What a week.....

My life has been so busy lately.

First of all, I went to Mason's funeral Thursday (10th). My boss gave me a paid day off, so I wouldn't have to rush back to work. I rode to the funeral with my pastor and wife. Really didn't want to go by myself.



PARENTAL WARNING........

If you are a parent or work regularly with little ones PLEASE NEVER EVER EVER LET THEM IN WATER WITHOUT FLOATIES!!!!!!!!! Little Mason always wore them except this last time, and his sisters didn't think he needed them. Sadly it turned into a tragic mistake. Even if you think your child will be fine, don't risk it.



Okay, enough of that..Back to my week.

We, all three plants, are on a one week layoff this week. So between tearing off my back porch and replacing the rotted wood, scraping and priming my house, painting my front porch swing, painting my house (tomorrow HOPEFULLY), going to Ivanhoe's for ice cream, going to Indy with Lois, and my sister and I having the swimming pool all to ourselves (or swimming alone a couple times) It's been a pretty busy week.



The funny thing about all this is, I go back to work on Monday, work the week, and I'm on vacation the following week. There's rumors that we are going to have another layoff week in August. Thought about canceling my vacation, but NAH. Might as well take it.



Sad news... Lois is planning on going to Midnights in August, and there is a big possibility that Brian, her husband, may be going to Iraq in November/early Dec for 4-8 months. That's the main reason she's bumping to 3rds. She told me that if he has to go to Iraq, I'm moving in with her and Philip. Or at least be there while she's at work, which would mean I would have to make sure he's up for school and fix his breakfast. Truth is, it's the least I can do for the war effort. Ha ha ha ha.

Please remember in your prayers

I am blogging this with a very heavy heart. You will probably be reading about this in Monday's paper or perhaps you saw it on the news Sunday evening...
A little 4 year old boy drowned Sunday in a lake. His sisters were with him while their parents were fishing a little further away. The boy, Mason, got water in his lungs, panicked, and the sisters lost their grip on him. He went under and never resurfaced. They found him an hour later in 8 feet of water.
The saddest part is one of the sisters, Emily, is in my Sunday school class. She had been working very hard to talk her parents into letting her bring Mason with her to Sunday school.
My heart goes out to the family. Going to try to go to either the viewing or the funeral. I want Emily to know I care about her and her family.