Space Mountain: Clothing Optional - All done and true even if it is April Fool's

[Dizneydawn]

Sorry for the downer today...but there is a bit of good news.

Found Treyner a flight Friday - Tuesday for $201! Froom Greenville to Mpls. That is amazing. His one way in January was $250 and most are usually in the $400 range so prayers were answered.

Found out he had been complaining of chest pains for awhile but doctors had found nothing. Not sure yet if those doctors were specialists or reg physicians.

Obviously once the autopsy results are back we will know more but it scares me to have a relative of my kids die so young from what seems to be heart failure at this point.

His brother was contacted and is in route to join his wife in Florida and a sister in Florida is on her way home already. (Home being Iowa.) It sounds like they will try to have the funeral this weekend.

Carsyn is taking it really hard. He was close to my kids. She and he just spoke for 20 minutes last week and he gave her crud that she couldn't be her Dad's kid if she was so smart in school. He was planning a reunion in Feb for the family since over Christmas weather did not allow anyone to get together.

I just keep thinking of his wife and kids and of all the things you might prepare mentally for (car accident etc...) this is not one of them. He was a really good guy. I was blessed to know him for almost 20 years and my kids are lucky to have him as an example of how people should treat one another.

I am going to help the kids write memories of him over the next few weeks and send his wife the results. His children deserve as many memories as they can get their hands on.

Anyway - I will hopefully post the rest of AK tom. I need some humor right now. Thank you all for being kind.

 

[wigdoutdismom]

So sorry about this loss Dawn...
Try to think happy thoughts.

 

[Baloo]

I'm so sorry Dawn...your family will be in my prayers.

 

[SoonerGirl]

That's terrible Dawn Your family is in my prayers

 

[Leajess99]

and prayers to your family. I am so sorry to hear of the loss but so glad they were able to get his brother back. Not sure if it helps now but many airlines and hotels do offer reduced fares for Bereavement travel. We found this out after the fact when my uncle passed away a few years ago.

 

[Millie12591]

Dawn - I would totally be in for a new weightloss thread if you started one. I tried joining another group on that board awhile back, but it felt too much like I was interrupting something. However, if I am in from the start, then I would feel better about the whole thing. Let me know!

Ditto. I didn't try and join, but felt I would be an outsider seeing how they all seem to know one another and have been for a while. Which is good btw!! I wouldn't keep anyone from being able to make friends and become close on here, maybe we can start our own group who will feel the same way.

 

[gellybean]

It's too late at night for me to comment on everything I need to comment on with your AK updates but...

just wanted to send a your way and let you know you're in my thoughts and prayers, as are your cousin's wife and three babies. So sad and tragic. Loss is never easy but a sudden loss always seems a bit harder to handle, doesn't it?

Please keep us posted as you find out more information.

 

[Dizneydawn]

Morning all - I will try and bring the funny back today. I thank you all for your kindness. You truly are more family to me than you will ever know.

 

[wigdoutdismom]

Hey Dawn, it was great talking to you this morning if only just for a few short minutes, maybe we can talk longer this weekend....
Baylor has a basketball tourney and we'll be gone forever on Saturday, I'll text you between games.

 

[Millie12591]

I'm so sorry I haven't responded sooner. Honey, I'm so sorry about the loss in your family. Let me know if there is anything I can do for you. Love, love, love!

 

[eliz991]

Serious Question:

I know many of you have been saying you are needing to be kinder to your bodies as well....I had started a weight loss thread 2 years ago and it is going strong...I have not been the strong one at all for the last year... but I know many people don't feel comfortable jumping into an existing thread.

I am behind (again - have no idea how I'm going to WDW in two weeks when I am so crazed right now) but I would be up for either if I am not too late to vote. Would prefer a new thread, though. If going to the old one then I feel like I need at least two references.

 

[eliz991]

And now that I am caught up, so sorry to hear about the loss in your family. What a great idea to have the kids write down their memories of him, his family will treasure that.

 

[Dizneydawn]

Hi all. I am not going to get to a new post until tomorrow. Needed to get things organized for the kids Dad and help out with some things I could. Taking Carsyn clothes shopping tonight for the wake and funeral. Boys are set.

Nathan will be burried next to his father and the irony of everything is that it seems it was meant to be where he would have been all along.

When his Dad died - (car accident the night Nathan was born) Nathan's Mom bought a plot for the father and her in the family small town cemetary. She remarried a few years after her husbands death and everyone just kind of wondered if she would still be burried next to her first husband or what would happen with the plot.

To have a plot paid for to lesson the expense on the family and be near his father is what Nathan's wife decided. I think Nathan's mom had a lot to do with that. She has been incredibly strong for Nathan's wife, she went through the loss of a husband, young and left with small children to raise. Yet she now is grieving her son, supporting his wife and through the pain and choices she made both in ones she regrets and has been grateful for, been able to give guidance that nobody who has not lived through this could have done.

I truly thank you all for your prayers and kind wishes and although this is not happy times I write about, this is me and this is my life. I have shared with you all the highs and lows before and I am blessed to have a venue to write my thoughts in and a group of people who care enough to read them.

Thanks again and I will be posting tom. night.

Treyner comes home at 9:20 a.m. tom. and I will pick him up and then get to spend Monday with him as well before he goes back.

 

[Jennifer48]

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family Dawn.

 

[PrincessOliviasMom]

So very sorry to hear about the tragedy that's impacting your lives now. Peace be with you all!

 

[Jasperann]

My prayers are with you and your family at this time. I'm sorry to hear about your whole family's loss. It is all very tragic.

 

[scooby9932]

I'm so sorry to hear about your cousin. You & your loved ones are in my prayers. I think the memory book is a wonderful & very thoughtful thing for you all to do.

 

[manntra]

Dawn...very sorry about your family loss

I have been just catching up with your updates.....I love Boma..but I do like breakfast...well really only breakfast in Disney, other than that I never eat it. The same goes for scrambled eggs....never touch them unless on Disney property. I think it's all the lovely butter.
Love the pictures of your boys dancing...and the feel good Baylor story behind it To go from that to the ignorant CM story at the safari.... I did enjoy your animal commentary though...long neck bottle etc. and then later the lazy sheep that couldn't bend over

Take care Dawn

Tracy

 

[lisaviolet]

EDIT: Well I posted without seeing that you have shared your loss here on your TR. I'm sorry.

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Loving it Dawn!

My God you are a great writer. Really. Also, now I've been able to see pictures of the darker hair - nice.

 

[Dizneydawn]

I will be back later to respond properly to people but I wanted to quick say that I just realized my chapter links on the first page were fubared. So I re did them and now they should all work - plus I added the last installment link.

Sorry you guys!

Off to the airport for Treyner.