For Carmen--A new beginning--A new journey: A fun visit

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

A fun visit

The picture is from grandma's birthday party. From left to right are Dale, Deb, Deb, Allen, Carmen, Mary and Mark. Allen is the oldest, Deb is next and Mark is the youngest.
We had a fun time today. Amy's parents, Jeanne and Dick, are in Florida for this month. They are just a very short distance from Terry's place so we invited them to come for a visit today. We took the shuttle to the beach and walked for an hour. When we arrived back we had lunch at the club. It was a fun time. The weather was perfect and the food at the club was great. One can not complain about temps in the high 70's and sunny skies in February.
I am excited for this afternoon. I will pick up my new tennis racket at 4 and then of course I will for sure have a great tennis game. My inexperience and my age have nothing to do with my skill level, it is all in the racket. I am planning to take another tennis clinic Thursday as my calf muscle is healing nicely and I should be good to go in two days.
The bike remains in netural but with my calf getting better maybe the bike is next to get a work out. I HAVE to get more exercise as my weight is up a few pounds and that just can not be so more exercise, less food are in order.
Enough for now. I do hope that friends and family in MN, ND etc are enjoying the winter wonder land.
Sister Joan sent a picture of someone sitting in a frozen outhouse. I wonder if that came from our growing up on the farm!!!!!!!!!

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Anonymous said...: Your in the right place, I guess St. Paul had 12 inches of snow yesterday. Yeah the picture reminded me of the farm, and the soft peach papers as toilet tissue. Oh well you got your business done in a hurry, no reading the local news out there. I'm back to work again, feels good. Laser is the way to go. Love Joan; February 22, 2011 at 8:06 PM

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The first reading at Gail's funeral September 18, 2009

I know of no one who fit this better than Gail

Proverbs 31: 10-31
A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.
Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
She brings him good, not harm.
all the days of her life.
She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands.
She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from afar.
She gets up while it is still dark;
she provides food for her family
and portions for her servant girls.
She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
She sets about her work vigorously:
her arms are strong for her tasks.
She sees that her trading is profitable,
and her lamp does not go out at night.
In her hand she holds the distaff
and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.
When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
She makes linen garments and sells them,
and supplies the merchants with sashes.
She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her;
Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all."
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
Give her the reward she has earned,
and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.

Well done good and faithful servant, your praise is much and your reward is to be with God forever.

Our Story

Our story begin in 1951, when Carmen was 4 and Gail was 5! We met as our parents were at a camera club. Fast forward--Carmen begin to attend grade school in town in 1957, the same school that Gail went to. Fast forward--We had our first date in the winter of 1964 in Gail's senior year of high school. Again--we were married June 1st of 1968. We moved to St. Paul in October of 1977 and lived at 2094 Niles Ave until Gail's death September 14 of 2009.
Gail first breast cancer was found in October of 2003. After surgery, chemo, radiation and infusions for a year she felt well and we lived life in our normal mode. Carmen retired in June of 2007 and shortly after that we quit doing the paper route as well. In the fall of 2007 we went on our dream vacation. We camped for 7 weeks in Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia and in the New England states. Sleeping in our truck and eating over an open fire we felt that we had experienced heaven. Then in January of 2008 we spent 3 weeks in Hawaii with friends and again had so much fun. In the fall of 2008 we did much work on the outside of the house and we were so excited to enter 2009 with big plans and dreams. In January Gail was diagnosed with new cancer. For the next 7 1/2 months we prayed, changed our life style, laughed and cried often. As the end of Gail's life drew near she was peaceful and family cared for her at home until she met Jesus. It was a journey that was wonderful, exciting, blessed, full of life and full of love but of course it was too short. Gail is so missed but I know she is in a better place so my journey must continue on without my true love.
I enter a new decade as the "I" that I never wanted to be but I have hope. Hope of things not experienced and hope that life will again, in 2010, become something that I look forward to each morning. My hope is based on our Lord who gives all, who is all and who gives love to all who believe. I enter this new decade with so many questions and so few answers but with faith that all will be well.

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

A fun visit

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The first reading at Gail's funeral September 18, 2009

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