Behaving

So Kenny Pawski's trial starts tomorrow. I have opted not to go. I had explained to Tanya that I would have had to sit with Pawski's family. I could not sit with people who feel that Pawski should go away for life because he took a life. I guess when Tanya told her mom what I would do she declared that I was rude. That I should be there to support Tanya. Well I always support Tanya, but this trial is not about her. It is about Pawski.

Full Moon?

Traffic is doing that crazy thing again. People making multiple lane changes, etc. So I am driving home. There is a string of cars ahead of me, but due to my depth perception I always leave a little extra room now. So I'm watching this subaru ahead of he suddenly swing right which put him into a pretty good ditch. My first thought is what the heck is that guy doing. Well then I see all the cars ahead of him are stopped. He must not have been paying close enough attention and went into the ditch rather than rearend the lady ahead of him. He rode the ditch until it became less so and stopped. Now four cars went by him, but I was the only one who stopped and asked him if he was all right. That was quite a bump into the ditch. He said he was fine and after I passed him he pulled his car into a parking lot that he was close to. Wow.

The Luckiest Kitten

Yup...just what we need....another kitten. So Dave was heading to town in the truck to pick up Myk and Cassie. He got to the end of the driveway when he heard meowing. He quickly stopped the truck and opened the hood. There in the engine compartment was this little black and white kitten. All in one piece but scared half to death. So Dave brought him up...we verified it was a male...and decided he was not staying. We put signs up on the mailbox about finding him. No one has come and it has been three whole days now. And in the meantime he has purred and conquered. His name is Max and he lives here. And he is very cute.

Sanctuary

So I have been thinking and stewing since Saturday. Dave's mom had requested having a meal out here for a small family reunion type thing. Dave agreed and even told her it was fine if she invited his brothers. We did not think they would show up. They haven't shown up the last couple of times she has tried to get us all together. And we like that just fine. So this time they did show up. To be fair I never said anything to them, but they never said anything to me either....not even hello. It is not all right to come to our house and eat our food and not acknowledge the people who live here. Dave said they did thank him, which is more than they usually do.
I realized some things while they were here. Like how much I dislike them and how uncomfortable they make me. And I'm not the only one. Tanya wanted nothing to do with them and spent her time avoiding them (and that made it so we couldn't visit with Gayle and Bill). She was completely ill at ease. She had her own hair on the back of the neck thing going on and then she was concerned about her daughters. And so was I. And we should not have to feel that way at my home. This is my sanctuary (even if at times a rocky one) and has always been Tanya's too. This is one place both of us have always felt safe. And I think that we should always have that.
So in the future we may have to set our foots down and say if Gayle wants a reunion she has to do it somewhere else. Not here. This is sanctuary.

Family Dinner

Dave's mom wanted to have a bbq here at our house. So Dave agreed and made the plans. Tanya brought Adrianna's wading pool with. Adrianna loves to play in it.

Audrie

Cassie had another ultrasound yesterday. At the last one there was a very minor concern that Audrie was a bit small. So they wanted to check again in eight weeks. So that was yesterday. This time they said she was progressing along just fine and weighs about 2.5 pounds right now. Then through the magic of technology we got to see pictures of her. She looks adorable. Now to be fair 98 percent of all babies are cute. And I admit I am prejudiced.

Audrie

Cassie had another ultrasound yesterday. At the last one there was a very minor concern that Audrie was a bit small. So they wanted to check again in eight weeks. So that was yesterday. This time they said she was progressing along just fine and weighs about 2.5 pounds right now. Then through the magic of technology we got to see pictures of her. She looks adorable. Now to be fair 98 percent of all babies are cute