Just wanted to let you all know where we are and kinda of what our time line will be....flexible time line :)
We just had the hardest 10 days of our lives. While the memorial service is over...the grief will linger for much longer. Keep praying for our family as Derek will be missed so much....he truly was a great son, brother, uncle, friend and had the true servant heart of his savior Christ Jesus. He would do anything for anyone, anytime of the day and never expected anything in return. Just the fact that he was helping someone was good enough for him.
I am sure I will post about Derek on my blog and his blog from time to time, but I wanted to let everyone know what else is happening.
Before all this happened, my mom was packed and ready to move to Topeka to start a new job on Monday the 11th. Well, she is still packed and ready and we talked to her job and they have agreed to give her until the 26th of May to do whatever she needs to do. Right now she is still wanting to move to Topeka and give it a try, but she is still having doubts about that decision. Brett is going to head back to Topeka today (Tuesday) and the girls and I will stay in McCook to help mom finalize things. We still have a few loose ends to finish up with Derek and then we will load her up and move her down. We are hoping that we can load her on Wednesday and then head for Topeka on Thursday. That would mean I am driving a truck and a trailer back...never done that. Going forward doesn't concern me....I just don't want to have to back up!! We won't bring everything as she will be living with us for awhile until we can find her an apartment. The rest of things will be loaded in a trailer and my brother Blake will take it back to his garage (it is bigger than our house...seriously) and store it until mom gets her own place.
Lots to pray about!! The girls have been troopers, but they miss home and they are ready to get back to some sort of normal. As far as I know, baby is still fine. I had to cancel my OB appointment and will try to schedule one for next week sometime. I am finishing up my 12 week and still feeling pretty crappy. Stress has a part in it I am sure, but I am trying to stay relaxed and calm...little hard to do under these circumstances. My cousin Matt said to his mom, "if Libbi's doesn't calm down and quit worrying about things, this baby will be born with grey hair." So it was a rough ten days and I didn't hold myself together all the time, but who would? I think we have all managed to come down with a head cold and I am hoping that Kaylee is protected from it and it is more related to stress than an actual virus (if that is even possible).
Well thanks again for all the prayers and e-mails that I haven't responded to. I read them and appreciate them, but didn't have the energy to respond to them! I will post more later...don't know when that will be as the next few weeks might be a little crazy.....ahhh!
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Quotable Quotes from my Kids
- *I am going to start a running list things my kids say so that we have a record of them!*
- 11-26-09 Thanksgiving dinner. We are eating and begin talking about our favorite Thanksgiving food. We then got to talking about our favorite restraunts. After everyone has shared theirs, Kaylee pipes up, "I think Austin's favorite restraunt is mom."
- 11-25-09 Sitting at the table eating and discussing what they want for Christmas. Jaylin was describing the Barbie and the 3 muskateers movie and at the end of her description instead of telling about the whole movie she says, "Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah." Too funny and don't know where she picked that up!
- 11-15-09 Jaylin said, "He looks so cozy in his bed." If you ask them what they think of Austin, they both comment back, "He is so cute."
- 11-14-09 Kaylee was holding Austin and I came to sit down beside them. She then begin saying while pointing at herself first and then me. "I am not your momma, she is your momma. And no she doesn't have another baby in her tummy, it just looks like it!" She said this several times.
- 7-8-09 We have been watching 'America's Got Talent' with the girls and they love it. When they show the "not so talented acts," the girls definately have some funny reactions to the acts. Jaylin said, "what was that supposed to be mom?" Kaylee said, "that is definately not a talent, that would hurt!" That was after a man had his assistant staple money to his body...um yeah, not a talent! The really enjoy the young kids that perform and the dancing acts.
- 4-5-09 We sat down to eat this morning and when Jaylin was done eating she said, "I am a full Marvin now!" We say a lot as we are getting ready to eat, "are you a starvin Marvin?" Never thought they would call themselves a full Marvin...too funny!
- 2-3-09 Brett was down stairs replacing an electrically outlet and since he had to switch it out in the dark, the girls and I were holding flashlights so he could see what he was doing. As we were sitting there watching him screw the screws back in their appropriate spots...Jaylin says, "Gee dad, you are a good screwer." Poor kid had no idea why we were laughing and we weren't about to explain it!
- 2-2-09 I told the girls that we were going to Uncle Nathan's for a super bowl party. Jaylin dead serious comments, "Mom, Uncle Nathan doesn't have any bowls, how can we have a party at his house?" Little confused so I clearified that it had nothing to do with bowls, but about football. "Ok she said, Dad likes footbal!" Later while we were at Uncles Nathan's eating, she says,"Mom, thought we were going to eat in bowls?" So she still didn't get it! I reminded them that the super bowl game was on and told them that the Cardinals and the Steelers were playing. They resumed eating and later when we were sitting down and actually watching the game, Jaylin says, "Mom, what color is the takers team!" After laughing I told her the steelers are in the white and yellow!
- Jan 2009. I am not sure why they say this, but after I ask them a question and they know the answert to it, the sometimes say, "Ask me how I know that." Then when I asked them how they know that, they say "Because I am smart!" Not lacking any confidence right now :)
- 8-22-08 See the next comment to explain the background to this comment. I was playing ball on Friday night with one of the guys that Brett works with team. After a few minutes of being there, Jaylin runs up to Jeff and gives him a big hug and says, "Do you like my party shirt and my party shorts?" He just had to laugh and later asked what was the big deal with the clothes she had on.
- 8-16-08 Since the 4th of July Party, the clothes that each of wore for the party has been named by Jaylin and Kaylee as "our Party Clothes". Everytime we wear them the girls will make a comment. At the girls b-day party, Jaylin looks at me and says, "Mom you are beautiful, why are you wearing your party clothes?" Well honey, it is your birthday party, I thought it would be appropriate to wear our "party clothes"!
- 7-26-08 Kaylee out of the blue came up to me and said, "Just talked to Grandma and she said she was on her way down!" OK honey! Later it started to rain and she pipped up, "Mom, grandma just called and said she will come down tomorrow b/c it is raining." Can you tell the girls are ready to see their family!
- 7-26-08 It started to rain and Jaylin went to the patio door and as she was opening it, I said, "you can't go outside right now." "'I know mom,' and she opened the door anyway and said out the door, 'Thanks for the rain God!'"
- 7-25-08 As we were driving home with the windows down....Jaylin began shouting, "I love you Jesus and God. Hey mom can they hear me?" Yes honey, God and Jesus can always hear you. She then proceeded to tell Kaylee to say it as loud as she could. So both were shouting, "I love you God and Jesus." out the windows of the car!
- May-July 2008 When asked what their dad is, both of them usually respond, "my dad is a genius." Recently they have added cool to that. So now they say, "my dad is a cool genius!" I will get it on video tape before they are too old to disagree or think otherwise. Brett fed them the words in case your were wondering who taught them that....wasn't me!
- Sometime in 2008- Brett works on the renovation of the State House (Capital Building) and whenever we see it driving by, the girl's say, "There is Daddy's building."
- Started in May 2008- We have tried to teach the kids to use their manners all the time! Well, of course I still have to remind them to say thanks mom and one day I jokingly added, "you're the best." Well it stuck and they will usually say, "thanks mom, you're the best." That is fine at home, but not something I want them saying in public!!
2 comments:
A true servant's heart must run in your family. Derek is not the only Bodeman I know who gives and expects nothing in return. I'm so sad for you but thinking of you trying to back up a trailer did make me smile. I'm sure you'll do fine! We'll be praying for you.
You are still on my heart! I am praying for you especially as you are dealing with heartbreak and trying to stay healthy for that precious life inside of you. I'm thankful that Derek is resting peacefully now, but I know that your family must be torn up. I'm sad for you, but I know you'll persevere. Hope to see you soon.
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