Week's End

I received a beautiful e-mail from my Aussie Sis, Kerrie, today.  It was so wonderful hearing from her.  She wants so badly to see mom and I hope she does get the chance but traveling that distance as well a having elderly parents herself, I definitely understand if she can't.  Kerrie, my parents and I go way back when she was a foreign exchange student through the Lion's club in the 70's.  She instantly became a member of our family and that never changed. Whenever Mom talks to Kerrie on the phone you can see the true joy in her eyes.

I also got an e-mail from my cousin Fred who will be visiting from Washington after Christmas.  I was thrilled when he told me...and mom will be so happy to see him and his wife (as will we all!).  Fred has always had an exceptional sense of humor and ability to bring everyone to tears in laughter...which is what we all need.

Mom's bone biopsy is on Tuesday.  She'll be there for four hours and I'm sure after the procedure she'll be quite uncomfortable so we'll need to come up with some distractions...possibly a wild game of Yahtzee?

Another memory just surfaced:  This is the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.  It was a terrible event in all of our lives. Mom was fortunate to have met him in Wyoming and he held her hand while speaking to her about the military getting raises. She came home after that and told dad he was getting a raise and he said to her, "Helen, how many times have I told you not to repeat anything unless you hear it directly from the horse's mouth?".  Well, you can just imagine the expression on his face when she told him where she heard it!!!

Here's a few more "memory" pics.  I'll be posting some of Kerrie and Fred later on...I have many to scan in to my computer.

Mom holding her first great-granddaughter, MaKenzee in 2006 with
Shannan and me.  

We ate too much lobster at lobster-fest!
2012