Another Blue Post

I'm so sorry to show back up on the blog to share another bit of terrible news, but this is weighing so heavy on my mind that I have to spew it out somewhere. I struggled as to whether I should even post this, but I think these families could really use your prayers right now.

First of all, the kids mom's mom died earlier this week. That was sad because she had been battling cancer for less than a year and she was only 58. So we had to tell the kids about that and it is the first person they have really lost.

Then we got some even more tragic news. A former colleague and more importantly, a friend of ours took his own life yesterday morning and I am just broken hearted about it. And Dave is even more broken hearted and beside himself than I am, which breaks my heart even more.

Dave has known this man for 15 years and spent a considerable amount of personal and professional time with him. The man had a wife and 5 children ranging from around 13 or so to less than 2.

I just can't stop thinking about these 5 babies who have lost their dad and his wife, who is left to raise them alone. I can't stand it and I can't understand why he would do this. We have no details, no answers, no explantions.

And my poor husband is now spending four days in a row at funerals as he is at the funeral home tonight for the mom's mom, and the funeral tomorrow morning and then Sunday and Monday at the other funeral.

Please say a prayer for this man's family.

Blogger's Block

So I've had several opportunities to blog over the past week. I even started a couple entries, but I just wasn't "feeling it" It's the big B. Blogger's Block. And I've caught it.

And I still have it. I'm not feeling clever, or funny, or even particularly deep.

So I will talk briefly about the breaking news that came across the AP wire today.

Heath Ledger is dead!

I received an urgent e-mail with that exact subject line from Donna, and about 30 seconds later, a text message from Alison, with a similar message.

Shocking. He's our age. Another River Phoenix? Ugh. I hate when these things happen.

And I will never be able to enjoy "10 Things I Hate About You" quite the same way again.

But since I brought the movie up, I would like to share my favorite line from it.

The father in the movie is a obstetrician and he is always trying to scare his daughters out of having any babies. So one day he is telling them about a baby he delivered to a young mom and he asks the daughters if they know what she said to him, and the younger daughter pipes up,

"I'm a crack-whore and I should have asked my skeezy boyfriend to wear a condom?"

and the father says, "No, she said 'I should have gone to college'."

R.I.P. Heath.