Baby update

Things are starting to come together in preparation for the baby's arrival. As I said in the last post, we are naming him Terrance Denali after my late friend Teresa. We found a nice crib and got it set up the other day. We are starting to dig out all the baby bedding that we had left after Dakota so it can be washed. I found a playpen at a second-hand store here in town and was surprised at the wonderful condition of it. Now all we need to get is a baby swing, high chair, clothes and nipples for the bottles (for some reason we kept all the bottles after Dakota switched to sippies). CJ is getting excited and asks everytime I go to the doctor if I am going to get the baby out. Dakota is still too young to really understand but he knows something is up. We are also preparing CJ to be there when Terrance is born. We will have to see how he handles it and if I can handle him being in there with me.

Family friend, continued

Apparently, Teresa went peacefully in her sleep. She hadn't felt good for a couple of days. Her husband went to wake her when he got home from work but she didn't wake up. The results of her autopsy won't be available until early next week but preliminary thoughts are heart attack. My mother cut her trip to New York short so that she can go to the memorial mass. She will be home next week instead of in 3 weeks. Luckily my kids will be on vacation with another family friend that week. It will give her a chance to unwind from the emotional turmoil without having to deal with my rambunctious boys.

My husband and I have decided to name our new son (who is due in about 2 months) Terrance after Teresa. She will be sorely missed.

Family friend

I just found out that a woman I have known my entire life, my mother's best friend, was found dead today in her home in San Diego. Her husband found her. We are not sure how she died but we think it was a heart attack. Mom was hysterical in the background when my sister called me from NY to tell me. I am pretty upset myself. She was a young woman (early 50's) and even younger at heart. She will be sorely missed. Her passing is a total shock.

Rest in Peace, Teresa!

Good News and Bad News

The good news is that one of the missing kids from North Idaho has been found safe. Shasta Groene was found alive this weekend with a registered sex offender. We don't know if she was assaulted or not or whether she saw her family murdered but it is enough to know that she is home with her father now and alive. The fate of her brother, Dylan, is still unknown. He has not been found. However, they have found some remains in Montana that may be young Dylan. Part of me hopes that it is so that the family can have some kind of closure but another part of me hopes it isn't and that Dylan will also be found alive. I guess we will know more in a couple of days after DNA testing at the FBI headquarters in Virgina.