Carolyn Rae Gauthier
12/03/1938 - 01/05/2011
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Sweet Memories...They Never Fade
It is with a very very sad heart that I share with you all that my Aunt did pass on to her final resting place in Heaven in the early morning hours. My mom was by her side and they shared some very precious minutes together before she passed. Although she may be gone, her legacy and the memories that we all have of her will live on. We love you Auntie Carol and will miss you more than you'll ever know.
Carolyn Rae Gauthier
12/03/1938 - 01/05/2011
Carolyn Rae Gauthier
12/03/1938 - 01/05/2011
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
My Heart and Flesh Cry Out
Its 1:41 a.m. and posting in the middle of the night seems to be becoming a habit.
I am awake for a few reason....
1. Brudder thinks he HAS to get up between 1-3 every night for a feeding. I think this too is a habit. When we move to our new home I will give him the opportunity to cry it out and see if we can't get him sleeping through the night. For now though, he shares a room with Mom and Dad and his fits of crying will wake Dad and Big Boy, which could be BAD!
2. PAIN- will it ever go away? Once I'm up my bodies realizes that it's been resting and it's time to kick my guts up to my throat once again. I'm going back for my 2 week apt. today so I'm hoping that we'll figure this out.
3. My mind is like a Tornado...there is so much going on. Today we found out that we will be moving to Colorado, in 27 days. I knew that this was going to happen. We wanted to move to Savannah, 6 hours from home, but unfortunately they do not have a place for us there. Colorado, which is 23 hours from home, was our 2nd option and we are looking forward to our new adventure. I'm going to blog tomorrow on the PROCESS of PCS'ing (Permanent Change of Station)and you'll understand my stress.
And lastly, I spoke with my Mom today from Virgina where she is with my Aunt and her family, and things are drawing to an end. My precious Aunt is still holding on for some reason, as she has been for many many years, but she is beginning to let go. She's been sick with Cancer for as long as I can remember, first breast cancer and for the last several years Lymphoma, her body just can not take anymore.She's a fighter friends and I know now where my mom get's her resiliency from. I hope I'm just half the women these 2 and my Aunt Jackie are. My heart cry's out because I am not there for my mom. I last Auntie C in February, when I was pregnant with my sweet Brudder and covered from head to toe in PUPPP. She was in the hospital and we had just been from MD to say our final goodbye's to my Grandfather. I never imagined that in all reality that this was my final goodbye, I'll never see her again. I have always had a very special relationship with both my Auntie C and my mom's youngest sister so loosing this piece of me my life is hard....especially on the other side of the world. I can only pray from here for peace from the suffering that her body is experiencing and for my precious Uncle to be comforted as he has not left her side...never. Where God is "their" strong tower, he is her strong tower. It's a beautiful picture of how Christ loves us. She also has 2 daughters, a son, 4 grandchildren (all whom have significant others) and 1 precious Great Grand Boy :-), who you can imagine love her just as much. I am also praying for my mom and Aunt Jackie. They lost their Father in February and now they are losing their sister/mom/best friend. Would you join me in praying for them all as well?
I must get back to bed as I know that morning will come quickly. Rest my friends!
I am awake for a few reason....
1. Brudder thinks he HAS to get up between 1-3 every night for a feeding. I think this too is a habit. When we move to our new home I will give him the opportunity to cry it out and see if we can't get him sleeping through the night. For now though, he shares a room with Mom and Dad and his fits of crying will wake Dad and Big Boy, which could be BAD!
2. PAIN- will it ever go away? Once I'm up my bodies realizes that it's been resting and it's time to kick my guts up to my throat once again. I'm going back for my 2 week apt. today so I'm hoping that we'll figure this out.
3. My mind is like a Tornado...there is so much going on. Today we found out that we will be moving to Colorado, in 27 days. I knew that this was going to happen. We wanted to move to Savannah, 6 hours from home, but unfortunately they do not have a place for us there. Colorado, which is 23 hours from home, was our 2nd option and we are looking forward to our new adventure. I'm going to blog tomorrow on the PROCESS of PCS'ing (Permanent Change of Station)and you'll understand my stress.
And lastly, I spoke with my Mom today from Virgina where she is with my Aunt and her family, and things are drawing to an end. My precious Aunt is still holding on for some reason, as she has been for many many years, but she is beginning to let go. She's been sick with Cancer for as long as I can remember, first breast cancer and for the last several years Lymphoma, her body just can not take anymore.She's a fighter friends and I know now where my mom get's her resiliency from. I hope I'm just half the women these 2 and my Aunt Jackie are. My heart cry's out because I am not there for my mom. I last Auntie C in February, when I was pregnant with my sweet Brudder and covered from head to toe in PUPPP. She was in the hospital and we had just been from MD to say our final goodbye's to my Grandfather. I never imagined that in all reality that this was my final goodbye, I'll never see her again. I have always had a very special relationship with both my Auntie C and my mom's youngest sister so loosing this piece of me my life is hard....especially on the other side of the world. I can only pray from here for peace from the suffering that her body is experiencing and for my precious Uncle to be comforted as he has not left her side...never. Where God is "their" strong tower, he is her strong tower. It's a beautiful picture of how Christ loves us. She also has 2 daughters, a son, 4 grandchildren (all whom have significant others) and 1 precious Great Grand Boy :-), who you can imagine love her just as much. I am also praying for my mom and Aunt Jackie. They lost their Father in February and now they are losing their sister/mom/best friend. Would you join me in praying for them all as well?
I must get back to bed as I know that morning will come quickly. Rest my friends!
Monday, January 03, 2011
Manic Monday (3)
Since I'm still not allowed to lift much, cleaning Big Boy's room was more than a chore today. I was trying to do the cleaning and BOTH boys are pulling things out as fast as I can put them away. Believe it or not Brudder is the biggest mess maker and he's not even 8 months old.
I won't write much tonight because there's not alot to share. You all know how Monday's are. They never get better. I do want you to see this photo. Brudder worked for about 10 minutes to pull everything out of this bed stand and then proceeded to get inside. Once inside he realized that he didn't like it at all and decided he needed to make a quick escape...NOT SO MUCH. He finally got so ticked off that he began to scream, Big Boy came to the rescue real quick.
My last PWOC Kick-Off here in Germany is tomorrow. I'm sad. I've been a part of the PWOC here since 2007 and it will definitely be one of the things I miss the most about being here.
Goodnight Moon!
Sunday, January 02, 2011
First "Firsts" of the New Year! (2)
Today we had a much needed family day. We slowly took down all the Christmas decorations this morning and then spent the afternoon just being lazy while Brudder was napping.
After nap time we headed on to post to see the movie Tangled! This was the first movie we'll see in the theater in 2011 but it was also Brudder's first time to head to the movie theater with the family. He was a champ, not a single cry or fuss out of him. Big Boy absolutely loves going to the theater. It's not often that we get a Children's film here so when we do it's really a treat. You get to the theater and you see everyone you know. Big Boy and his best brown from Kinks saw this movie together and they were hilarious. Kinks doesn't like anyone around him to make a peep while he's watching the film and Big Boy, our talker, never shuts up. They love each other though.
After the movie we enjoyed a nice dinner out, probably for the last time until we move to America, at our favorite Chinese restaurant; The Mandarin. The last time we were there I was supposedly a month away from delivery but little did we know that Brudder would come a week later. We've eaten take out a time or two but this was Brudder's first time at the restaurant and he was such a good boy. Big Boy loves the Sweet and Sour Chicken with NO SAUCE and will eat until he is stuffed. He's such a picky eater that it's nice to see him eat more than a few pieces of his dinner.
My Breezy will head back to work, back to a regular schedule tomorrow. I'm not looking forward to it at all. I'm still having some pain, and not "allowed" to bend or lift much at all so this should be interesting. Thankfully Big Boy is an amazing helper. He and I are going to Clean the Kitchen in the morning and then do some crafting in the afternoon. The week with pass with no time.
I've asked you to join us on our journey back to America and we hope that process will begin for us on Tuesday. As of right now, we do not know where we will be moving. Somehow the Army "forgot" we were leaving, so now we're down to our last 30 days in country and we're not even prepared to leave. On Tuesday we hope to have an "On Assinment" and shortly after "Paper Orders." We're crossing our fingers for Savannah, but our best bet is going to be Colorado. Only time will tell!!
My parents are traveling north tonight to be with my Aunt who is slowly fading away from us. She's been sick for a very long time and only time will tell how much longer she will be here with us. My Auntie C is the strongest, most determined woman I have ever met in my entire life. Even through many battles of Cancer she has continued to truck on, mostly winning the fight for her life. I'd ask that you'd continue to pray for her family and my parents as time is so precious.
After nap time we headed on to post to see the movie Tangled! This was the first movie we'll see in the theater in 2011 but it was also Brudder's first time to head to the movie theater with the family. He was a champ, not a single cry or fuss out of him. Big Boy absolutely loves going to the theater. It's not often that we get a Children's film here so when we do it's really a treat. You get to the theater and you see everyone you know. Big Boy and his best brown from Kinks saw this movie together and they were hilarious. Kinks doesn't like anyone around him to make a peep while he's watching the film and Big Boy, our talker, never shuts up. They love each other though.
After the movie we enjoyed a nice dinner out, probably for the last time until we move to America, at our favorite Chinese restaurant; The Mandarin. The last time we were there I was supposedly a month away from delivery but little did we know that Brudder would come a week later. We've eaten take out a time or two but this was Brudder's first time at the restaurant and he was such a good boy. Big Boy loves the Sweet and Sour Chicken with NO SAUCE and will eat until he is stuffed. He's such a picky eater that it's nice to see him eat more than a few pieces of his dinner.
My Breezy will head back to work, back to a regular schedule tomorrow. I'm not looking forward to it at all. I'm still having some pain, and not "allowed" to bend or lift much at all so this should be interesting. Thankfully Big Boy is an amazing helper. He and I are going to Clean the Kitchen in the morning and then do some crafting in the afternoon. The week with pass with no time.
I've asked you to join us on our journey back to America and we hope that process will begin for us on Tuesday. As of right now, we do not know where we will be moving. Somehow the Army "forgot" we were leaving, so now we're down to our last 30 days in country and we're not even prepared to leave. On Tuesday we hope to have an "On Assinment" and shortly after "Paper Orders." We're crossing our fingers for Savannah, but our best bet is going to be Colorado. Only time will tell!!
My parents are traveling north tonight to be with my Aunt who is slowly fading away from us. She's been sick for a very long time and only time will tell how much longer she will be here with us. My Auntie C is the strongest, most determined woman I have ever met in my entire life. Even through many battles of Cancer she has continued to truck on, mostly winning the fight for her life. I'd ask that you'd continue to pray for her family and my parents as time is so precious.
Saturday, January 01, 2011
Welcome 2011 (1)
Today our family will start "Project 365"! Looking forward to sharing our "New Journey" into 2011. Here's a brief run-down of 2010;
January- Rang in 2010 with our Germany Friends. Traditional NYE dinner and tons of fireworks. 4 1/2 Months Pregnant with Brudder!
February- Breezy turned 27 and we celebrated the month of Love. We made an emergency trip to MD/AL to be with my Grandfather during his last days here on earth. Unfortunately, we didn't make it in time. Spent time with family and made some decisions while we were home that were for the good of our family. Had a 3-D ultrasound and saw Brudder growing like a weed.
March and April- Very slow, tired months. St. Patty's Day, preparations for Easter, taught Clark the meaning of Easter and to this day he still remembers. Brudder is so close to delivery by end of April but we have 4 weeks left to go. I was miserable. Clark loves Preschool. Baby Shower given by some of my closest friends.
May- Brudder made his appearance 3 1/2 weeks early and I learned what it was like to be a mom to 2 beautiful boys who quickly completed our family. We struggled with breast-feeding only to learn that Brudder has a very sensitive tummy. Preschool is over and Clark is home with mom now during the days. He loves his brother and is such a big helper.
June- SUMMER TIME!!!!! I turned 27! Said goodbye to our friends to Rodriguez Family.
July- Brudder's first 4th of July Celebration. We welcomed the Camp Adventure interns into our family until September. They quickly became a fixture in our home.
We welcomed home many soliders from Iraq during this month. It was such a precious time. We also celebrated Baby Brennon and Kayla's 1st birthdays!
August- Breezy went away for training and left me and the boys to fend for ourselves. We were fine. Had a lot of help from our excellent neighbors and the Camp A gals!! We had a ton of "Girls Nights" while Wes away. Lifetime friendships were made during this time! Catrina and Antonia we Breezy's miss you a ton!
September- Gabe and Clark celebrate #4 together with a party at the brand new park on post. The next week Me and the little boys flew to America to spend a few weeks with the Grandparents while Daddy had more training to do. He joined us for 3 weeks and we all flew home together. Clark had 2 more birthday parties; one at Grammy and Bobo's and one at Mema and Papa's! We introduced Brudder to lots of our family and friends. AUBURN/GATOR football!!!!
October- Fall Festival!!! Mommy worked like crazy with Mrs. Jenn. Everything was great. Over 500 in attendance. A record high for Storck Chapel. More Football. AUBURN is undefeated!
November- Thanksgiving and lots of meetings to prepare for 2011. We spent thanksgiving in the Alps with our friends. Enjoyed our time at "The Apartment" we stayed in during Christmas 2011. Clark has a new love for the snow! He's gonna be just like his Papa and love the outdoors. Watched the AL/AU Iron Bowl game via the internet with our Friend Jessica who is an AL fan. We had a ton of fun! Baby Noah turned one!
December- Christmas GALORE! Clark learned the Christmas Story and it's so sweet to hear him try to retell it, with help from Mom of course. He loves our Willow Tree Nativity. Started some new traditions as a family. Baby Kasen was born on the 19th of December to our favorite "Brown Friends". Brady Babi, our best friends son, turned one! Due to complications from my pregnancy and delivery with Brudder, we decided to "Complete" our family. I had to have a hysterectomy on the 21st of December. Christmas/New Years has been really layed back and relaxed for us!!!
P.S. On 1 Jan the Florida Gators won an we said Goodbye to an amazing couch.
NOW...Join us in 2011 as we'll journey back to America to find our new home and start our life over fresh and new as a completed family of 4!
*Brudder is Germany for brother. That's what Big Boy calls his brother MOST of the time!*
Blessings,
The Breezy's
January- Rang in 2010 with our Germany Friends. Traditional NYE dinner and tons of fireworks. 4 1/2 Months Pregnant with Brudder!
February- Breezy turned 27 and we celebrated the month of Love. We made an emergency trip to MD/AL to be with my Grandfather during his last days here on earth. Unfortunately, we didn't make it in time. Spent time with family and made some decisions while we were home that were for the good of our family. Had a 3-D ultrasound and saw Brudder growing like a weed.
March and April- Very slow, tired months. St. Patty's Day, preparations for Easter, taught Clark the meaning of Easter and to this day he still remembers. Brudder is so close to delivery by end of April but we have 4 weeks left to go. I was miserable. Clark loves Preschool. Baby Shower given by some of my closest friends.
May- Brudder made his appearance 3 1/2 weeks early and I learned what it was like to be a mom to 2 beautiful boys who quickly completed our family. We struggled with breast-feeding only to learn that Brudder has a very sensitive tummy. Preschool is over and Clark is home with mom now during the days. He loves his brother and is such a big helper.
June- SUMMER TIME!!!!! I turned 27! Said goodbye to our friends to Rodriguez Family.
July- Brudder's first 4th of July Celebration. We welcomed the Camp Adventure interns into our family until September. They quickly became a fixture in our home.
We welcomed home many soliders from Iraq during this month. It was such a precious time. We also celebrated Baby Brennon and Kayla's 1st birthdays!
August- Breezy went away for training and left me and the boys to fend for ourselves. We were fine. Had a lot of help from our excellent neighbors and the Camp A gals!! We had a ton of "Girls Nights" while Wes away. Lifetime friendships were made during this time! Catrina and Antonia we Breezy's miss you a ton!
September- Gabe and Clark celebrate #4 together with a party at the brand new park on post. The next week Me and the little boys flew to America to spend a few weeks with the Grandparents while Daddy had more training to do. He joined us for 3 weeks and we all flew home together. Clark had 2 more birthday parties; one at Grammy and Bobo's and one at Mema and Papa's! We introduced Brudder to lots of our family and friends. AUBURN/GATOR football!!!!
October- Fall Festival!!! Mommy worked like crazy with Mrs. Jenn. Everything was great. Over 500 in attendance. A record high for Storck Chapel. More Football. AUBURN is undefeated!
November- Thanksgiving and lots of meetings to prepare for 2011. We spent thanksgiving in the Alps with our friends. Enjoyed our time at "The Apartment" we stayed in during Christmas 2011. Clark has a new love for the snow! He's gonna be just like his Papa and love the outdoors. Watched the AL/AU Iron Bowl game via the internet with our Friend Jessica who is an AL fan. We had a ton of fun! Baby Noah turned one!
December- Christmas GALORE! Clark learned the Christmas Story and it's so sweet to hear him try to retell it, with help from Mom of course. He loves our Willow Tree Nativity. Started some new traditions as a family. Baby Kasen was born on the 19th of December to our favorite "Brown Friends". Brady Babi, our best friends son, turned one! Due to complications from my pregnancy and delivery with Brudder, we decided to "Complete" our family. I had to have a hysterectomy on the 21st of December. Christmas/New Years has been really layed back and relaxed for us!!!
P.S. On 1 Jan the Florida Gators won an we said Goodbye to an amazing couch.
NOW...Join us in 2011 as we'll journey back to America to find our new home and start our life over fresh and new as a completed family of 4!
*Brudder is Germany for brother. That's what Big Boy calls his brother MOST of the time!*
Blessings,
The Breezy's
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