I found these in Jed's room the other day and just felt the need to take a picture of them...not sure why. I do know Jed was so thrilled to be stockpiling homework passes!

Today I went roller skating...yes I did. I met a high school friend there are we skated and chatted....mostly chatted. The funny thing is the rink is now right next to our high school! The other day I just thought, "I want to skate on Saturday." Not sure why but I really wanted to go and when Mick said she would meet me there I thought...Saturday is the day to go. I did think to myself, "I wonder why I want to go..and I wonder why I want to go on Saturday?" But everyone knows I'm weird. Anyway it was a nice few hrs and I really suck at skating now...I need to skate more to get back in the groove. It has to be good for you right? Anyway, it was fun. While we were sucking down bottles of water and I was huffing and puffing, I looked up and there was Mr. Phillips and his gorgeous wife! Mr. Phillips was Jed's 6th grade teacher AND the giver of those homework passes! The BEST part....he was wearing his luncheon shirt. I want to cry just thinking of it. The fact that a whole year has passed, Mr. Phillips has an entire new class to think about but he still thinks of Jed...he was wearing his shirt!!!! Makes me very very happy. The Phillips are going to have a baby in 10 weeks. We ALL know how Jed LOVES babies. This will be another one of "Jed's babies". A special group that Jed watches over with extra special love and care.
Jed and Mr. Phillips

I love this picture so much and I know they would have been lifelong friends.....they WILL be :)
I'm sure Jed wanted me to see that others are still thinking of him...he knows how important that is to me. That is why he wanted me to go TODAY! and talking to Mick was great. Weird that we were not that close in school....but have lived kind of parallel lives. We talked about how the job we loved most in the world is the job that has been taken from us, raising our kids. Both her boys are in their 20's, Savannah almost is and Jeddie got to "go home" before any of us.... Now we have to find a new purpose....a reason. Hate it, just want my old life back and I am having a problem dealing with the fact that I cannot have it, ever.
That's all for tonight. Danny bought me a new glue gun so I have been looking for things to glue. Really I am avoiding the 2 papers for english I need to write, the intra office memo (case brief), the cover letter and resume and the test I have to study for. I hate all this crap. I have decided to only take 3 classes this summer. 1 is partially online, 1 is all online and 1 is a weekly night class. I want to do what I do best.....grow freckles in the sun. Wish I could make a living doing that.
Danny and I actually saw each other today! With him working so much and me trying to pass all these classes we don't see each other a lot. We went to eat and then cruised around Home Depot...whoohoo excitement. I did get a new light for the bathroom. Now I wonder how long it will stay in the box on the floor in there!
ok, enough. Ariel....we think you are perfect...you are now my official escort around state college next THON...show me what the "cool" kids do. :)
Goodnight Baby Jed. Missing you....oh so much. Keep watch on Eli.
Mommy Loves You...always
Love J & K