A quiet Friday evening at home and the passing of the Queen

Yesterday Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain passed away.  She was 96, and although there had been some issues, I think she was mostly healthy until the very end.  Most of us discussed how sad it makes us, and I think it is because it is one of the very few constants that almost all of us have had in life.  A British coronation ceremony is something that hasn't happened in 70 years, and I'm sure it's a pretty impressive event.

I'm grateful for this quiet Friday evening.  It's been a month since this has been the case, because Thomas was home the last two Friday evenings, and before that we had Catherine's nursing induction.  Andrew is still doing football stats tonight, and honestly, a Friday evening alone is really what was needed.  Work has been absolutely insane.  We've been short staffed and I've even covered after school duties this week.  I'm always grateful for the opportunity for a little extra money, although with also working athletic events for some extra income (like I did on Tuesday) that makes for some really long days.  It's really hard to believe it was only a four day week!

Tomorrow Andrew has to work the JV football game, and then our plan is to take some naps, have some snack foods for dinner, and just hanging out.  Sunday will be church and the NFL opening games, and then next week is another crazy week.  Before that though, I intend to soak up the peace of this weekend!