Our Loss, His Gain

Please keep Johnny's family in your prayers over the next few days. His Granny-Ms. Yvonne O'Kelley passed away at midnight last night. It was pretty sudden and although she had been in ICU for a week, none of us were really ready to say goodbye to her here on earth. Donna-Johnny's mom-said, and we all completely agree-that if there were ever a person going to heaven it was her! So we know that we will be able to see her again one day.
Me, especially, could use prayers on how to handle this with Turner. He knows that she is "gone" and in heaven with Jesus, but just that one sentence alone is so much for a 4 year old to even grasp. Where's Jesus, where's heaven and why is she gone? she was just here the other day? He's so smart for a four year old that its sometimes hard to remember that he is really only four. I just dont want him to feel like we are keeping something from him but also don't want to throw too much on him. So a peaceful balance is what i'm trying to find and for each and every child I know it will be different.
So the receiving of friends starts monday at 11am and the funeral is immediately following all at Kyker (spelling?). Which poses the childcare problem with Turner and Molly but we are working on that too.
Thank you again for your thoughts and prayers, I'm sure those of you who know this family remember how close they were. Johnny's parents built her house right next door to theirs on Gallaher with the two ponds they share. We know she is in such a better place and is not suffering anymore. We know that no one can live forever but still want her here with us. Again, our loss but his gain and we do all know and talked tonight about how she's already looking over us.

Violated AND Humiliated!!!

So,.. got another story for yall....Sunday evening 6:30pm (to be exact). Johnny's working and getting ready to get off work. So we are planning to go meet for dinner at Turkey Creek. I am ready with my jacket on and the kids are ready and dressed to go all we need is for daddy to call and say I'm leaving work now... So, I open the garage and put my purse and Molly's diaper bag in the passenger side front door and close the door. I put Molly in her infant carrier and Johnny calls. Says he is a mess and needs to shower before we can go to dinner so he'll just meet me at home.
We are talking maybe 30 minutes and we are back in the car ready to go.. JOhnny says did you get Molly's diaper bag? I said of course it was in the seat, where'd you put it? So we go on for a few minutes and I realize he's not joking, he didn't touch the bag or my purse!!!FREAK OUT moment.. ran through the house tearing up everything. Am I losing my mind? I swear I put it in the car! Turner didn't you see mommy take the bags out to the car?
So we call the cops, run around calling the bank cards and credit cards to try and beat the thieves before they can use them...Such a pain... and why don't they employee AMERICANS to answer the phones??? I bet the unemployement rate in the U.S would go down drastically.
So skip a minute and back to my story...the humiliating part at least!
So, the Loudon County Sherrif's car pulls up-cue TURNER!!!He's so stinkin' excited! Johnny and I are a mess-someone has just walked into our garage and stolen things out of our car! Turner's jumping up and down!!! Police offifer-no not a typo, thats what he says. So up walks a 60+ man, missing lots of front teeth and wearing a hearing aid-don't you feel safe!?
He comes in the house and plops himself down on the couch. Turner goes and sits next to him and .....
" PHEWWW!!! You need to take a bathtub!" as loud as he could!!!
The older version of Gomer Pile smells of smoke, lots and lots of cigarette smoke, and tons of moth balls!
I could've died!!!! So Johnny very quickly banishes Turner and Mack to our bedroom and threatens him with his life if he comes out!
I love that my son is so outgoing, but I also hate that my son is so outgoing!!!
He also told a 400 pound 4 foot Mexican man at Sam's wholesale on Monday that he looked silly. Granted Johnny and I both agreed he DID look silly, but for real!!!So we are having a life lesson on manners!!!!
Back to the violated....My Vera Bradley purse and wallet I got for my birthday and Christmas, all the stuff in my wallet credit cards, etc..wallet pictures of my kids, my Ipod, my sunglasses, all my makeup, and Molly's diaper bag with her name monogrammed on it!!!AHHH!! luckily no keys or cell phone, those were in my pocket bc we were seriously leaving. At least I wasn't walking out to put Molly or Turner in the car. No telling what could've transpired!
It's all material things and can all be replaced, just a total pain!!!