Last Week in Pictures: Part 2

Miss Resourceful was at it again. I loved it!

This was the scene in the back corner of the church sanctuary during part of the visitation last Saturday night. 

Jason's dad, Tom, came up from Texas. (Love that guy!) It was the first time he got to meet the kids. It was so wonderful to get to spend time with him.

 It is an incredible blessing that Tom and Rhonda have a good relationship.

 Time for p-pops.

 And then reading books. I love that Rhonda was up for this, even after the visitation.

The funeral was Sunday. Sunday was the hardest day (well, maybe ever so far). All morning long we debated which of the kids (who were all struggling) would go (and sit on a chair for an hour with lots of "strangers") and which would stay with my mom, who also came - another blessing. It seemed there was no good option. I was so at the end of myself I couldn't see straight. But, God came through.

Abram needed to stay for a nap - that was clear. Zoe said she wanted to stay and play, which was great. We decided Isaiah would be okay playing with Zoe. That left Claire, who wanted to go with us. Perfect! It seriously worked better than we could have planned it. I was so relieved.

Backing up just a bit . . . Saturday morning I woke up early to go to Target by myself (the night before I told Jason I had to get out by myself just for an hour or so!). Later that day the girls and I went to Goodwill (a brand new one!) to look for a couple things we needed. It turned out to be a really fun - and much needed - bonding time for the three of us. We also bonded later that night trying to figure out what to wear to the visitation.

So on Sunday, then, Claire and I had another little bonding time getting dressed up. While at Target the day before I found a dressy, longer black coat 70% off that I got for myself to wear with my dress. Look who ended up wearing the new coat:

I seriously felt like I was looking at the live version of an American Girl doll or something. It turns out Claire was also wearing my green shirt (it was a little big) and my necklace. She wears girls size 14 but the little girls section doesn't have much selection in that size, so I tried the women's section, size XS, for a sweater for Claire and it was perfect! She (and Zoe, too) like to be extra modest (which I am quite thankful for!) so the coat worked perfectly with her outfit and she wore it the whole afternoon.

It was so much fun to share clothes with Claire. Sharing clothes with my daughters is something I dreamed of. I just had NO IDEA it would be THIS SOON!! Sheesh. (BTW...when Claire first got home her hands were a little smaller than mine. Not anymore . . . they are the same size as mine!)

Here is the only family photo we got. Abram had already left with Ehresmans and it was the best we could do. No further commentary needed.