The World According to Leslie

Yesterday was the 11th anniversary of my mother-in-law passing.    Yesterday was the day that my pastor’s father passed.  (My pastor is my dad’s best friend.)   Yesterday was the day that the part of my history was burned to the ground (on purpose) by the city!    Today is the day that I means I only have 20 days of school left.   Today is the day I have a Girl Scout ceremony to celebrate girls who have worked hard this year!   Today is the day the Princess has softball practice!   Today is the day that I will see the remaining evidence of the part of my history that was burned.  (I promise to tell this later!)   Today is the day that I will have a much better day than I did yesterday (at least emotionally!!!)!!!!!!

I guess the title sounds a little more dramatic than needed, but in reality.... aren't those the only two things we are GUARANTEED!  lol As far as death goes, we have had a few deaths in the families of friends lately.  There is a pastor friend of ours who is just holding on.  We all thought he might be "waiting" to go home on a Sunday, but Sunday came and went.  He's still holding on.  I know it has to be really hard for that family. I think I know of 4 people (friend's relatives) who have died recently.  It really is quite sad when it all starts happening at one time. As for taxes.... Well... ours are done.  My sister-in-law, who normally works for a tax prep company during tax season, does them for us.  She sent a message last night that they are done.  The IRS has accepted them.  I should have them next week.  Now.....  what do I want to spend that on????  I will have to think about that!  Think I w...

As you know, my Grandmother has been sick for a while. Over the past week, we have watched her get a little weaker every day. We've watched as her body began to fail her. She stopped producing fluids from her kidneys. They were weeping out of her right arm. We watched her eyes go from open almost wide on Sunday afternoon to her barely acknowledging us in the room last night. She hasn't been able to walk for a couple of years. She hasn't driven in so long I can't remember. She's been in a nursing home for 6 years. My grandfather has been by her side everyday. He has done everything for her that he can. However, last night at 8:40pm, my Grandmother (Doris Sigmon) went home to live with Jesus. She's walking again...on streets of gold. She can see again...oh the sites she saw last night! She is talking again.....with Jesus. She's singing again....with a choir of angels. She's happy again.....with all of her family that has gone before. I'm ...

My Grandmother's vital signs are still strong. Last night, she had a low grade fever. She's breathing on her own. Unfortunately, she hasn't had anything to eat in going on two weeks....that excludes 2-3 days of IVs they gave her in the hospital last week. One of her nurses at the nursing home (where they moved my Grandmother back to on Monday) told us on Wednesday that she thought it would only be a couple more days. However yesterday, Grandmother would still open her eyes a little bit when we talked to her. She would grunt a little (because she can't talk) when she was acknowledging what we said! We aren't sure why she's still holding on. It won't be long. We're just holding on.... and spending as much time with her as we can right now. Until next time........

Over the weekend, I had to make a decision. It was a decision I never wanted to make, but I made it. I decided that I needed to postpone the rest of my student teaching until August. I should have a new placement. I will have a new Cooperating Teaching. I will probably have a new University Supervisor. I made this decision because I think I need to spend time with my family right now. With my Grandmother in Comfort Care, we really don't know how much longer we are going to have her with us. We are okay with the fact that she's going.... she's ready.... we know she'll be better off.... she'll be reunited with family/friends that have gone before.... she'll be well again! Even knowing all that, it's not going to be any easier when she really goes. Knowing that we are going to lose Grandmother soon, I knew that I would be missing some time at school. I have to have 20 consecutive days of teaching full-time. Considering I had just taken over the 3rd cla...

Why is it that when people give you bad news they say ,"You might want to sit down"? Is that so that you won't get up and run away? :) Well, I know I've been MIA for about a week now. However, I will probably be MIA a little longer. Yesterday, I found out that my Grandmother is going to be put on "Comfort Care". The doctor said once they do that, she'll probably have about a week before she's gone. I'll hopefully tell more about my Grandmother later. For today, just keep my family in your prayers/thoughts. I'd appreciate it. Until next time........

So... this is what numb feels like. This has been one crazy week. With VBS every night, I have been getting very little sleep. Then I spend the day working on VBS stuff and then go to VBS at night. When I got home, I'd crash! Today, I spent all day (from 7a-4:30p) with Girl Scout leaders. I had Kick-Off training today. So, I went there. I got up at 5:30 today. I was out of the house by 6:30 to take Chasity to my mom's house (Tony had to work) and head to the carpool. Then I spent 9a-4p in classes (3 classes with 10 minutes between and 30 minutes for lunch). When I called home to let mom know I was on the way, she said she was getting ready to go see my Grandma. So I took her and Chasity there when I got to mom's house. However...when I got to Mom's house, she told me that my Aunt JoAnn--who has been sick for a while with Cancer--died this morning. Her funeral and everything will be the beginning of the week. So, I have to get ready to sing there. I told her ...