Life is a Journey...

My car got smashed up yesterday. Garrett took it to a cub scout meeting yesterday morning before church and parked on the road in front of a house in our neighborhood. When the meeting was nearly done one of our neighbors from a few blocks away came to the door and asked who was driving the gray Toyota, Camry. When Garrett got home I asked how the meeting went and he said fine and then he turned back and told me that the car got a bit scratched up. He told me what happened and I went on doing what I was doing. When I went out to go to church and saw the damage I my jaw dropped. Calling it a little scratched up is like calling a tornado a little wind storm. Here is a photo. He did say that the rear view mirror was torn off, but the huge dents and the fact that the hub cap was destroyed was something he left out. The bumper and driver's side front door will have to be replaced. The back driver's side door may have to be replaced. Three of the four wheels are bent so they...

I'm not sure where to start. I still feel like I'm on a roller coaster, but the lows are less dramatic. I'm not sure there were real roller coaster like highs at all the last few months. However, I have been able to find happiness in life doing the things I enjoy. I still have my moments. Sometimes I break down and sob for 5 minutes. Then I get up and get back to focusing on the good things in life. I really miss my sweet Aimee girl! I miss her bubbly, creative, spontaneity. I miss her beautiful auburn hair and pretty, smiling face. I miss hearing her sing almost all day long. I do still feel her, but the ache in my chest seems to just be part of my life now. An ever present feeling that something is missing, or rather someone is missing. Ok, enough of that. It's making me feel like crying. I've really been enjoying the weather lately. I love to work in the yard. Last week just below my right ankle started hurting badly and I had the chiropractor look at it and ...