Second year Day 101 - Sunday March 24, 2013

All last week I was on the phone a lot talking to family.  Yesterday was no exception and I was on the phone a lot whenever I had reception.  Luckily I have a car charger for my phone:).  Today we were able to spend time with Jenn and  Arri.  Stephany, Bridgett and I went to Jenn's house and we visited for two full hours, and Bridgett didn't get out her ipad or anything!  She held Logan for a bit but it made her arms and neck tired so not for too long.  Stephany bounced on the mini tramp with Lincoln.  It helps him feel better when he has a tummy ache.  She was able to get him to sleep.  Logan feel asleep in my arms too.  The babies are so big!  And, I couldn't believe how big Caden seemed--and we just saw him not many weeks ago!  There is that point where toddlers start looking less like babies and more like children, and I guess he's at that point!  Connor was cute and busy as ever.  Later we visited with Arrianne.  It was great to see her and have time to talk face to face!  She stayed at the hotel until about 10:00 and then we decided to all hit the hay.  Bridgett had crashed out earlier.  I had to go to Arri's with her to borrow her computer (which is really my old laptop!) and then we sat in the car outside the hotel and talked for about an hour.  Arri commented on how much better Bridgett is doing and I agreed.  She has lost that initial "happy all of the time" attitude and is much more herself (sarcasm included!).  It's great to see her heal.  At the same time, it's hard to realize how badly the wreck has changed everything--really in all of our lives.  Tonight Arri was really feeling the pain of what was lost and what might have been.  We talked about not dwelling on that fact and just focusing on the great things that are happening.  It was a good talk for both of us.  We all have those feelings at times.  It's a matter of keeping perspective--eternal perspective.  This past 15 months or so have been a time of trying to keep perspective about many things--the loss of my father and now the loss of my brother.  We really never know what is ahead of us in life.  We just need to stay focused and live our lives the way we know that we should.  We need to enjoy the moments that we can and keep spiritually strong to prepare for the things that we don't know about the future.