This post is going to be full of complete randomness- Bear with me. Things have been so busy in the Campagnone household lately! Some of it has been good and some not so good.
Logan, our resident genius, was chosen to go to Georgia Tech for a kids in science program. He had a great time visiting the campus, the lab, and completing several projects. He got a t-shirt with Buzz on it so he was on cloud nine! His Dad graduated from Tech and he swears he’s either going there or Yale. ( I am voting for the in-state tuition!) His Pepa and him have fun picking one each other about the whole Ga- Ga tech thing. I am just proud of the man Logan is becoming. Not only does he have the brains, he also has a large heart. While he loves both of his brothers, Tyler is his heart. I love hearing him interact with him. Tyler talks to Logan more than any of us. He really looks out for him. He is already stressing about Tyler going to a different school than him next year.
Which brings us to the Tyler news. Tyler will be going to middle school next year! (Special needs children are required to do 4th grade twice.) I can hardly believe my baby will be in middle school. This is hard on me for two reasons. #1- He’s my baby. It is difficult for me to believe Tyler will be a teenager in September. (Don’t call him baby, though! He will let you know very quickly that is not the case. Right, mom?) #2- I HATED middle school. It was a very awkward time for me. I HATED it! To this day, walking into a middle school still makes me hyperventilate. Tyler is in the middle of “senior week” at his school. They are doing special activities, getting ready for the graduation ceremony, and just took senior pictures. Sunshine league, the baseball league he plays on, starts their season this Saturday. His coaches are awesome. (Did I mention Aaron and I coach his team?) We are also having a “end of the year party” for his class next Saturday. Aaron and I are showing a movie for them on the side of the house. It should be fun.
Joey is playing T-ball this year. That kiddo is definantly our outdoor, athletic kid. Aaron has him at practice at the moment and he also has a game on Saturday. Our weekends are packed! He is finishing up Pre-K and will be starting Kindergarten next year. At the moment, Aaron and I are trying to decide which school to put him in. He has a new hobby. He absolutely loves to fish. It seems we will be doing a lot of that this summer! His birthday is May 15th and we are currently planning a Batman party for him. More details on that to come.
My sister had her baby in March. He is adorable!! Big brother, Tristan, is so proud. I am a gloating aunt who can’t wait to see the pictures they took of him today!
My uncle lost his battle with cancer two weeks ago. He fought a good fight and lived a lot longer than the doctors expected him to. My uncle was a good man. He, like all of us, had his faults. Uncle Charles graduated from high school the year I was born. He had THREE children. The oldest was born when I was 11. The youngest was born when I was a junior in high school. I was fortunate to, not only have known him, but also to be related to him. There are so many things I will remember about him. I saw him two days before he died. We both knew it would be the last chance we had to see each other. We didn’t pretend everything was fine. We didn’t talk about what we were going to do in the next few weeks. He talked. I cried. In fact, I cried most of the way home.
I don’t feel like sharing memories of him right now. I also don’t feel like writing down our last conversation at this time. I really don’t want to discuss the funeral very much. But I will say this about the day we buried him. As we made our way from the funeral home to the church, cars not only stopped, but pulled completely off to the side of the road. Some people got out of the car to stand. Police escorted us and were at every light and turn. They stood outside of their vehicles with their hats held over their heart. I am use to Atlanta traffic. More often than not, people don’t even stop. This touched me greatly. You gotta love small towns! My mom cared for my uncle(and my grandmother) in his final months. She is a tough lady, my mom. She was the only person with him when he died. She is doing okay right now. She is staying busy and I think that helps. My mom is now an only child. My grandmother has buried two of her three children. I can imagine no greater hell.
For spring break, we went to Florida to visit Aaron’s dad and his wife. We had a very relaxing time. It was fun to go to the beach, ride in the boat, and take the kids to the small aquarium they had there. It was a nice visit and we hope to get back down there soon.
The lawsuit for Aaron’s mom seems to be drawing to a close. We go to mediation on May 10th. If nothing is settled there, the court date has been set for July. Keep us in your prayers. It will be difficult emotionally to recount the events of that time. The most horrible part is no matter what decision is made, it will never bring her back.
This blog has turned depressing. Sorry about that. I will leave you with this. I was dancing with my class today. One of the students told me I needed to stop because I was embarrassing myself. Hmm…. She was probably right! :)
