Ultra-Sound

Amanda had her Ultra-Sound today... She is due around the 2nd week in August. And the baby's heart beat is 150.

Great-Grandma Rosie... is so very very happy when I told her about the Ultra-Sound!

Grandma Laurie & Papa Mark are estatic!

Grandchild on the way!

Just wanted to 'share' the good news...

My daughter Amanda & her husband Mark... informed me that they are expecting a baby!

Amanda says she should be due to have the baby around the end of July... beginning of August!

I am soooo happy! It's such a blessing!

Great-grandma Rosemary is just 'tickled pink' ... Great-grandma Rosie says... "she thinks that, Amanda & Mark are going to have a 'boy'!" Only because Amanda has been pretty sick with 'morning sickness' which Grandma had terribly with my Brother's... !!!!!!

The Rainbow

Monday morning after I had gotten ready to attend my Father's Funeral Service. I turned on my computer to check email before Mark and I left for L'Anse. Mark's uncle, Jim Irwin, had sent us an email sending his condolences for my Dad. In his email Uncle Jim quoted a Native American proverb, ...."The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears." .
Mark and I left and as we were began to drive around the Head of the Bay I thought I saw a slight faint piece of a rainbow... just a small line in the sky. I asked Mark if he saw that... and asked him "Is that a rainbow?" He said he didn't think so ... as we drove a few more seconds... I looked up and right over the Red Rocks... was the most beautiful perfect full Rainbow... so Brilliant in Color... It was simply amazing!!! I said to Mark..."OH MY GOD! Uncle Jim's email said something about the soul... and a rainbow.. " though I couldn't remember the exact words... it still brought a sense of peace to me. And I smiled, telling my loving husband... this is a sign from Dad... he's at peace!

My Uncle Leslie (Dad's baby brother) also stated that he felt so sad when he was driving to the funeral that morning... and as he was coming around the Head of the Bay... he too saw the Rainbow over the Red Rocks... and he said he felt a comfort... and a peace that he just couldn't explain! It was totally amazing!

I still see this rainbow when I close my eyes... and it makes me happy in such a sad situation and I can smile through my tears!

Picking out a Casket!

Well, this morning was a very dreary task we had to complete before tonights wake for my Father. We had to finalize the funeral arrangements and pick out a Casket for Dad. Mom liked a nice metal casket which had a wooded scene portrait on the interior of the casket. Very nice. Dad's clothing was brought to the funeral home... Randy was shining up Dad's 'cowboy boots' while we talked with the Funeral Director... he got them shiney and looking just nice for Dad.

Mom fell down her steps in her shed this morning when they were leaving for the Funeral Home, she's not hurt too bad. But, she's got her knee with a nice ugly scrape on it, and she's already sore so, I'm thinking by tonight or tomorrow morning... she's really going to be hurting! Mom looks tired, and so so sad... breaks my heart to see her like this.

I think on Monday afternoon... or the latest on Tuesday one of us are going to have to bring her in to see a Doctor.

I pray to God to give us all the strength to get through the next few days!

stranded in MN

My Mother and my brother and his family were stranded last night at the Minneapolis Airport. They slept in the Airport... no flights coming into Marquette or Houghton due to the weather. They had to get on a bus Saturday morning to get up to the U.P. ... they made it to Hancock this evening a little before 8pm.

So... thank god they made it home! Hope Mom gets a good nights sleep tonight!

Mom coming home.

Tomorrow my Mother will be coming home to the UP with my brother Randy, his wife Lynn, and their daughter Jennie. They will be flying out of Tampa, FL and flying into Houghton Co. Airport. I can't wait to see my mother and give her a huge hug but, also I am sad to think of my Mother coming home... and not seeing my father beside her.

We have lots to do on Saturday, finalizing all the funeral arrangements, flowers, food... clothes to wear.

I woke up this morning in a panic, thinking Dad has to have his Harmonica with him in his casket... I called Mom, she has the Harmonica on the counter in Florida... she say's she already had it set aside to put it with Dad. Thank god... I still think of my Mom telling me how this year on her Birthday (Oct 1st) my Dad woke her up playing "Happy Birthday song" to her on his Harmonica. That story makes me cry! My favorite song that he played for me was "you are my sunshine". Dad also this summer played his Harmonica to the Church congregation at the Zeba Methodist Campground Meetings. I didn't get to see this... but, I heard he was a big hit! He had a hard time remembering all the notes... (with his brain cancer he would forget easily) but, the amazing thing is... he did it... even though he had to stop and restart a few times!!!!!

Mark and I went to Houghton tonight... just to look around for clothes for me for the funeral, I ran into my brother Steve in JC Penney... he looked rough, said he hasn't been sleeping. I too have the same problem. My heart breaks when I see my brothers... the look on their faces... the heartbroken look! My father was the world to our family... and it hurts... it hurts soooo much!

Obituary

My father's obituary can be seen at :

http://www.funeralplan2.com/reid/obit?id=151714