This is such a dear picture from yesterday!!! Ashlyn absolutely loves strawberries and she was thrilled to be able to pick Mommy Lapp's berries for her yesterday afternoon! She picked a small bowl full and it was so cute to hear her words of excitement. And then to eat a few was of course the best highlight!!! She loves these red berries just as much as she does watermelon!!!!
We hope to enjoy lots more strawberries in this short season!!! But when its berry season, that means summer is just about ready to begin!!!
We are counting down the days for school to be over. When I woke up the children for school this morning, I said, "Good morning! This is your last full Friday of school for this year!!!" Yeah!!! The kids woke up with a smile!!! :)))
Summer mornings of sleeping in and lounging around the house always brings change and some adjusting too once summer vacation begins. I know it will be a fun summer for the children as we spend time at the pool and have cookouts and campfires!!! We are excited!!!
To kick off the summer fun, we always go the cabin over Memorial Day Weekend. And here we are, packing up our bags for another fun weekend in the woods!!! Our hearts still remain heavy though because Dad Lapp is still so ill! We talk a lot of trying to keep our schedules "normal" and we know that we still need to live on in life and go with the things we normally would do, but it's hard! We want to be with friends and we know that we will have a great time but our inner hearts and thoughts will still be at home with Mom and Dad!!! Thankfully, we will not be too far away and if need be that we should come home, it can easily be done!!!
Dad Lapp is getting weaker. Yesterday, when the therapist came out to the house to help get him up and about, it was all Dad had to sit up in bed and change his shirt and get bathed in bed. This is a set back from just a week ago and its hard to face reality at times. He lays peacefully in a hospital bed, in their living room, with the sunshine beaming on him. He looks so restful and for that we are grateful!!! He is free from IVs and TPN. He drinks from a straw when someone offers it to him. Austin and I stopped in this morning and when I touched Dad's warm hand, he opened his eyes and said hello. He can talk but it is weak and he doesn't say much.
Mom is trying her best to coop with life! There are daily decisions to make but with being finally at home again, she now has many friends and family stopping in and helping in any way possible. This doesn't take away the terrible disease but it sure helps with the emotions!!!
Thank you all so much for all your loving words, gifts, meals and even a new CD with songs of worship and encouragement!!! You know that I love music, Erma, and so thank you so much again for the songs!!!
Well, I've got bags to pack yet and the lawn to mow and laundry to fold!!! So, I'm off to get some work done before spending some time with our dear "buddies" this weekend!!!
Happy Memorial Day Weekend!!!
