This too shall pass

Well folks, here it is, the day that we've all been waiting for... the Eve of My Last Day. People here at work are great, remembering that its my last week. Rick Russo, the sports anchor, whom I LOVE, was sad to say goodbye. I guess it will be more bittersweet tomorrow than I realize. I have been sort of a fixture here at the front desk for over a year and at the station for two. It's the end of an era.
On the other hand, there are so many things going on in our lives right now. One of which is getting used to life without my sweet grandmother. Her passing away has made this "season" not so Merry and just hard to remember that Christmas is a few days away. I just pray that after I feel rested and am around the Kings and McNeils a lot more I will feel more in the spirit of the season.
I have been sleeping at night, which is great, except I didn't last night. Well, at four a.m. I went to sleep. We are just praying that I can get good, regular sleep after my tenure at WVLT is over and I can get it off my brain.
When I started to post this blog today I had so many good thoughts I was going to write. However, the first sentence took about 45 minutes to write because of all the ridiculous interruptions I've had. One thing I've learned in my job that is an important life skill to use is that when you call or come to a place of business remember WHY you have contacted the business. I've had two phone calls and one visitor that have tried to describe who or what they want, but they just can't articulate it or remember the names or even the English language. It does not do well for me to have to try and figure out why someone is calling me or talking to me. I can handle most any ridiculous human trait, except I haven't figured out how to read minds yet. I am working on it, but until then, please remember, public, why you are contacting the local TV station.
So, tonight is a King family dinner, tomorrow night a McNeil family dinner, Saturday is Christmas with the King's, Sunday the Good Reverend is preaching in the morning and then has three more services that night, then Monday is Christmas Day with the McNeil's. So somewhere in all that I pray I can find time to rest, reflect, and remember. Not really, but I'm serious about the resting part. Then after Christmas, I will do some serious resting and reading for my student teaching! I think after my brain feels rested I will be able to focus on what I need to do to prepare for Farragut. There is so much going on with family I haven't even thought much about it.
Oh, and special thanks to blog world friends, and real friends too, Derek and Yancy for making the trip to Etowah from Alabama for Mamaw's funeral. It meant so much to our family. And Jack's mom and dad, Linda and Don, made a special trip too. It means so much to have people drive a good distance to come to a funeral of someone they barely knew or didn't know.
Well, hopefully the next time I blog will be a) before Christmas and b) from a much more rested me.
PS I think the mailman that comes here is out to get me... he always discourages me from teaching and then just now he said, "One more day! I bet you won't sleep tonight!" $%&*!