The Vacation That Wasn't

I'd like to thank all of you for your help with the girls and Mike while I was gone. It definitely wasn't a fun filled getaway like I might have hoped for. Instead it was a lot of hospital trips and time logged in dealing with things and realizing that even though I'm far away from my parents that they need me and love me more than I had thought.

I was glad to return to the same groceries that I had bought the night before I left to make sure there was food while I was gone, so I am certain that most of you fed Mike and the girls. Thank You. I came home to bags of clean clothes that just needed to be put away and I'm pretty sure that Mike didn't wash them. (Different laundry smell!) Thank You. I was welcomed back home by my husband and two well maintained little girls. Nothing had happened to them to cause injury (beyond childhood bumps and bruises) and they were both still alive! Thank You.

It is good to know that when things that are unexpected come up that my family is there to help make sure that things are taken care of even when I'm gone. I guess that this means that I owe all of you... Oh wait, we're related! Ha ha. Just kidding. I am sure that each of you who helped out with things knows that I would do the same for you if the situation was reversed. If you didn't before, you know now! Thanks again to everyone who helped clear my mind of my normal concerns to take on many more for a little while.

-VAL