Continuing on last weeks post, I had several fun things happen this week that I thought were interesting. I was able to contact an old high school friend, Rob Rogers, who ended up posting a comment about my blog on his blog. He said some nice stuff about me on there so, obviously, I recommend reading it. He and I used to have a somewhat impromptu disco routine that we would do at the our church youth dances. Everyone would crowd around us, glad for the distraction that seeing others making fools of themselves offers. We were glad to be the people that helped everybody else realize that no matter what they did that night, it wouldn't be as ridiculous as what those two guys were doing. If your are interested in seeing an example of the type of self-humiliation that Rob and I used to participate in, I actually have a video on YouTube of me at a company talent show performing something that is partly based on what Rob and I used to do.
My parents were also in town this week as well as my brother and his family. My brother is currently on leave from Iraq so it was nice to see him. We had dinner at our house on Easter and he brought his bagpipes. He has been learning how to use the bagpipes while he is there in Iraq. It turns out that Iraq is a good place to learn bagpipes because it is so far away from here. He is really pretty good now, especially considering that he had to teach himself. However, I'm not sure I would have liked to have been around when he was not as good. Lets just say that when he played for us, it was not inside the house.
On the not-as-good side, Rachelle left for Phoenix on Tuesday (which is why it has taken me so long to do this week's post). That was when the reality started sinking in again. She will be in Phoenix until the babies are ready to come home which I think will probably be September or maybe October if all goes like we hope it will. She took Kaiya, our daughter, and left Riley with me for some father son bonding. I just hope Riley survives the ordeal. You really realize how much a person does for you when he or she is gone. Rachelle really did a lot and it is a bit scary to try to take it over knowing you don't have any backup. Well, I suppose it will all work out. There have been some people that have donated some money to help me get to Phoenix which I am really grateful for. I am also really grateful for Rachelle's aunt Jeannie who is letting Rachelle stay at her house and offering to help take care of her (even though her aunt Jeannie has MS). Without that, I don't know if we could have even considered the Phoenix option.
I am also grateful for the people that have offered to take care of Riley while I am at work. He realized yesterday that Kaiya was gone and said, "With Kaiya gone, who am I going to play with?" I think he really misses her but I assured him that this is actually going to be kind of fun for him because he will get to play with his friends, Will, Sarah, Henry, and Roger.
It is truly amazing to see how this is all coming together so far.
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