Mattocks Family News

Hello everyone! I am home.

Sonia said to let everyone know so thought I would let you know in case you were sleeping and missed it.

So anyways, nothing going on here now that I am home.

Had a wonderful time in Wa. Was wonderful to see everyone in Wa.

Congratulations to Rick and Kayla on your little boy doll, born yesterday. He is just soooo tiny.

So flew into Portland on Tuesday after leaving my children in Sonia's capable hands, they were both sick and so Sonia got the whole mom experience. :)
Mom and Maw-Maw picked me up at the airport and we went to Maw-Maw's house till Daddy and Travis got off work and we met them at the SmokeHouse in Tenino to eat dinner. I ordered a salad there not knowing that I would get a head of chopped up lettuce. Can't say that I have ever eaten a salad quite so plain, but that was their salad. Boring! :)

So then Wednesday got up at 5am and took Travis to meet Daddy then back to Grandma Heddie's to get ready then out to Maw-Maw's to pick up mom and on to Auburn to Grandma Iris's house. Spent the day there until Daddy and Travis got there, Grandma fixed dinner and we were going to go to church but the guys had to work over and then got to the truck and found a flat tire so it was late so we said we would just go to Uncle Billy's with Daddy and Mom on Thursday.
Got up Thursday and Tiffany came and picked me up and we went and ate with Paw-Paw, Maw-Maw and Eric. Malcolm barfed on me as our introduction. Reminded me of Dallas when he was a baby. haha
Then Tiffany and I went to Kaleena's and visited at her house and spoiled Bryce until Kaleena had to go to work. Went to Uncle Harland's to visit him but he wasn't home so Tiffany took me back to Grandma's.
Friday Mom picked me up and we went to lunch then out to Maw-Maw's till it was time for Mom to take me back to Grandma's to get ready for church. We made it to church barely on time but luckily Aunt Rose said there was reserved seating up front for us since we were special guests and minister. So that was cool.
Saw a ton of people I hadn't seen in forever and all the girls that were kids and are now all grown up and so beautiful. Got to meet Austins sweet new wife, they just go together so well. She is a lucky young lady too, I think she got one of the best. :) After church we went and had catered Brank's BBQ, it is the absolute best. :) Visited with Ted and Hilarie. They have just the cutest little snuggly baby ever. I could have taken her home with me. :) You ever need a babysitter Hilarie, you just bring her right on over. :) And even her older daughter thought she liked me but I think she just wanted me to save her from her seatbelt and I looked soft hearted enough for it, but her daddy was off and running with the limo so I couldn't come to the rescue. Haha
It was a great evening
Went to church Saturday and stayed for the BBQ there. Sat and visited with Austin, Kim, Kayla and Rick for awhile. Said goodbye to everyone. Not sure when we will see them all again. I go up there as much as I can but stick pretty close to Travis and Grandma Heddie. I am finding that as much as I may be changing in some ways there are others that since Travis has been gone I am reverting terribly. And being around and talking to people, be they acquaintance or stranger I can't hardly do it anymore. Even here, when church is out I jet, for fear someone will talk to me. Yes, I am a strange one I know. Dallas asked me how did I go to his parent night at school last night, I told him there are some things that you just have no choice and you have to make it through and do it no matter how uncomfortable or even scared it might make you and being a mom with kids in school those times come up more than I would like but I just have to push myself really hard and close my eyes and do it. haha Yes, Yes, a miserable life, I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
So back to Saturday, after church and eating we went back to Grandma's. Daddy, Mom and Uncle Harland were riding up to Mt St Helens on the bikes and we were going to go but the more I thought about it the colder I got. haha not really but I knew if we rode all the way up there and it 5pm by then we wouldn't get back until 9 at the earliest and I would have been an ice cube. So I told Travis to lets just stay at his Grandma's and visit with them, his Uncle Roger was still there and so Travis went out and talked to them some and met and visited with an evangelist that he had with him. Then since I knew how bad Travis wanted to go riding I told him we could go put around town for just a little bit before it got cold. So we headed out and my darling husband decided that since he was driving and I was riding he would go where he wanted and we ended up riding for 2 hours, needless to say I was not too happy and cold and sore by the time we got back. But he made me some tater tots and Greg and Cindy and Grandma Jackie were there and so we visited with them and ate and had a nice evening.
Sunday, got up, went to church. Had a wonderful service and lady got the HolyGhost, it was so awesome.
After church we went and ate, just the 2 of us then went to Grandma's and laid around till we had to meet Daddy and Mom to head to Portland to the airport.
I of course cried my head off. I don't know how mom can leave so dry eyed. When I am there, on the day I am to leave or even the day before I get so depressed and melancholy and then I fight crybabyness the whole day that I leave. But mom and I got everything going, I was glad she was there to get my mind off it and once I got on the plane I stuck my headphones on and read my book and tried to not think about it, and when we got in Sonia was here to pick us up and then she and Liz stayed the night and so by the next morning I had myself together and back in my alone mode. Although not to be melancholy but I think it is getting harder and not easier. I don't know, I probably just need to pray more is all.
It is not a cool state to be in though, to where you could cry over just anything, I think I could cry over a dead spider if I wanted. haha But I guess I've always been kind of easily emotional, if someone else was crying I would cry. That's why its hard for me to help others or give advise or anything, they might come to me all crying and telling me whatever and I would be crying right along with them before I knew what we were crying about. LOL Terrible huh
So then Monday I had Tyler and we just hung out here until we had to go pick up Grandma Iris at the airport at 1, then we stopped at Taco Bell. Had to stop at Costco and order some new contacts since my last pair shredded for some reason and now I have had to wear glasses for the last 3 days. UGH I hate that!
Then Sonia decided she wanted to sleep at home that night, The BUM! Left me here all by myself after I hadn't been by myself for a week.
But she missed me so bad she came back today
So I better quit chattering since I'm sure everyone has quit reading by now. haha
Goodnight all!