Retrospect - Intraspect and Futurespect

On the 21st of this month, a dear friend was laid to rest.
The thing that has caused so much thought on my part and in my home, is he was only 40 years old. He and his sweet wife were just about to celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary, had just bought a house and he was helping his mother with his father's estate. His father was buried on July 19th.
For such a young, vibrant, cheerful and community mindful person to leave us, in fact, leaves a big hole.
For his family to have to endure such pain, is hard to imagine.
Life goes on as it must but sometimes life and death throws us those curves balls that hit us smack in the head. So whether it is thought, dizziness or whatever; I know that in my dear friend's memory, I must strive "To Do My Best", to "Be Prepared" and live my life to its fullest.

Where Did the Month of August GO!

Well, here I am at the end of another month and wondering (not "who wrote the book of love") where has the month gone.
The only thing I am sure of is meetings (scouts, church and homeschooling) and planning for the coming homeschooling year.
Oh, yeah and we had our first week of school here. After a lazy but hectic summer, routines are hard to get back into. So by Friday, a few were grumpy. No more sleeping in, no more mindless hours of computer or electronic gaming, having to use our brains --- oh so painful.
It was a good week, though.