Surprises

I've been doing a little Fall decorating. Just a few touches here and there.

I am determined to get mums and pumpkins for outside pretty soon

This was Mike on the actual day of his birthday.

He slept in and woke up to a birthday cake so he had sausage and cake for breakfast. ha

It's been a long time since I've posted. It's been an emotional few weeks.

Patrick lost his sister, who was really more like a mom and he has been pretty distraught. It was so sudden and unexpected. I wish I could take away his pain. He just keeps pushing through and working but sometimes it all just becomes too much.

There were lots of little stressers last week, on top of the sadness about Patrick's sister, Beverly.

And then, one morning last week, Mike kept kind of hovering and I knew he was needing to tell me something. I thought he was just trying to think of a way to ask me (again) to take him to see his girlfriend.

After about 20 or 30 minutes, he finally told me that he's going to be daddy! I'm going to be a Grandma! He and his girlfriend are planning to get married. I always suspected they would end up getting married. I've never seen him like this with anyone.

I know they're young and it won't necessarily be easy but they are both completely focused on the health of the baby and finding a way to take care of it responsibly.

I know they'll be ok.

Did I mention...I'm going to be a Grandma! 

So, that's been my past couple of weeks. Very emotional.

But we're ok.

♥