General Discussion & Chat: Best/Worse/What did I learn today? Welcome friends old&new!, 1 by Bettypauze

Bettypauze wrote:
Back from town and visit with Noah and Mel
Still snowing but not stormy

Hardly a soul in Walmart..there were 3 rugs to pick from, bought the one that would be easiest to paint on a floormat for under dining room table..bought fixings for a stew, smells yummy in here, hope you can join me for supper.

Was an emotional morning, simply seeing 2 cruisers driving with sirens on entering town was enough to put me in tears, kept thinking what if it's one of mine.

Dropped into the post office and there was a package from Karen, Taylordaylily ..she had dmail end me saying something was at the post office for both Noah and I..thought I would letNoah open it..don't think he totally grasps how to him strangers can can be so kind..I must say he was overwhelmed, kept telling me not to forget to thank those who prayed.

I received a beautiful prayer shawl and prayer poem, Noah received a prayer shawl, prayer card and beads..no sooner opened up the beads that he put it around his neck..we talked for a bit and both broke out in tears.

Not sure if I mentioned that we have a small community newspaper that comes out every 2 weeks..the last one had an article about stabbing in town, if you were not directly involved you would see that perhaps in poor judgement and being a friend of the mom whose son did the stabbing that she was expressing her sadness for the mom and the young man who likely will never have a life, no home/wife/kids because of one mistake

Kyle was angry when he read it and handed it to Noah, Melanie was not going to show him, there went that idea..Noah got extremely upset and called the lady who wrote a column and said how he and his family will forever be mentally caught in that moment, what happens to the victims?? Well today's issue had a full page article, an apology to victim and his family and a good write-up..Noah was reading it when I left.

Just this mornings excursion has tired me out

Think it's nap time then I shall re read all your posts and comment