Enough is Enough...

Ok, so I'm a big fan of excitement and adventure, but enough is enough. I'm ready for a snowy vacation, a hot (cold?) date with my skis, more snow, my skis...
So everything started with the 6:00 oclock news about a month ago. The headlines mentioned a double homicide in town, which is kind of rare around here, so I thought I'd watch the story. Well, it turns out, an old housemate a good friend who had sort of gone off the deep end a couple of years ago was now in jail, under arrest for the murder of two transients he had been camping with. Apparently, he had been living as a transient here for nearly a year! I'm just sick that this has happened, and while I haven't heard anything new, I can't believe he did this. I genuinely believe that he was not in his right mind, that he hasn't been for some time. Very sad!
A few days after that, we got the call that Trav's mom was in the hospital, likely with only a few hours left to live. So, we loaded up quickly and headed to Klamath to be with her and the family. That was a tough day, hard to lose her, but also glad to see her pain and suffering ended. She had put up an amazing fight against ovarian cancer for seven years, I think she had over sixty chemo treatments! She was a strong, strong woman. I'm so glad that her family was able to be there with her, holding her hands, she got to put a hand on her unborn granddaughter, before she left. I was sad for her and the family, and also it renewed sadness for the loss of my father, who refused to have his family with him at the end.
The following weekend we returned to the basin for Mary's memorial service and to spend time with family. It was a pretty healing time, really, I enjoyed seeing Trav's family pull together like I've never seen before. I couldn't help but feel that Mary would be so happy to see that too.
Upon our return home, I got the word my big sis was in labor. Finally, happy news! My nephew, Mathew, was born healthy and strong and perfect. Me and the boys headed over to the valley to meet him, but also to see Grandpa Honey, who was on his deathbed. More sad news. It was awesome to see baby Mathew, what a cutie! It was hard to see Grandpa, but I'm so glad I was able to see him one last time. He passed away a few days after. We will be heading back for his memorial service on the 20th, then heading to the Dalles that weekend to see Grandma and Grandpa Stewart.
We did get to come home with a puppy, which is a happy thing. He is half malamute, half springer spaniel, which is a bizarre mix. So far, he has been an angel for a seven month old puppy. I feel like I'm cheating, its been so easy! We got him from a malamute rescue, and I was so happy to find a rescue puppy!
Unfortunately, we also came home with the flu, and my battle with it is almost over but Isaac's just started last night with a 102 degree fever and aches and pains. Poor guy! Hopefully he beats it quickly, and hopefully Eli avoids it altogether since he's still getting mama's goods (the all natural innoculation.)
So, its been a way too busy month! I'm ready for the snow to fall, feet and feet of it, so we can just stay home and stop running around the state for a while.