If you read a previous post, you know a dear friend, Miss Betty (as she has lovingly been called for years) died Tuesday from a massive heartattack.  It has been quite a shock because she was as healthy as a horse!!

So, today was her visitation, and I had every intention in going with a few girlfriends, but I called Jen late in the afternoon and told her I didn't think I could handle it.  I was trying to keep my mind busy today by putting in some time on my neice's wedding present (a scrapbook of recipes from my late mother, her grandma) and while flipping through three boxes of handwritten recipe cards, I just broke down into tears.  Something about seeing her handwriting, and remember times when she and I used to cook together, plus the fact that I found a poem in her handwriting about her relationship with God amongst the recipe cards, sent me into tears and memories of my mom and how much I dearly miss her.  It doesn't help that Mother's Day is coming up soon and all the wonderful touching Hallmark card commercials are all over the TV lately.  Lifetime and other channels are having a Mother's Day weekend of motherly type movies and I am having a terrible I MISS MY MOMMY type of day!  So after explaining all fo this to Jen, she understood taking me to a funeral home to see Miss Betty would not be good for me.  I would have been a wreck tonight and most of the weekend.  This way I can remember her as I last saw her.

Matthew came home this evening so burnt out and frustrated with work and his Supervisor riding him so hard and micromanaging him all week, that I would not have been suprised if he had quit today and walked out.  Thank goodness he didn't, but he told me tonight, he was going to burn tomorrow as a sick day, because he was afraid he was about to blow up if he went to work tomorrow.  I pray that he doesn't get in trouble for playing hookie.  He is going to pray about it this weekend, but I think he will go in to see his boss (the one over the Supervisor) and tell him that she is micromanaging him again (It took you 5.6 minutes longer than it should have on your last client, what were you doing??? Answer:  Um, ma'am I had to tinkle!!!  LOL  It is seriously getting that bad around there.  She is stressed about whatever, and she takes it out on Matthew...the only person under her.) 

Tomorrow Matthew plans on mowing the yard and getting some repairs around the house taken care of, and little Noah and I will be more than happy to have daddy home for an extra day!!!

Saturday is my neice's pinning ceremony from RN school and afterwards a BBQ dinner at my brother's house for a celebration of her pinning, and her fiance's birthday.  It will be a busy day, but thankfully, my friend Jen will babysit Noah while we are at the pinning ceremony (hoping he will be taking a nap during that 2 hours), and then we will pick him up for the BBQ.

Sunday is Mother's Day and Matthew has decided to cook breakfast for us on Saturday, and then I think he is planning on fixing supper for me in the evening.  I am delighted he has taken this weekend off instead of spending time on his second job as electrician apprentice.  We do need the money, but I need time with hubby as well!!!

Well, I think that's about all for now.  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

God's Blessings,

Amy Jo