A good day yesterday!

After getting up yesterday we went to mom's. It was a short visit but Lanny got to say goodbye to Aunt Lorraine(mom's sister) and hello/goodbye to cousin Kathy & Brian (Lorraine's daughter from Rapid City). We also got to see cousin Larry from the Seattle area. It was a sweet visit. I am named after my Aunt Lorraine so we always get a picture together. A family joke says she's my "real mom" because we're a bit alike. My aunt has had a stroke and has some trouble with speaking and uses a walker.... but she still has spunk. I adore this lady and will forever!!!! My Uncle Alvin is the one who passed away last March. Mom and Aunt Lorraine are the only two left of this group..... the 3 "Lohre Girls" and their husbands.My parents are in the middle of these pictures (my dad tried a crewcut once lol!) .... my two aunts and their husbands traded places.

Back to mom's house yesterday....


Brian and Kathy!
Cousin Larry with his two Aunties!
Larry with Aunt Lorraine

Mom and Lanny
Aunt Lorraine loves her Lanny! She really does! She says he's her favorite boy! After we left there we had to stop at the bank and then go to the cardiologist. While we were waiting Lauren found something to do....
We got into the office and Lauren got very mad at me. Dr. Johnson gave us this heart to look at that opened and you could see inside. We looked at it a couple times and then I had a "heather moment". I went to open the heart and went "Boo!" Scared her to death. She was sooooo mad at me. The doctor, papa and I laughed. That didn't help things. She got over it.
See? She got over it!!!
I love her so much.... even if she put her fingers up there for the picture. This picture is so beautiful of her. Gives me insight to what she's going to look like when she is older. wow...
On the way home..... Lauren made this video of herself. She is singing the "ICarly" Theme song.




Papa's doctor appt was fine. He didn't get off any meds... he upped one. Talked about his weight gain and work. He scheduled him for an echo and ekg to check to see how he is doing. So he'll go to those and we will know more. I told Dr. Johnson that Lanny would like to get off some meds.... but we don't want to risk his health at all! Too scary after all we've been through with Lanny (even the doctor).

Came home and Papa made 3 pizza's for the kids that Amanda had sent over with them. They ate every bite of those pizza's! Wow! Then the boys headed to the beach, of course. Papa had to go to work. I took them home and then went over to mom's again. We all sat in the reckroom and visited. It was super nice. Stayed over 2 hours. Had a great time. Got home and papa was already here. Relaxing evening and early to bed.

Lisa Marie Presley wrote on her myspace about Michael Jackson. Very touching. Just skip the stupid comments afterwards. http://bit.ly/5wR7p

I just read a blog and I love this persons perspective.... she's had a very attached child. I think it is a great way to look at it. This is what she writes:

She is very sweet, although at age nine, I'm seeing some teenager sassiness that makes me growl and smile all at once, knowing that she is just learning some independence, testing her wings a bit. For the first 2 years of Claire's life, she was stuck to me like a bandaid. If I pulled her off, it hurt. She had no history of trauma or illness or attachment issue and yet she needed me. All the time. It was exhausting. She stood outside the shower and cried every time I bathed....she drained me emotionally. And she trained me. Claire just needed more. I learned to put my needs aside momentarily, I learned to be patient and to have empathy for her emotional frailty...she didn't want to feel that way, she was just very, very needy. She made me a mama. It's the best thing I've done so far. She raised the bar very high. Claire was created to make sure I was a good mama, not just any old lady that could bear children. To all you tired and burned-out mamas out there, draw strength from the Lord, press in to your little one with love and patience and invest the time now. They will reward you later! Choose love over personal comfort every chance you get....

Today is CLEANING!!!! Inside and out! Have to put the mattresses away, pack DISH boxes, papa is mowing, tons of stuff to do! Good day to do it. I'm planning a yard sale next weekend! I have to start going through my stuff this week. My aunt and them are heading back to South Dakota. Tara and her family will be back from vacation today!!! Karla and her family went camping! Everyone is busy! Hope your day is productive or restful.... whichever you want! God bless and may you find laughter and love today!

What's Next:
The last weekend of June kicks off on a sunny note across western Washington. Temperatures Saturday afternoon will top out in the 70s. A few spots from Olympia southward should reach the lower 80s.
A weak cold front is set to reach the coast Saturday night. Clouds will be increasing and there is a chance of drizzle early Sunday morning. Some sun is expected to break out later Sunday. High temperatures will be a little cooler, ranging from the middle 60s to around 70 degrees.
The longer range forecast features partly to mostly sunny skies through the middle of next week. Highs will be slightly above the normal averages for this time of year. We should be in the middle 70s by Tuesday and Wednesday.