeness of the situation still brought us great family who want us in their lives and we need them in ours.  So we are appreciative, honored, blessed and reciprocate as best we can.  We know we can never give to them what they give to us and it is okay.  It's just family and love.  And in another world Chad could have been their grandpa. 

And so I have decided to make the trip to Connell in two stages.  I just was not up to even the thought of nine hours in the car with the littles.  So I booked a hotel room and we will drive over after our visit with Chad, Ky and Gina.  That will put us at visitation in the early hours of it and then only a 4.5 hour drive home.  It's all good.  And we are all three looking forward to seeing Mike.