Cootie

Do you remember the game Cootie? While I was in Wal-Mart yesterday I noticed the game for $5.88 and it brought back some fond childhood memories. So I got it. When I got home I sat down with the kids and we played it together. It was a blast. Oh yeah, I won! The above picture is the kids with all our completed Cooties.

Today was another hard day for me to be at work. I'm so thankful to work where I do, and the difficulty being there has nothing to do with work. I just hate being away from Leslie and the kids. It's as if my heart is breaking. But this is life.

We're still trying to assimilate the news from yesterday. Leslie blogged about it with better details here. She also wrote a post that was very encouraging to me here. She is a wonderful woman who is showing great strength as she rests in her Savior's care. And she has shown the kids and me such grace as she still carries out so many of her roles in the home.

This evening I came home to a failed attempt by our satellite carrier to install a new receiver in the bedroom so Leslie can rest and watch TV in the bed. There was a language barrier that she and I could not overcome with the installer. We'd been promised everything for free, but all we ended up with was the receiver. So I spent a few hours running cable to our bedroom and learning lots of patience, which I demonstrated very little. The reason I share this is that Leslie was so kind to me as she knows I struggle with all things "handy." I just don't have much mechanical skill. But even in her condition she praised my work and allowed me to finish the task. I'm so thankful for a wife who knows me, with all my short-comings, and still loves and cares for me.

This morning she gave me a book by two of my favorite DJs from Alabama. Rick & Bubba host a morning show that, unfortunately, is not carried here in Atlanta. Their newest book, The Rick & Bubba Code, included a CD of their "best of" shows. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to them again during my drive today. The fact that Leslie bought this for me right now is such a demonstration of her giving spirit. She amazes me!