Monday, December 31, 2007
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007
December 12, 2007
Kay Cothran told me that when we became Grandparents we would be forever changed. I have to say she is right. I will never forget the three weeks spent in England with Reagan, Meredith and John. Reagan will not remember me, but it will forever be etched in my heart. What a total joy to see the beauty of God's creation in this little bundle of joy. I know next time will be different because she will be older, stronger and not as dependent on adults. What a joy it has been to hold her, rock her, talk & sing to her and just be with her. I am forever changed and I know John is too.
While here we got to tour the base where John is stationed. One day while there they began playing Taps and the National Anthems for England and the United States of America. Everything stopped, everyone stopped, and all military stood at attention. It was a moment when I was very proud to be an American. John's plane is majestic and we are so proud of him. We would appreciate your prayers for him at this time. Meredith and John found out while we were here that the house they are living in is going to be put on the market. They will began the process of moving to another place this month. Hopefully it will be a quick and painless move.
Meredith and John gave us tickets to see Wicked in London for Christmas. Wicked is a Broadway Musical about how the Wicked Witch of the West became Wicked. It is a wonderful and comical story and really adds to the story of the Wizard of Oz. We both enjoyed it so much. We spent two days there. One day dreary and dark and one day sunny and bright. We saw the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, The Victoria & Albert Museum, The London Eye, Big Ben, and Westminister Abbey. It was a packed two days and I was exhausted because I was following John Wells. Many of you know he doesn't walk around town he runs. Fortunately for me there is the underground train so that saved me from being hospitalized. = ) Being in England also allowed us to reconnect with Gary Seithel (A old friend from Clemson). He graciously gathered John at the airport and brought him to meet us in Cambridge at the Chili's Restaurant. It was wonderful to see him again, and catch up on his family andfor him to be our first friend to meet Reagan. I recognized the accent of our Waitress and she was from Brazil. I am amazed that there are so many connections to Brazil now. It took me 22 hours to get back to Chattanooga and seriously thought I was going to be sick. I hopefully will never have to go that long without sleep.
John returned to Brazil and I flew back to Mom. John greatly appreciated the wonderful sunshine of Brazil after being in England. It was certainly cold, dreary and gloomy for this Southern Girl. I prefer lots of sunshine myself. I have spent three weeks with Mom and return to Brazil hopefully until March. John is going through many changes at work and he really needs for me to be there for a while. The plant John works for has merged with Owens Corning so he has been reconnecting with many old friends from when he was employed by Owens Corning for 21 years.
While here we got to tour the base where John is stationed. One day while there they began playing Taps and the National Anthems for England and the United States of America. Everything stopped, everyone stopped, and all military stood at attention. It was a moment when I was very proud to be an American. John's plane is majestic and we are so proud of him. We would appreciate your prayers for him at this time. Meredith and John found out while we were here that the house they are living in is going to be put on the market. They will began the process of moving to another place this month. Hopefully it will be a quick and painless move.
Meredith and John gave us tickets to see Wicked in London for Christmas. Wicked is a Broadway Musical about how the Wicked Witch of the West became Wicked. It is a wonderful and comical story and really adds to the story of the Wizard of Oz. We both enjoyed it so much. We spent two days there. One day dreary and dark and one day sunny and bright. We saw the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, The Victoria & Albert Museum, The London Eye, Big Ben, and Westminister Abbey. It was a packed two days and I was exhausted because I was following John Wells. Many of you know he doesn't walk around town he runs. Fortunately for me there is the underground train so that saved me from being hospitalized. = ) Being in England also allowed us to reconnect with Gary Seithel (A old friend from Clemson). He graciously gathered John at the airport and brought him to meet us in Cambridge at the Chili's Restaurant. It was wonderful to see him again, and catch up on his family andfor him to be our first friend to meet Reagan. I recognized the accent of our Waitress and she was from Brazil. I am amazed that there are so many connections to Brazil now. It took me 22 hours to get back to Chattanooga and seriously thought I was going to be sick. I hopefully will never have to go that long without sleep.
John returned to Brazil and I flew back to Mom. John greatly appreciated the wonderful sunshine of Brazil after being in England. It was certainly cold, dreary and gloomy for this Southern Girl. I prefer lots of sunshine myself. I have spent three weeks with Mom and return to Brazil hopefully until March. John is going through many changes at work and he really needs for me to be there for a while. The plant John works for has merged with Owens Corning so he has been reconnecting with many old friends from when he was employed by Owens Corning for 21 years.
While here in Chattanooga over the last 7 months I have had many experiences. I deeply appreciate the people at the Nursing Home. While it isn't a perfect environment, it is the safest for Mom at this moment. They have put up with me too and I have learned to be much more assertive. I now realize how very important it is to visit people, write people, and call people who are in nursing homes. It is a great encouragement to both Mom and me to see a familiar face or hear a familiar voice. I also attended yet another Gaither Concert at UTC with my friend Susan Miller. It was wonderful and we both were blessed. At the concert a young lady from Brazil came up on the stage and sang "Because He Lives" in Portuguese. It was very moving. Yet another connection to Brazil. I even understood a lot of what she sang. I have worked on five rugs (big mistake). Now I've got to finish them all. Hopefully this will happen. They are all different. I have also enjoyed my Friday Dinner and a Movie with my friend from childhood, Sandy Barber. We have seen many good and many not so good movies but they have sure helped to relieve the stresses of the week.
Finally, John was in Charlotte for the yearly meeting with Navigator friends from Clemson and elsewhere the first week of December so we arranged a family dinner with his whole family. What a treat it was to see Jay. We had not seen him since Meredith's graduation. Betsy and Alan came from Wagram and Katherine and Jim from Columbia. It was the first time we had all been together since December 2001. We were all glad to catch up.
I leave here on December 18 and they are now discussing Mom's future at the Nursing Home. She has come so far that they feel she is ready to go elsewhere. I never thought she would be able to leave so this just shows how far she has come since moving in July 21. Please pray for us as we make decisions as to what she should do. These are heavy decisions for me especially.
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