Remind Me

About once a week I receive something in the mail or a phone call concerning Emily. I'm not talking about the many, many encouraging stories about how Emily has touched their life. I love to hear those. This particular post is about how cold hearted 'routine' and computers can be.
So it's been about three months since Emily went to heaven. Every week someone calls me about her insurance info, her name info, her SSN, etc.
One of the worst ones was from our insurance stating that Emily will no longer be receiving coverage because of her passing on June 11, 2008. A whole 42 cents for that?!! Thank you for informing me that she is dead.

Yesterday was the worst I think. My insurance sent a survey to Emily ___. Yes, it was addressed to her! They were wondering if their service to her was satisfactory. I guess that hit the top. How many times do I have to inform my insurance that Emily is dead, she's not here, she's in heaven!!
This might be the Age of Communication, but I think there are quite a few 'kinks' to work out.
Ok end of rant, I don't usually do this.... -(Renee)

Our First Nephew

Kaleb, Joshua and Rachel's first cousin, is absolutely adorable. Big brown eyes and a charming personality, we all love him. His parents, JoAnne (Joel's sister) and Shane are planning his first birthday this month. Below are some pictures from their visit in June: some are very cute and some are very cute and funny.

Videos from beginning of summer

So here's two videos from the beginning of summer. One is of Joshua, telling you about his skill of going potty. And the second video is of Rachel, swinging on a windy day in June.

Our visit to Bemidji (Last month)

Our visit to Bemidji was great! We stopped along the way to take a break and found these really cool cone flower /sunflower /black eyed susans. We camped near Bemidji and met Joel's parents there. The pines were beautiful! The lake was warm and shallow, and the weather was decent. We also got to see our good friends Mark and Kelley and Oliver. They came swimming with us, we went to the park and did some "rock climbing", and then we ate venison tenderloin (marinated for 2.5 days, wrapped in bacon, and cooked over the campfire...anyone drooling yet?)

Visit with Pat and Clyde!

Pat and Clyde's visit was a few weeks ago. We had a good time with them. We hiked a rugged trail that opened up to beautiful views of different lakes. Joshua even hiked a good portion of the 3 miles (round trip). It was good to see Pat and Clyde, they were our hosts in Minneapolis when Emily was in the hospital.