First Day of School

They did it. They got up this morning and got ready without any drama or last minute rushing out the door. I will go back at 11:30 and have lunch with Sid. It is a BBQ for all new students and their parents. I am nervous for them both but I know that they will be fine. Bob was off this morning so he got to go with us and that was a huge blessing for me. I pretty much just went through the motions on automatic pilot. I received some VERY upsetting news last night so am still trying to process it and my mind is a far far away. Today I hate living in Washington. It represents how far away I am from where I think I should and need to be. One of my very best and dearest friends has suffered a tragic loss and I am so devastated for her and her family. So, I am doing what we do when we lose someone. We ask God why about 5700 different ways hoping to get the answer we need. We decide in our own minds the answer but it's never adequate. Such are the mysteries of the living and dying questions that we mere mortals are not privilege to. So I am going to try to speak with my friends today and connect even though I feel so far away...