So much has happened in the last month that I need to journal about! I'm so behind!
A couple weeks ago, I had my breaking point. I was overly stressed about work, Hailee's dance was pretty much taking over our life, Chemistry I was studying like 5 hours a day and still not getting it, and I had just found out my grandpa Sakota had stomach cancer. He was 88 years old so not much we could do and the doctor had said he only had a couple weeks left. We were headed to Las Vegas for a week and then back for two days and then off to Nova Scotia for three weeks. I was stressed about when he would pass and if I'd be home for everything. The night I found out about G. Sakota I just broke down and none of my kids really new what to do. They all gave me a hug and then just left me to be by myself.....except Ashlyn.
Ashlyn is like a little mother. She loves to take care of people. Zack always goes to her when he needs something and she tries to lift him up, but he weighs a lot more than her, and get him what he needs. Well, I was laying on the bed and she is just rubbing my arm and she starts to talk and she says
"Mom, I'm sorry. That's just how life is sometimes and well,............big girls don't cry."
O.K. she's 5! It was the cutest thing ever.
So back to my Grandpa. He passed away on our way to Las Vegas and we ended up having to come home a little early. We were in Vegas for Hailee's Nationals dance competition and two of her dances ended up making it to the finalist which meant they had to dance in the big gala show and then from there it would be determined which place they got. That was a hard decisoin for Hailee. She told me that no matter what happened she wouldn't miss the funeral, but then didn't want to let her team down either. When the second dance made it to the finalist is when it was decided that she couldn't let her team down. So she eneded up staying with a friend. One of the dances ended up taking first place, which was a huge trophy and $2500! She was so excited! I was so proud of her!
I always looked up to my G. Sakota and always wanted to please him. I know he is in a better place and he will be greatly missed.
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So sorry to hear about your Grandpa, but at the same time that's great news about your daughter! Congrats to her! Good luck with school :)
I'm so sorry to hear about your grandpa. Bryan's passed away in May, but we also knew he didn't have much time left and somehow that made it a little easier. Tell Hailee congrats for us! We love you guys!
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