FORTUNATE

Started this on Saturday, May 13 but got distracted ... so here it is

The past week has been... challenging. That doesn't even begin to explain it but my brain is tired.

My mother was laid to rest on Friday in Jacksonville, Florida after a week of dealing with no less than three funeral homes in three different cities, a cemetary and a guy I'll call a "funeral broker." Fortunately it was not actually me dealing with this as my wonderful hubby did all that for me. Still there were decisions to make and things to be done and all the while my real life was going full steam ahead.

I wasn't able to fly to Florida for the funeral but I was fortunate enough to have been here and spend time with my mother before she left us. Funerals are for the living and I've never really had much use for them anyway.

We had three dinner shows and two fairy tales shows in the span of three days! It's a wonder I didn't get my lines mixed up between the two different shows. Today was a not only a mental challenge but a physical one as we had three of those shows all between 11:30 am and 10:30 pm! Can you say T-I-R-E-D? I'm tired but fortunate that all week I have been surrounded by this incredible support system of extended family and friends that have been there when I needed to lean on them, made me laugh when I didn't feel like it and sometimes made me laugh until I cried!

So to those of you who have kept my spirits up by email or phone calls or by your physical presence - Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

I love you.