Jadie took care of the kids for me from the time I left Friday morning until I returned Sunday afternoon. That's right, almost three whole days! What a blessing he was to me this weekend! Where did I go, you ask? To Tyler, Texas, of course!
Our church held the annual Women's Retreat at Pine Cove amid the tall pine trees, on the beautiful banks of Lake Palastine, in the falling snow. Yes, you read that right. Snow. The snow fell on us from late Saturday night until after breakfast Sunday morning.
I was feeling frustration and disappointment as I lay awake until 1:30 am Saturday morning. I had been counting on getting a solid night's sleep since Sarah's still not sleeping through the night here at home. although it didn't happen the first night, I managed a decent block of sleep the second night. Enough about sleep, let me tell you what we did.
Friday night, we enjoyed a time of praising our Lord with songs and studying the character of a few women in the Bible. We talked and laughed until it was time to hit the bunk beds.
Saturday we enjoyed a hearty breakfast, worshiped God some more and studied a couple more ladies from the Bible. We worked on creating our very own quilt blocks, which I have not yet completed and we scattered all over Tyler for some free time. During free time, I chose to hitch a ride to Tyler with 4 other ladies who dropped me off at Starbucks to meet my cousin Melissa. She took me to my grandparents house (whom I have not seen since Thanksgiving) where we visited for a while until my mom arrived. Mom, Granny, PawPaw, and I enjoyed a tasty dinner together at the Farmhouse restaurant in Van. We took PawPaw back to the house and I let Mom and Granny navigate me back to Pine Cove so I could rejoin in the Women's Retreat activities. My favorite parts of the weekend (with the exception of seeing my family) were still to come. The Variety Show was hysterical as usual and I always enjoy staying up late telling stories and laughing until my stomach hurts. Fun times!
Sunday morning we wrapped things up and headed home. Jadie was still standing...did I mention he had help from his mom? I'm sure glad he did!
Jadie had the day off Monday, so we spent it running errands. So helpful considering I would usually have to do these alone with the two kiddos. Thank you hubby!
Tuesday was supposed to be back to normal: Jadie to work and me and the kids getting things done around the house. But other plans were in store for us. Jadie's truck sputtered and died fifteen miles down the highway requiring an $80 tow back into town followed by $200 in repairs. Apparently his ignition coil was damaged and needed replacing. We got things taken care of though, and Jadie handled himself with such patience and calm. I am so thankful for the way that he's allowing God to change his heart and attitude.
Wednesday Sarah woke up feeling icky, but we trudged on to Bible Study. She was fussy for a bit, but seemed to be herself after being fed. We made a quick trip to the grocery store for some sandwich items and basic stuff like milk, bread, and eggs. She fell asleep sitting up in the grocery cart. By the time Jadie got home from work, she seemed a little warm, but I didn't really think much of it. I should have. Buy 8:30 last night, her fever was 103, so we hurried to the Urgent Care Clinic here in town. She has a milk ear infection and likely has a viral infection that she's fighting off.
Today the kids and I are sticking around here to rest and hopefully get Sarah's fever under control with Mortin. In happy news, we should be receiving our Dyson Animal Vacuum today. No, we didn't shell out the $599 that it retails for. Jadie used rewards points from work to purchase it. I can't wait to see how well it works, but I can wait to see all the nasty stuff it sucks out of our carpet.
Go Jadie! Sounds like you enjoyed your trip to Tyler. Hope Miss Sarah starts feeling better. And the Dyson Animal is AWESOME!
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