While I was gone to the wedding the down spouts clogged up and the basement flooded about 3 feel in from the wall. When I talked to Samuel he had said it was getting ready to rain again, I told him how to go out and empty the down spouts. I was so upset I love my basement. I keep a dehumidifier and a filterer on all the time. Michael had had Samuel check the drain to the airconditioner, finding it was working. I got to go out to dinner at a gilrfriends, flet relaxed more then I had earlier in the day feeling overwhelmed gettting back into the swing. 1:00 samuel comes into my room saying 3/4's of his room is soaking. I flew out of bed, the air conditioner hose had been crumpled when it was checked. Water was everywhere. We put the shop vac to it and towels and two fans and put the dehumidifier in his closet. I swear satan is constantly trying to rob your joy. I was so tired and struggling anyway and then several things started going south. I just hate that. I went to bed so late trying to keep my mind clear of the why oh why symdrom.
I have been working in the yard mowing most of the day. I had to take my weed eater in it broke right when I started. I haven't been to the grocery store yet since we got back. samuel is going to do that tonight while I work. I have a client coming in just a sec, I am trying to figure out some scheduals for summer. It is hard for the kids to be coming in so late when I have to work the next day. Mike would go to sleep in the summers and I would stay in bed longer in the mornings. Now I feel like I am not sleeping but 5-6 hours a night and that is not enough for me. It is all just an adjustment. It is our first summer without MIke. I think this has been one of the harder things to adjust to yet. We loved mowing and doing chores together. Grilling and sitting out side watching the kids and just planning always planning. It is fun to dream and that is something I am lacking. I am trying to work on this.
My sweet girlfriend of forever it seems leaves on the 29th. Friends are such gifts. I call her a forever friend. When you get back together you can just start right where you left off. It will be more purposeful to see her now. It is strange to go to church and Linda not be there. I thought oh I guess they are gone for the weekend. Duh, no just gone. The yard is blooming so beautiful right now. I have tomatoes on the vine. I love that. I am ready to start picking. I do intend not to let my joy be snatched. I plan on making a great evening. Thank you so much for the way you pray for our family. I have aspecial request it is for Samuel to do AWESOME on his ACT. It is all saturday morning on the 14th. Thank you for that. He is so smart and it would be great for him to get help woith school. Love to you,