We had a great time over the weekend, and got in late Sunday night. We didn't go too far away (just a couple of hours' drive), but we stayed in a really nice hotel (jacuzzi rooms!), with live entertainment in the hotel lounge and a wonderful hotel restaurant. So we didn't even have to leave the hotel for entertainment!! (Well of course not!)
Anyway, we had a wonderful time, and it was good to get home. Monday I slept a lot and didn't do too much of anything else. Unpacking, a little cleaning, and a little cooking, and that was about it. Yesterday it rained most of the day, so the yard work that I had planned for me and the kids had to be postponed.
Today has been beautifully sunny and warm, so we got a little yard work done. Andrew will be finishing that up this evening when it gets cool. I've managed to get some laundry out on the line, and I have even sorted through some things that Eler Beth has outgrown and found a new home for them. I've also managed to visit some journals and clear out my email inbox.
In local news, the body of the 4 year old missing boy, "Ivan" Cana, was found Saturday morning in a garbage bag in the back of a garbage truck. I was sickened when I got home Sunday night and heard it on the news. I wasn't really surprised that he'd been found dead, though. He'd been missing so long, with no sightings, that I'd thought it would be a miracle if he'd been found alive. The authorities are saying that his family are not considered suspects, but this morning a local news station obtained a copy of a search warrant issued for a house near the boys' family's home; the search warrant was for the home of a convicted sex offender. Authorities are saying that he is not a suspect at this time, but then they have to say that. I just hope they find whoever did it, and that the person is prosecuted justly.
I log on to our state's sex offender web site at least a couple times every month to check who on the list is living or working in our neighborhood and surrounding neighborhoods. I also subscribe to Family Watchdog, which sends me an email everytime someone moves in or out of our vicinity. I think it's a good idea to just stay informed, especially when I have an 11-year old daughter who plays in and rides her bike all over the neighborhood. What's sad and scary is that there are offenders out there who have never been caught or prosecuted. My heart goes out to little Ivan's family.
7 comments:
Oh my prayers are going out for Ivan's family too. His ordeal is over, theirs has just started. I use the family watchdog site too, it is wonderful!
So sad... we have to have stricter laws... personally, I think if you commit a crime against a child you should have to wear and ankle bracelet and be tracked for the rest of your life. Period.
be well,
Dawn
So glad you had a nice time! - Sorry you came home to bad news ::sigh:: - I subscribe to Family Watchdog too, we have to be more careful these days than ever before. Sometimes I think the world is going to hell in a handbasket (whatever that old saying means -- just seems appropriate!).
So sad that all these terrible things are going on right under our noses. Glad you and Thomas had a wonderful time. Paula
Such sad and tragic news. Especially about the little boy, and the policemen.... it's all sad. You should be informed and vigilant concerning your daughter. Those who aren't usually end up wishing they had been. Keep those eyes open and those ears tuned in, Lori! love bea
The poor little angel! How sad and tragic that his little life had to end in this horrific way. You are so right to keep alert on who is moving in and out of the neighbourhood and again its the not knowing where those ones are who have never been prosecuted. We just have to be so vigilant in this day and age. It is so unfair to the youth of today to have their lives curtailed by these predators.
On a lighter note I am glad you enjoyed your trip. It sounded a real break away from everything.
Jeanie
Oh what sad news. I too subscribe to that. It's sad that it comes down to this in our world today. I hope you have a great day. ;o)
Lisa
What sad news..I was just watching the news last night about two sex offenders that were arrested, again.
I am glad you all had a great time!
~Heather
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