it was a rich weekend…nearly ruined balanced with a family with each member trying to meet his/her own needs which happen to be very different.
we said goodbye to dear sammy checkers (also knows as sam-bone, chex mix, s.c., chubby). he’s on his way to boston to live with a new family for good. we’re so glad someone wanted him. though naomi did admit she wished she never knew him if we had to give him up. oh, it’s hard work.
we loved him up as we waited for his ride to get here and cried when he left (except for micah who cried earlier in the day and then looked at us and said, “if you had been sad earlier you could just ride bikes now and be happy.”)
we were invited to a zozobra party and got rid of all our bad mojo. i wish i had photos. i was fed with an opportunity to help build a huge puppet, fed incredible spinach enchiladas and spicy meat, fed with the reminder of friendship.
we welcomed a friend as the new pastor of our church. she has a wisdom that will surely bless us all.
we stopped and picked pears from friends’ trees. the perfect solution to the previously mentioned cranky kids who probably needed a snack. we only spilled the load twice.
now i greet monday with a cold. eliza too. four days of preschool will do that to you.
prairie daze 
Awwww, I wish it wasn’t so hard to say “goodbye.” What a gift Sammy has been for you, and now also for someone else. You’ve had so many changes this month already! Here’s to hoping things settle down a bit.
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Man, I second that Auntie Bonita, there is never a dull moment at your house! I’m so sad to see Sammy Checkers go. What a hard but memorable lesson for your sweet kiddos. By the way, I have always thought “Sammy Checkers” was such a fantastic name, any chance I can employ you guys to come up with something equally clever for the new babes?
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What a full weekend! We need to catch up a bit for more details. How were those pears? In the picture you are picking from the not-as-good tree. Maybe that’s because it’s getting hard to reach the good ones on the other tree.
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Goodbyes are tough. I agree with naomi. I had a similar experience with 2 dogs growing up. Only we weren’t fostering them. They really were our dogs.
Hope the healing of the loss moves quickly.
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micah is wise.
annie also has a cold. :)
i just think you rock.
thought you’d like to know.
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your blog is fantastic, so glad i found it. :) you’re welcome to stop by mine, too.
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oh my – life lessons
micah’s response made me smile
so much like one of my own
as did ne’s – also like my own
and eliza’s first day of preschool
brought tears to my eyes
as i remembered…
and imagined how it would be now
missing you!
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