Refreshing

this past weekend i went to see family in kansas. what a windswept trip. the drive took 8 hours to get there and 8 back. however, it was worth every bit. i got to see my aunt marsha, cousin kari and two of her children - colby and stacey (i hope i spelled her name correctly..). also got to meet her two grandchildren aubrey and riley (spelling is incorrect i am sure on those...). also my cousin eric was there. rob went too.
there was a lot of hard work done and i am so glad rob was there. he cleared out the jungle in the back yard - discovered sumac in the jungle and just hacked it out until you could see the wood fence. looked great. colby helped out back there and the next day he and eric took it all to the dump, load after load after load...
kari, marsha, and i worked on the garage and the basement. we went through boxes and separated into toss (more loads to the dump), garage sell, and keep. marsha was such a trooper - it is hard to let things go. there were items from so many loved ones and to let those go was very emotional along with the physical work. she did wonderful and there was a lot she got rid of.
i got to hang out with the little ones and it was wonderful. God allowed me to full fill a little piece of what He has put within me. stacey wanted to hang with rob and then aubrey got involved too. they all had a bit of fun together while us girls cleaned in the basement.
i am still real tired but riding high on being with my family. it truly was like going home for me. that place where you are loved and known. it was hard to come back to ba, each mile tore at me. work was like putting on comfortable shoes - sure nice to see the folks i am getting to know. rob was great sunday evening, and it helped me come back here to our home.
well i have to run so until next time..