While the Cat's Away, Part Deux

We've been gone three weeks. Meg and Karis have been gone five weeks. We are hanging out with our friends in Amarillo today, and then tomorrow we head home.

While we've been gone, friends have been stopping in to visit Mom each day. Perry has been working at the house a lot. He finished the kitchen, complete with cabinet doors and drawers. He finished the hall bath (great timing with Karis gone). He put in fence posts. I'm hoping we can work with him next week to learn more mechanics of fence building and improve Mom's backyard view.

So, Friday will be full of unloading and unpacking, picking up pets, setting up house, and gathering our wits in general. We just have two weeks until school starts for Ev and work starts for Karis. Three weeks until work starts for me and Nate starts back with school/educational therapy. Six weeks until Karis and Meg start college/dual credit at our local community college. And many doctor/dentist/orthodontist appointments in between. Not to mention back to school shopping.

And then there is the wild card: Mom. There is no schedule, no orderly timeline of events. I love that God has given her extra time to enjoy. I love the way she greets each new day with anticipation and joy. I want to do the same. Will she continue to truck along? Will she begin to fail? The only thing I know for sure is that there is no way to call it. The only plan I have is to continue on with our daily lives. And wait.