So Happy Together

  Outside it's cloudy and grey, cold and raining. It's a little how my heart feels today. Yesterday marked three months since Charlie left us. Loren and I mostly have good days. But when the bad days come, they swallow us whole. Sometimes there's a few tears shed and other times the tears don't stop. There are days when his passing seems almost like a dream. Like, did that really happen? Sometimes it seems so surreal.    Today I'm remembering memories of Charlie. Memories of him at Oregon in our car. On Christmas when we made him a rocket launcher and he made me a heart necklace made out of wire. The basketball, baseball and kickball games. Him bouncing around making Lydia laugh. His first debate at Canyon Elementary. Him running in the Wellsville Mile. And on and on. So many memories are surfacing today. Although it hurts, it also feels good to remember. Photo Credit: Shanda Lynn Call ...

  We've had a fun past few weeks. We went with Cam, Mary and Greyson to the Gateway Children's Museum a couple Saturday's ago. These two had a blast!   We've had to start bundling up for our walks in the mornings. Allie makes a pretty cute Eskimo.     We watched Todd's football game last Saturday. He did great and Lydia and Greyson had fun cheering him on.       Loren and I hadn't been able to visit Charlie's grave since the funeral. We were a little anxious about what emotions we'd feel up there. We went with the family on Sunday. There were difficult moments, reality hit us hard. We miss his smile. We miss his laugh. We miss him.   Lydia had a birthday! This cute girl turned three on the 3rd. She was so excited about her birthday. She had Minnie Mouse pancakes for dinner and loved it. We had fun opening presents and being together.   Yes, I got her dinosaurs. For som...