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This is highly unfair to you.  I’m going to go back since Friday.  These past few weeks have been so stressful that I didn’t even want to acknowledge how jam packed they were, for fear I’d become discouraged.  Well, more discouraged.  Now that it’s over I can tell you about it.

Friday-After work, we went to the funeral home because my uncle’s mom passed away.  While at the funeral home, we decided to hang out with Holly and Richard at our house.  They stayed until about 11:00, I think.  We talked about lots of things, some deep, some not.  Holly and Mark played Wii.  Well, Richard and I played too, but it was clear who was competitive and had a real chance at winning, and who did not.  (You figure the rest)  Adam came home so he’d see his “sista” graduate.

Saturday-I must give this day numbers, or maybe bullets as to not confuse you, because this day had so much.

1. Graduation

Meagan graduated at 9:00.  I was a bit surprised because one second hearing the music and seeing them, I started crying.  When she walked across to receive her diploma, I had to give Mark the camera because I was shaking so much.  My mom was so hot she took off her layering shirt, and exposed her sleeveless arms, which made me laugh.  In our family, once we hit 30, we always keep our sleeveless arms under wraps.  Meagan took pictures with her family and her friends for a long time.  We went to On the Border to eat.  I love “Guacamole Live.” Next time you go, get that.

2. Party

Before the graduation Chloe said “I wish I could go to Sydnee’s Party.”  I said “What party?  You weren’t invited.”  “Yes I was.”  She gave me the invitation, which said “RSVP by 06/06/08” (the day before).  But, you know how we mom’s are, I said “OK, let me call and see if I can work it out.”  Her mom said Chloe could still come.  So, after we ate, we rushed home, Mark made her a card on the computer, and wrote a check because we had no time.  This really bothered Mark because of the insincerity involved in writing a check to a 9 yr. old.  But, I explained to her mom, and she understood.

3. Funeral

I went to my uncle’s mom’s funeral.  It was at 3:00.  I was home at I think 5:00.

I didn’t get anything accomplished after that even though I knew I needed too. 

Sunday must have numbering as well

1. Morning service. 

I taught SS, and then Greg B. filled in for Roger.  Such a powerful passage that he taught on.  A certain verse spoke to me BIG TIME.  I may bring that out in a day or two in a blog.

2. Packing

After the morning service I had to pack for me and Chloe for 2 ½ days.  This wasn’t such a big deal, yet it was.  I packed her enough stuff to move in with my mother for a year.  What’s my problem?  I ended up throwing my stuff in very unorganized.  (I must not do this for M-fuge!)

3. Kyle Matthews

This is a person that deserves an entire blog, and he will get one in the next day or two.  But anyway, Kyle was to be at the church at 4:30, so I wanted to be there when he arrived, and I didn’t want to leave until he left.  The concert was so wonderful, and Kyle is so genuine, so approachable.  He leads many creativity workshops at colleges and churches all over the country, but many in our area, and I’m really hoping he can come back to Chapel Grove. 

4. Driving to UNCG

After Kyle left, I think at around 8:00ish, we left for Meagan’s college orientation at UNCG.  We stopped at Jack-in-the-Box for a quick bite and headed off.  Adam didn’t leave as he’d originally planned in the day so that he and Meagan could ride together until we took our exit. We got a little lost, but Mark found our hotel.  It was about 11:00.  We were dead tired by this stage in the weekend. 

Monday-Tuesday was college orientation at UNCG.  I am so glad that we went when we did.  This was the first session.  This was the beginning of the summer, so Meagan now can look forward to school, instead of dreading the unknown if we’d waited until the latter part of the summer.  It’s kind of funny, when we started looking at dates to go I said “We can go any date, except June 9^th and 10^th” because I knew Kyle would be at the church the 8^th and it would just be too hard.  Meagan said “Oh, that’s when my friend is going, and so I thought we could go the 9^th and the 10^th.”  As soon as she said that’s when people would be there that we knew, I said “Oh, absolutely, it’ll be fine.” Mark and I like the school a lot, and I think Meagan does too. Funny how 17,000 students is considered a small school, but it is.  When people say school is a fortune, that is a true statement.  At Chapel Hill you sort of group everything in a lump bill, and they send it to you to be paid by at a certain date.  With Greensboro, the laptop(don’t even ask), and parking ( $285.00) plus books (probably $400 or so) must be paid separate.  She’ll also need a micro-fridge.  But I’m praying now for later.  See what most of us do is say “There’s nothing left to do but pray.  All I can do now is pray.”  People, praying should be the first thing we do.  We missed field day at Chloe’s school as well as awards, but my mom took her and Mark’s dad when to one, and his mom the other.  My mom fainted Monday from the heat, and it sounds like quite an ordeal occurred, but she’s ok.  I’d like for her to be checked by a Dr. Tuesday Chloe won several awards.  She won the AR award for reading and we’re very proud of her.  She and Meagan both take after Nanny Vickie about reading.  Well, I take that back, Chloe said she doesn’t like to read-she just wanted the trophy.  Meagan is considering English as her major, and  I believe she’d do very well.  She joined some book thing yesterday, and they gave her a book.  By the time we got home, she’d read about 130 pages. 

So now, I’m praying and preparing for M-fuge.  We leave early Monday morning.  Mission trips are so great because for that time period your primary focus is drawing closer to Christ through service to others.  I’m praying that people’s lives will be changed. 

Gotta go now, it’s 1:30 in the afternoon, and I think I’ll take a nap.  Yes.  I’m at work. 

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