Youngest came home Monday afternoon with a stomach bug. I stayed home with him today. It has been a long 24 hours and I am hoping he is better enough to go to school tomorrow.
Middle child's stomach is upset. The upside to this is he can stay home by himself if need be. The downside is, well, he doesn't feel good.
For those of you not in the state I am in (not the emotional or physical state, the actual STATE),we had a school shooting in Chardon, which is about 3 hours north of here. I would not know anything about Chardon except a good friend of mine from College went there and has kids in the school district. They were the first ones I thought of. My friend's son knows one of the victims thru ski club and he and his wife had the horrible task of trying to explain how something like this could happen in their community. I don't know much about Chardon but I believe they are a community that fights hard to keep their families safe. I believe at times like this, this is the most comforting thing you have: knowing the Community stands with you.
I cannot find a bright side to this, though maybe I will in the future. Perhaps the bright side is how the Community has come together to sell ribbons and magnets to earn money for the victim's families. Perhaps the bright side is how it put my College friends back on my radar. Most of them are too good to forget.
We may not be in College anymore but we will always be family. I appreciate them reading my blog. I am touched more than they touched me in College. Ha Ha, that was a joke. Trying to be positive :)
Have a good evening.
Cat
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