Peace Out May
Peace out May. You have been an emotional roller coaster. I am leaving you in the dust and making room for some rest and peace in June. 
To put my month into perspective…
May 2nd - my baby boy turned 17. 
May 4th - Delilah's first art exhibition. 
May 4th - also the day my mom went into the hospital.  
May 5th - Darcee's program at school. (Meltdowns all morning) 
May 7th - Senior Sunday at church
May 8th - visited mom in hospital 
May 9th - mom discharged 
May 10th - I took kid's to see my mom
May 12th - opened a new LLC
May 12th - Reviewed 2022 with tax accountant 
May 14th - Mother's Day - mom went back to hospital.  Only to be discharged later on Hospice. 
May 15th - mom at home, learning to navigate Hospice. 
May 16th - Hospice care improved & last 
stage of life appeared.
May 17th - Mom passed away that morning 
May 17th - Delilah's Bacularette 
May 18th - wrote moms obituary 
May 18th - Delilah's  Honors Night
May 19th - Delilah's Graduation 
May 19th - New C Corp was established for new business. 
May 21 - Dads birthday & Baptism 
May 22 - Delilah left for a week on her Senior trip with friends
May 22 - Honors Night for Dante
May 26 - Ended my first year of working in the school system. And had to say farewell to some strangers that became friends. 
May 30 & 31 - completed my 20+ plus hours of continuing education for my pharmacy certification.  
This doesn't include all the phone calls and zooms we had with lawyers, accountants, bookkeepers, and all those other people I don't remember.  
Either way peace out. The plan for June is slow, relaxing, and resting.

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