Saturday, February 20

Today I woke up exceedingly early. I was exhausted but didn't fall back asleep. I was meeting a friend from Bible study for coffee at 8:00. I hadn't seen her in about a year. We had a good, good time. Because of the exhaustion, I cried at one point in the talk. That's not usual for me. It was the point where we talked about God's hand in all of this, and I how I feel frustration at not being able to adequately share my beliefs with you because they live so deeply in the core of my being, where I find things hard to put into words. I believe this is going to be someone else's job. But whose?

We rode bikes and you didn't make it very far before you turned around and went back to the van. I rode for 41 minutes and today I chose to take photos of the ride. I want to memorialize the beauty of our rides in a photo album on Facebook so I rode with my cell phone in my hand. Good thing I didn't drop it!

We rested and you slept. I couldn't. Not even with the exhaustion, not even with the pillow over my head. I got up and drove to Dad's condo, picked up our rug shampooer, and went over to my classroom and shampooed the carpet, at least the part where the kids sit. We call it the 'Rainbow Rug' because it is divided into different colored squares. I hadjust enough time to get some potatoes on the way home so I could make shepherd's pie for us and the Holyfields. Rose is ill again, sounds horrible, and I thought she needed someone to cook for her. She did. She has been in bed all week.

The weather was perfect today, despite forecasts of rain all weekend. The freesias along the walk are beginning to bloom and the aroma is spilling over onto the walkway. I can't wait to cut some and bring them into the house.