The wedding

Well we are back, and the wedding went well, with no explosions. Hans seemed rather tense, maybe a little defensive, and not particularly comfortable with the whole ceremony thing. His vows sounded like a lecture or a report. Barb read mom's words for the couple, and she did a great job. I didn't feel like it was appropriate for me to do it, because I knew they would be heart felt words that I would not be able to convey. Loved Kerstin's family and friends. They were so warm and fun.
Had Heather, Meg and Katie all in one place. Plus we had little Henry, and we fell completely in love with him. He is so sweet and responsive. Everyone loved him! Considering how jet lagged they both must have been, both he and Kate did great. It is so hard to have all the girls except Mandy. I miss her so much. We talked to her quickly, but it was almost painful for me, no, it really was painful. She is so far away, that I can't even wrap my mind around it, and doing things, that we may never really know about. I miss you Mandy.

Worries

Mom and Dad are heading southwest to meet up with Hurricaine Ike. They will get home tonight and pack like crazy. Ike is planning on hitting Friday, or Saturday, so the time is really tight. Hans' wedding is this weekend also, and short of a miracle, they will probably have to miss it. They have a really neat house identified in Newton, and the timing just seems crazy. How awful would it be if they lose all their stuff and their house in Texas, and not be able to make the move to Iowa, at least not to the house that they are so excited about. Please Lord........
Mandy is off the base, and on a special operation. Period. We have no idea what this means, is she in a helicopter, on the road with LEDs? Who are they seeing? Soldiers, villagers, crazy afghan soldiers??!!! Yikes! Thank God for drugs, or I would be climbing the wall right now. Please Lord keep her safe, and bring her home as quick as possible.
Got to Skype with Kate and James last night, and our Little grandsons are the cutest little boys I have ever laid eyes on! Course I'm not predjudice but what can I say, I miss them all so much!

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Heather is home from So. Korea, and she seems so good. ready to go to Hawaii and help out with katie and james and the little guys and scott. katie has the flu, and as I remember, there aren't any phone numbers for mommies to call in sick to. meg is at home in her new apartment in Mn. and her boss is driving her slowly crazy! mandy is on Osama watch in afghanistan. mom and dad are in Iowa in time for hans' wedding next weekend, and preparing to make a move north. found out today that we will be closing our macy's location, which i will surely miss, probably will lose my employee discount. Rats! i also will be going prn, losing my pto, but gaining the ability to take the time off i want. hmmm, this is a place to start my effort at keeping a diary.

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