Journal

Monday, June 29, 2009 8:13 PM CDT

SUMMER CRUISING

Summer is going by way too fast but it always does for me. I'm becoming less and less tolerant of Minnesota because our summers just are not the same. And believe me, it's not global warming—try Minnesota cooling. Actually, last week was hot and even in the 90s but that week has been bracketed by cooler than normal weather.

John's niece was married this past weekend and it was an outdoor wedding on a day that I believe reached 90 or close to it. Somehow by sitting real still I managed not to work up a huge sweat but when we got up to go inside for the reception we noticed others were not so lucky!

Congratulations to Jestine and Matt!!

AUBREY’S and NOAH'S UPDATES

This summer Aubrey is in the Minneapolis park program she was in last year and because Noah is old enough he also goes. They both like it very much and it's close to our home and with very good hours so we are happy that Minneapolis offers this program.

On Father's Day Sunday I made Aubrey and Noah enter a 5K race around Lake Nokomis that was sponsored by the Minnesota Vikings. They initially whined quite a bit because I got us there a little late and we had to race about 4 blocks to get our packets and then another 4 blocks to the actual start line. Once we started running, Noah asked for a walking break after about half a block of running. I said "No, not yet." Then John surprised us at the 1-mile mark and he walked/jogged with Noah while Aubrey and I ran the rest of the race.

Yes, Aubrey ran the entire 5K and finished just under 37 minutes!! That means that was my time also and a far cry from my running days but given my arthritic knees I was happy too. We didn't see Noah's time and we didn't have his chip (it was chip-timed race) in the right place so his time wasn't recorded but he came in about only 3-4 minutes after Aubrey.

Aubrey and Noah have a "running chart" and they get a check mark every time they jog around the block with me and for every five checks they will get a dollar. We are also going to do a few more fun runs this summer. John and I have not been organized in giving Aubrey and Noah an allowance so I don't mind paying them to run.

A NOTE ON GRIEF

Death and saying good-night forever in this life truly are so very hard. I am almost certain God does not ask of a harder test in our faith.

OUR THANKS

Thank you for stopping by. We thank all those who left condolences or prayed for us regarding the death of John's mother.

In His Arms,
The Paquette's: Monica, John, Aubrey, Saint Gabrielle, and Noah