In Fergus....

Well, our kids made it back yesterday to Fergus and I think tomorrow Eric has an appointment to see a doctor which is good. They made it to Dickinson the first night, left our house at 9:00 A.M. and had a pretty good trip, Eric driving the whole way. The grandkids enjoyed the pool at the hotel and then drove the rest of the way on Sat. I still don't like the silence of our house, I could have cried and cried Friday morning when they left but as my mom used to say to me, if you are feeling down, just get to work or get out of the house.........so that is what I did, stripped the beds, did about 6 loads of laundry, did the dishes, worked like a madwoman and do you know what? It did make me feel better plus in the end I had a sense of accomplishment!!!! Every once in awhile, I would look at the pictures we took, run my fingers over the many new drawings the kids made us to put on the fridge (I don't have room left), read the lovely note that Mikenna wrote for her grandpa and put in his lunchbox, and of course prayed for them as they travelled. I really don't know how my parents did it when they would say good-bye to my brothers and their wives and grandkids when they left for Africa knowing that they would not see them for 4 years. They did not have email at that time so the letters that were written took alot longer. I am sure they shed many tears.....just another hard thing for them to go through with God's help but it made them stronger. How I admire them!