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I Wear My Sunglasses…At Lunch!

February 3, 2012 in Lana's Journal with 2 Comments

Sunglasses

Perfect for a sunny day
and for the glare of snow;
Perfect when their light-weight
and stay up on your nose.

Perfect for protection
from harmful UV rays;
Perfect to look cool in,
no verbal statement made!

Perfect for adding confidence
no matter what the case;
Perfect accessory to impress,
adding character to each face!

Amy Millis

Sunglasses are 100% necessary in southern California. We don’t leave the house without them! And Hope likes to wear them indoors too. She’s been known to eat lunch and take a nap with them on. :)

Chugga Chugga Choo Choo!

February 1, 2012 in Lana's Journal with 3 Comments

For Hope’s birthday, we got a train table off Craigslist and a small train set.

The train was a hit! :)

Beach Series: January

January 31, 2012 in Lana's Journal with 3 Comments

This past weekend was gorgeous so we went to the beach. We live three miles from the ocean and Lauren can see the water from her bedroom window. Yet we don’t get to the beach as often as we would like. So, we’ve decided to start a new blog series. We’ll take pictures at the beach every single month this year, post them, and then at the end of the year maybe Dave will compile them into a slideshow. We’ll be motivated to go to the beach, take pictures and make all of you envious of the sunny southern California weather! (Just kidding on the last part…) Along the way, hopefully we will get some good practice at taking pictures outside in the sunshine.

Since today is the last day of January, we’ve got to sneak these in to start our beach blog series off on the right foot.

Our California girls…

Hope spent all her time playing in the sand. Let’s just say the water was like ice and there was no way on earth she was going in!

Parasurfing. Quite amazing to watch.

Dave got a polarizer for Christmas that really helps capture the blue skies.

NY Grandma soaking up the sun.

NY Grandpa at his finest.

Happy Birthday Hope!!!!

January 30, 2012 in Lana's Journal with 8 Comments

Two years ago, we welcomed a little blonde baby.

Hope, you are our bundle of joy. Happy, happy 2nd birthday.

Love, Dad, Mom and Lauren

Be Grateful

January 25, 2012 in Lana's Journal, Tay Sachs with 4 Comments

We watched the movie Courageous this week. One line stood out to me.

“You can be angry at what time you didn’t get with her, or you can be grateful for the time you had with her.”

That’s TOUGH.

But so, so, so true.

Sometimes I think Dave and I had it easier. Meaning we had such a long time to figure out how we were going to deal with Carmen dying. I think about people who suddenly, unexpectedly lose a child or a spouse. Or have a child kidnapped and never found. Or have a child who endures extreme pain for years and years. Carmen was unaware and unresponsive, a blessing to her. I don’t know…I just think that there are worse things. I suppose that’s helpful to me. Tay Sachs was BAD but it could have been worse. Yes, that is helpful.

I am grateful for the time we had with her but I do wish that we could have had a longer time of happy, healthy Carmen in this life. We really only had a few months, from 6 to 10 months, before Tay Sachs started taking over.

Death, dying and losing family and friends is easier to think about in the context of eternity. It’s easier to be grateful for a short time on earth when Heaven is waiting and eternity is a very, very, very long time.

Carmen, photo taken by Rashmi Pappu

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