life in clifton
Today I received Em's message about Tim's blog and realized that these blogs can be links to past and present. Thanks for the info Em. I also read Pastor Jeff's comment and thought it was quite remarkable to be able to hear from someone so far away yet taking the time to reach out.
I was so sad today thinking about Tara leaving for NYC on Saturday. I wasn't expecting it just out of nowhere tears were streaming down my face. I know I will adjust I always do. The one thing I value more than anything else is being a mom. I fully appreciate the gift that that is. I have so many memories of the girls as they grew to be the fantastic people they are today.
Marissa had her first driver's ed class today. Hope it went well. Last night we caught the mouse:( Okay at this point in my day those are the highlights.

life in clifton
Today was an absolutely crazy day at work. OASAS is visiting doing a site review of the halfway house and SLF. Last night Marissa saw a mouse in her room and Tara trried to comfort her. When I got up this a.m. Riss was sleeping on the couch. Poor Baby!!!!! We took Tara and Dave to dinner tonight because Tara leaves for the big city on Saturday. Last night Tara and I help Em and Shawn set up their pool. God my kids are great successes at life. They are great believers and that leaves me awestruck most days. I AM THE LUCKIEST !!!!!!!!

Stevie created a blog and that inspired me. Not that I have anything all that interesting to share but.... This was a nice experience today in a strange way. Marissa called when I was at church to say that Gary Hanson's wife died today from cancer. That's obviously not the nice part. Gary died last year and Marissa said, " Mom do you think you could pray for his kids? That just really touched me. She also said, "They must have loved each other alot because they were young and they died so close together." Yesterday was Em's birthday. How thankful I am for my children. They bring me such joy......