Bats!!!

Bats!!! yuk!! On Saturday night well early Sunday morning which ever you want to look at. We get an uninvited visitor. Yeah that's right a BAT!! As Rick and I are watching a movie in are room I see a flicker go by. So I look around I see nothing. Then another flicker I look to see if the boys are by are bedroom door. Maybe they are playing a prank. The third flicker I see the shadow of a bat! Hitting my husband in the shoulder thinking to myself "he can't see this". Not knowing he was sleeping. Honey! honey! there a bat!! He jumps up and say no way! I am like yeah.. freaking out, I hate creatures... not a big fan of bats. I swear that the events after that could have been a comedy skit off of Saturday Night Live. As Rick is trying to get dress. Because he said he couldn't kill a bat in his underwear he feels to vulnerable. Then he is throwing our dirty laundry at the bat. I'm thinking that's going to do some harm! The bat finally leaves are room and goes into the living room. As soon as the bat and Rick leaves I shut the door and cover the bottom with a blanket. All I could do is laugh, because I could hear Rick on the other side of the door.. just cussing and ranting. Thank God are nephew ( Jarad) was over he hit the bat with my daughter's toy guitar. That's something for the memory books!! Darn old houses.

Happy Birthday Rhonda!!!

I remember the first time meeting my sister in law Rhonda (aka my sis). I went with Rick to his Grandma's house. They were having a family gathering. I was so nervous. Meeting your boyfriends family can be very nerve racking. You don't want them to think your a dork or something worse!! I also thought to myself I hope Rick doesn't just take just anyone to meet his family? Because then they would be like " OH! here's another one of Rick's girl!!" lol. To many things go through girl's heads! Rick introduced me to everyone there. I'm quite shy at first when meeting people you never met before. I just remember sitting in the living room listening to everyone talking. When Rhonda, Rita, and Amy was looking at a new Martha Stewart magazine. I was like "Martha who?" I never had heard of her. This family seemed so in style and elegant. I was thinking to myself how beautiful this family was laughing, loving, and enjoying one an other company. When I met Rhonda she was so sweet, kind, and just this gorgeous blond haired, blue eyed lady. She is still to this day breathe taking. I felt a connection with Rhonda she made me feel welcome. First impressions are important and Rhonda won my heart. I am honored to be her sister in law and apart of her family. Happy Birthday Rhonda you will always in my heart; I love you!!

I found this poem I would like to share,

Sisters

For happy time shared through the years,

for the loyalty, love, the laughter, and tears.

For the special things only you can do,

for all these things, I thank you!

Time and space my separate us,

but heartstrings know no end,

I'm proud to call you my sister,

happier still to call you my friend.

Love Ya!!

Well everything is almost back to normal in the Gohre Family household. Yesterday I didn't have to work, had a lay-off day. Which is great for me. I went down to mom's house to help look through her diabetic material. Code for just talking, gossipping, and giggling about things. I think Roz has been to grandma's house almost everyday since she has been back from the hospital. I have now had to set a time for to call grandma or go down to grandma's. Because she would call at 6:00 am if she could! Keanul went to the fair the other day, it was bracelet day. Boy the fair is getting up their in price! $8 to get in..$20 for the bracelet so they can ride all the cheesy rides they want. :) Well time to go. Got to get ready for work. :( yeah!

Aka MY MOM

Now that I have time to absorb everything that happened in the past week; I am ready to blog about it. It's been a very stressful, traumatic, and quite scary week. The thought of losing a love one is terrifying!! My mother in law (aka my mom) was hospitalized last Sunday. She was having a hard time breathing which turn into much worse. Her body was slowly shut down. Like Rhonda said "It is a amazing what modern medicine and alot of prayer can do!" You name it she had it. Low blood pressure, very high blood sugar, heart failure, lung failure, pneumonia . You think to yourself and to the Lord, as selfish as this my sound, I'm not ready to lose her yet! The family isn't ready to lose her yet. It's not time for her to go home to heaven.

We got to the hospital on Sunday night at 11:30am sitting in the emergency waiting room (woohoo). I'm thinking to myself we have been here way to much the past couple of months! As the doctors were doing their miracle work, there we sat waiting to hear something. It's was 3:30am when I went home to catch some sleep; leaving my husband and his sister at the hospital. Then at 8:30am Rick calls with this small little boyish voice, normally he has a very strong confident voice, as he crying saying they had just kicked him and Rhonda out his mom's room in ICU. As he described what was going on; the only thing I could think of what should I say Lord to comfort him? I let him know I was on my way. And that I loved him more. I made arrangements with one of are friend to watch the kids. That morning Mom had a heart attack. After being under the care of Great doctors and nurses and the whole staff in ICU by Thursday she was finally moved to a regular room. As sad as this sounds to actually cheer that she is in a different room.

This Monday she was able to come home. Amazing. What a miracle this is. You know I was really thinking that they should really have some kind of manual on how to deal and coupe with situations like this. A manual for how to tell your kids that grandma might not make it. But, regardless I think Rick and I handled it quite well. Even though Rick gave me a little scare. We handle it the best we could at that given time.

I know some people do not get along with their mother in laws. Which I feel very sorry for them. I guess I am blessed to have such a loving, caring, big hearted, love her to death mother in law ( aka my mom). I hope this is a eye opener to her how much she is loved. I hope this is also an eye opener to love herself, and start being selfish, and take care of herself. Make herself be number 1 (well next to God of course) :) Love Ya, Mom.

Psalm 113

Praise the LORD.
Praise, O servents of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord.
Let the name of the Lord be praised,
both now and forevermore.
From the rising of the sun to the place
where it sets,
the name of the Lord is to be praised.

The Lord is exalted over all the nations,
his glory above the heavens.
Who is like the Lord our God,
the One who sits enthroned on high,
who stoops down to look
on the heavens and the earth?

He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash
heaps;
he seats them with princes,
with the princes of their people.
He settles the barren woman in her
home
as a happy mother of children.

Praise the Lord.

Family

I remember when I was younger that I admired my Aunt Debbie. She was so vivacious and I just thought she was the must remarkable women that I know. It's funny when you're younger how much you look up to people. How much they impact your life. My Aunt was one of those people for me. Even though we didn't spend alot of time together. It was the time we did. She was in my eyes at that time a very strong women, very independent thinking, very vocal. She was my step-father's sister. When my mother and step-father divorced I no longer seen my Aunt Debbie. But, I will always remember when I got my period and she talked me though it. You know, told me that I wasn't dying (which I thought I was!) and that every women has it.
I can see that my daughter (Rozalynn) has that same admired look when ever she see her Aunt Rhonda. That same kind of joy and anticipation whenever she sees her or know she is coming over to visit.
My son ( Keanul) loves his older cousins Justin, Joel, and Jarad. Jarad is only 3 years older, but boy does he make an impact on Keanul. Keanul very much enjoys spending time with him; hanging out, talking, playing video games! And I love that fact that Jarad has taken Keanul under his wing, like a big brother. I love the fact that they are so close. I love that our family is very close and that we love spending time with one and other. That to me is what family is all about that kind of bond, link, unity, that knot that can't be broken.

Palms 67:1
May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us.

The Challenge is On!!

Well we had a great day yesterday. Rozalynn said she had a great Birthday. Yesterday was a day with all her family. Minus one. Which was my mother, she had to work. Now the birthday sweets are done it's back to getting serious with the diet. Or change of life is what I would like to call. I don't like the word diet. It sounds like the word of death... lol . Well this is a short blog today. I got to get ready for work. I hope everyone has a great day!!

Birthday Girl

Tomorrow is my daughter Rozalynn's birthday. She is going to be 7 years old. Boy does time fly by! I can still remember going to the hospital in labor with her. The night I was going in labor my friend Molly, my husband's mother were over at the house sitting with me. My husband (Rick) works 3rd shift. I remember telling him you probably should call in because we are having a baby tonight. He starts work at 10:00pm at night. But he is a supervisor so he felt the need to go in; he says to me just page me and I'll be on my way. So sure enough I was paging him at 12:30 telling him it was time. So it was a race to the hospital. Rozalynn is my second child. Keanul (my son) is now 13 years old. He's labor was only 3 1/2 hours. Went to the hospital at 12pm had him at 3:31 am. So many people have told us your second goes faster. Boy were they wrong!! Rozalynn was in no hurry to come out. 9 hours later she finally decided to come. And what a beautiful baby she was. I know everyone says that about there babies. But she was! The nurses gave her a perfect 10 rating on the Apgar test. So what a day of celebration of a birth. Now she's going to be 7. Still can't believe it. God has truly blessed my husband and I with not 1, but 2 beautiful children. Thank you Lord.

Matthew 19:14

Jesus said," Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

Matthew 21:16

"Do you hear what these children are saying?" they asked him.

"Yes," replies Jesus, "have you never read," "From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise'?"

Losing Weight UGGGGHH!!!

My husband and I have been trying to lose weight. You know that healthier living style! Like so many other American we to are over weight. So about a month ago we started walking. Well my husband been more into it than me. I'm a slow learner :) . Rick has now lost 31 pounds in this month time. Way to go Rick!! How proud I am of him. I have lost 1 pound :( . Rick stop eating fast food, (which I have too) he also stopped drinking soda ( I have cut down). I love soda that's my problem! Nothing like a fountain soda. So this month I am going to put myself more into it. Try a little hard to change. It's hard to change your habits. You really have to tell yourself lets get going. Physically not a problem, just mentally it's a challenge. So I have made up my mind. It's time to get serious now! No more playing around!

I hope everyone had a nice and safe Fourth of July. My daughter Rozalynn and I were in are small town parade. It was hot!! But it was fun to be with her. I know I need to cherish these times. You know the ones were she says "No Mom stay and come with me." Because I know there is going to be the day when she won't want me to stay. The day of independence and no longer needing me to hold her hand. Today was a mental memories for me. As I look at my nieces, my nephew, my son. They are getting so big, so independent. Yesterday was truly Independence Day in my eyes for our younger generation. To be young and free. Thank you to all our troops for providing that freedom for our young generation and for us. They have truly sacrificed alot for the privileges we have now. Thank You!

Poor Baby Girl

Poor baby!! She has had a rough month of June. At the beginning of June she broke her arm from trying to jump off the swing. Instead of jumping off gracefully. She got tangled and ended up falling off backwards. So she has been counting down the days of being able to go swimming and when her cast comes off. Then on Saturday as she was playing down at Grandma's house she fell and cut her ear very badly. So once again to the ER we go. She had to get stitches. So she got 3 stitches in her right ear. What a strong little girl she is. She surprises me every time and surprised the doctors and nurses as well. As we are waiting for the doctor and nurses to come in you can she that she is so calm and collected. When the nurse comes in he was so nice. As he ask her questions and make sure she doesn't have a concussion. He ask her what day is it? She looks at her father, than to me, and then back at him in her sweet little voice June 30. The nurse smiles and said "Right! but day like Monday .... ect.. " Roz looks at him as if what don't you know?! She says to him "Saturday!" The nurse smiles and says "Right again" no concussion here. So when the doctor comes in Rozalynn was ready to ask questions. Like is it going to hurt? how long is it going to hurt? are you going to use needles? Can my dad hold my hand? So sweetly. She is truly a tough little girl. She did not cry nor did she even say ouch. She is truly my hero!!