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February 4, 2003
I really wanted to write an upbeat entry this time! But life just keeps getting in the way! What a tragic weekend. I remember all too vividly sitting in school watching the other shuttle explode. Even at that young age I remember feeling such sadness for the people aboard and their families. When I turned on my TV to witness the same event on the weekend that sadness returned. And then just when I thought things couldn’t get any worse I heard the news of the seven grade 10 students who were killed by an avalanche in British Columbia. I can’t even imagine the sorrow that these students families are feeling right now. My thoughts and prayers are with all of them.
Well now a little good news! For those of you who read my TTM Board you know that little Emily was found. It is really quite astounding. The information that I have received is this:
Emily’s Mom and Dad were at a large mall eating in the food court. Emily was asleep in her stroller. Because of the crowds that day, Emily’s Mom pushed the stroller behind her so that she could only see the handles. When they were finished eating they noticed that she was gone. Luckily the cameras in the food court caught the man who took her on tape and he was later recognized as an old family friend. The police figure that he must have known they were on his trail so he drove to a deserted country road and left Emily there. Now we are talking the end of January. Surprisingly after curling up to sleep on the side of the road Emily was found. She was very cold, scared and hungry but hopefully will have few lasting memories of the experience.
Emily’s mother is not doing so well though, not that I say I can blame her. For a whole night she didn’t know where her baby was. I don’t even want to think about it.
I have come to this conclusion about things. Our children’s safety comes down to those split seconds. The ones where we venture a little too far away from them to get something done more quickly. When we decide to leave them in the car when we pay for our gasoline. And all of the other numerous, innocent seconds that we face on a daily basis. I can remember when Maxwell was only about a month old and it was snowing out. I had to get gas and I can remember sitting in the car pondering what I should do. Do I lock the doors and leave him in the car? Or do I haul him out with me? I am embarrassed to say that there has even been a time or two when I have forgotten to lock the doors since then. But no more. My split seconds will be well thought out and my priority will no longer be getting things done quickly.
Ok PHEW! Onto some other news!
Well, there really isn’t anything new to report. Maxwell has been having a tough time this week. He is going through an I don’t ever want Mommy to leave stage. I must admit, I kinda dig it! Until he starts with the tears! I feel like he already knows how to push and pull me in any direction he wants me to go in. He knows what he can do to make my heart melt and exactly how far he can push things before I LOSE IT!
Mike left again this morning. I feel like I write this in every entry! So once again I am living the single life! It’s just me, my two year old, my kicking little bump, and our two cats whom I loath! Sounds like it is going to be a GREAT 10 days!
My sister, Allison, moved to Australia for a year right before Christmas. We have been talking via email and telephone often since she has been gone. She sent me an email this morning. Her and the two girls that she went with have founds jobs picking fruit. She said that the first day they gave them huge rubber gloves that reached all the way to their shoulders. They had no idea why they had to wear such huge things until the starting picking and encountered some of the biggest bugs they had ever seen! Have fun Al! Really, wish I could be there! YEAH RIGHT!
Well hopefully something, anything exciting will happen in my life over the next week so that I can write and entry worth reading!
I hope that all is well with everyone! Congrats Aimee! So happy that you and your hubby received such wonderful news!
Love Nicole
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