Into each life, a little rain must fall...and we've had a downpour for the last 2 weeks.Most everyone that reads this already knows, but Wade's brother passed away 2 Saturday's ago.
It has been the hardest thing Wade and I have ever been through.
We still don't have any answers to why this has happened, the medical examiner said it could take up to 12 weeks to get all the reports back. We did have a very nice service for him with a packed church which just shows how many people he touched. We've had so much support from all over. Our neighbors have been AMAZING, from bringing food, to watching kids, and beyond. All my 'bus stop moms' even came to the "viewing" we had the night before the funeral. I called my mom at 3:30 on Monday and asked her if she could get on a plane that night at 8:30. She did, and took care of the kids, got them to school and gymnastics, tried to give them attention and keep things as normal as possible for them while the world was turned upside down for us. She even did 6 loads of laundry for me. Thanks Mom!
Wade spoke at the funeral and had the greatest line in his eulogy--"Everyone has one of those friends they know they can call at any hour to come and bail them out of jail. Mike was NOT one of those friends. Mike was the kind of friend sitting in the cell right next to you, saying, "Boy, wasn't that fun". That truly captures Mike.
Our kids will no doubt miss "fun Uncle Mike",
but there's no doubt that he'll live on in the countless stories we'll be sure to tell them.
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I've been thinking about your family for so long now. I hope you are doing okay. I know it is probably a really busy time for you guys with all of this and with the kids' school. I think about you lots and wish we could have a scarpbooking day together.
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