tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14772546443770551532024-03-05T04:04:49.601-08:00Dianne's HOPE!June 1958-2011
In God's Care...mrs.ronnebeck@live.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17636478404542457460noreply@blogger.comBlogger296125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477254644377055153.post-10698207555141767322014-06-20T06:08:00.000-07:002014-06-20T06:08:00.058-07:003 Years...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I thought about posting a year after ... I wrote an entire post, and my heart ached too much to hit "Publish"... and again 2 years after... and now, It's been 3 years since she's been gone.<br />
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It's hard to revisit this blog, there was so much hope, and even though her story isn't over, there's not much more to tell.<br />
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Shannon and I took a long walk on Ruby Beach this spring when her and Erica came out to visit. We talked about how much has changed since Mom has been gone, and how empty we feel without her, how lonley. We talked about her cancer, and how we both knew how bad the diagnosis was, yet we still held out hope that she'd be in the clear some day.<br />
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Remission is a word we craved to hear, and "Cancer Free" was a complete dream, words we never got to experience with her. She fought 2 long hard years, countless treatments and lots of tears.<br />
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But, her story isn't all sad. She was a bright and wonderful woman before and during the cancer. Her story lives on through us kids, and through you who knew and loved her.<br />
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I wish her final resting place was closer to me so I could go sit and talk to her. I've kept a journal writing letters to her, but something about having a place to go see here just feels better.<br />
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I hope that you will remember her today... fondly. Honor her in your own personal way. Celebrate the life we had with her.<br />
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Thank you for loving her, and supporting us. <br />
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mrs.ronnebeck@live.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17636478404542457460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477254644377055153.post-83952029540740784192011-08-10T14:34:00.000-07:002011-08-10T14:34:31.619-07:00What made you Cry today?<div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">I was just listening away to the radio... and this song came on. Talk about make you tear up!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">Missing you Momma!</span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>"If Heaven wasn't so far away"</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>- Justin Moore</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>Everyday I'd drive to work across Flint River bridge</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>A hundred yards from the spot where me and grandpaw fished.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>There's a piece of his ol' fruit stand on the side of Sawmill Road</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>He'd be there peelin' peaches if it was 20 years ago</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>And what I wouldn't give </em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>To ride around in that old truck with him</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>If Heaven wasn't so far away</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>I'd pack up the kids and go for the day</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>Introduce them to their grandpaw</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>And watch them laugh at the way he talked</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>Find my long lost cousin John</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>The one we left back in Vietnam</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>Show him a picture of his daughter now</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>She's a doctor and he'd be proud</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>Tell 'em we'd be back in a couple of days</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>In the rear view mirror, we'd all watch 'em wave</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>Yea, losin' them wouldn't be so hard to take</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>If Heaven wasn't so far away.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>I'd hug all three of those girls we lost from the class of '99</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>And I'd find my bird dog Bo, </em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>And take him huntin' one more time</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>Ask Hank why he took those pills back in '53</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>Ask Janice to sing the second verse of 'Me and Bobbie McGee'</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>Sit on a cloud and visit for a while</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>It'd do me good just to see them smile.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>If Heaven wasn't so far away</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>I'd pack up the kids and go for the day</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>Introduce them to their grandpaw</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>And watch them laugh at the way he talked</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>Find my long lost cousin John</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>The one we left back in Vietnam</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>Show him a picture of his daughter now</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>She's a doctor and he'd be proud</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>Tell 'em we'd be back in a couple of days</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>In the rear view mirror, we'd all watch 'em wave</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>Yea, losin' them wouldn't be so hard to take</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>If Heaven wasn't so far </em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>If Heaven wasn't so far </em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>If Heaven wasn't so far away.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>So far away</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
<em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><em>So far awaaaaaaaaaaay</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"> We placed the order for this shortly before I left South Dakota. Today, Shannon sent me pictures that it had been set. Picking out a headstone was a lot harder than any of the three of us thought it would be, but we really like our final decision. It's very simple, elegant and nice, it's very her.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">The blog will be concluding shortly. I plan to print it into a book for those of you who would like a copy, please let me know, for those of you who would like to say a few words to have it printed in the book, leave a comment and we'll get it in there.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for all your continued love and support. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We miss you Momma!</div>mrs.ronnebeck@live.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17636478404542457460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477254644377055153.post-61218623665342265062011-07-13T06:49:00.000-07:002011-07-13T06:49:23.970-07:00Tree of Life<div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKSYR1_C6Q-iQW6b4n4-6jb2BLvGydoI-kvsV2Yp1HGi9SaQA61W0XVX6f435Wpys7C1kHs84WsXbKL4u8Q-0uwpIuzxJhr6XYGAMbLPxQWNRehFKQFhllXGJFYr-XtLiIR0UbhFvcgI/s1600/Tree_of_Life_Photo%255B1%255D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKSYR1_C6Q-iQW6b4n4-6jb2BLvGydoI-kvsV2Yp1HGi9SaQA61W0XVX6f435Wpys7C1kHs84WsXbKL4u8Q-0uwpIuzxJhr6XYGAMbLPxQWNRehFKQFhllXGJFYr-XtLiIR0UbhFvcgI/s400/Tree_of_Life_Photo%255B1%255D.JPG" width="400px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the Tree of Life that hangs at Prairie Lakes Hospital that Mom now has a memorial on. </div><div style="text-align: center;">You can check out the close(r) view of the plate if you clikc<a href="http://dianneshope.blogspot.com/2011/07/prairie-lakes-hospital-tree-of-life.html"> HERE</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you John Calvin and Prairie Lakes Hospice.</div><div style="text-align: center;">-a</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>mrs.ronnebeck@live.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17636478404542457460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477254644377055153.post-35407327970942232412011-07-13T06:46:00.000-07:002011-07-13T06:46:48.853-07:00Crawford Funeral HomeWhen Mom worked at Cashway she met Bill as a customer; she liked Bill a lot, and would say things like "When I die, you take me to Bill." <br />
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So, when she started getting really sick there was no question in our minds which funeral chapel in Watertown we would use. Given that our entire family had used White, Comes & Fox prior to this funeral, it was a little bit of really unfamiliar territory for us. <a href="http://www.crawfordfuneralchapel.com/index.php">Crawford</a> exceeded any expections we had, and then did a little extra on top of it, they were wonderful. I can't sing them enough praise. <br />
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Picking things out for her, there was never any pressured sales, and it was all about what we wanted as a family. They went the extra mile when her casket didn't come in the way we ordered it - well actually the extra 100 miles (200 round trip) to get the right one from Sioux Falls the day of her viewing. We picked things we knew she would like, and that didn't completley break the bank.<br />
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And when picking her hearse, it was pretty exciting to find this bad boy in their garage...<br />
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I will never forget the night she passed away, and I'm confident to say that Kathy, Nani, Tony & Shannon feel the same way.<br />
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We had just said goodbye to a visitor for the evening, and Shannon and I went into the living room to check on Mom, Shannon lifted her covers to feel that her legs were ice cold. We had read in a book by hospice that this could happen days or hours before a person passes. Shannon and I were both worried, so we ate a bite of dinner, and gathered everyone by Mom's bedside.<br />
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Kathy found each of us a stool or a chair to sit on, and Shannon called Tony because things weren't looking up. We sat by her, held her hands and told her how much she is loved she briefly said "I love you" . We laughed at old memories, and cried together. Tony arrived just before a large storm, and helped everyone move their cars into cover, They came back in, and gathered around her bedside just as the storm started to rumble. We said the Lords prayer together and then we each took our turns reading her our birthday cards since we never got a chance before. Kathy then read her the note she wrote her at her benefit and Mom opened just one eye and watched Kathy read every word. We took her oxygen off of her, and kept talking about how much we love her, and telling her who was waiting for her on the other side. About five minutes after we removed the oxygen she took her last breaths. Shannon got up and retrieved her stethoscope and confirmed that she was gone. <br />
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The storm really lit up the sky and I stood outside watching it, waiting for Missy and Crawford to come for her.<br />
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We had a very beautiful opportunity to say goodbye. It was the most dignified death a person could have. We miss her, every. single. second.<br />
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But we know that Kerry, Grandpa Adolph and Kevin were all very excited to see her.mrs.ronnebeck@live.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17636478404542457460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477254644377055153.post-23439751138418611952011-07-07T09:28:00.000-07:002011-07-07T09:28:49.919-07:00Prairie Lakes Hospital Tree of Life<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCF5gf3e5-ezvHJsfY8WbF2j2jhsR6pTPbwTVQFgDOUa851_ZRWpQgnY6UWb8iiiJhshbFUMxld5M3x7eXY5GDpINULA96tnjEtp3nLKiN_AJeKkDj5WiHr0IJYLk3-ZEMzgAWy-Tjh3Y/s1600/Dianne_Nielsen_Plate_for_Tree_of_Life%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCF5gf3e5-ezvHJsfY8WbF2j2jhsR6pTPbwTVQFgDOUa851_ZRWpQgnY6UWb8iiiJhshbFUMxld5M3x7eXY5GDpINULA96tnjEtp3nLKiN_AJeKkDj5WiHr0IJYLk3-ZEMzgAWy-Tjh3Y/s400/Dianne_Nielsen_Plate_for_Tree_of_Life%255B1%255D.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We recived a wonderful letter, and a donation to the Hospice program from John Calvin in memory of Mom in our memorial cards. Shannon and I ran the check up to Prairie Lakes and they asked us for Mom's information to put a plaque up in her memory on the Tree of Life. I've requested the lady send us a picture of the tree of life as well, but here's her plaque :) </div>mrs.ronnebeck@live.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17636478404542457460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477254644377055153.post-62051481986948994832011-07-06T09:44:00.000-07:002011-07-06T09:44:50.481-07:00The Little ThingsA few little things that happened in the mess of the last month that I never want to forget...<br />
<ol><li>When you'd ask her a yes or no question, and the answer was yes, it would come out sounding like "S-ha" instead of yes. It made me giggle. </li>
<li>Mom telling me that if she got snippy with me again, I was allowed to Bitch Slap her. </li>
<li>The way she was always so concerned with where Shannon was.</li>
<li>The smile she would have for you when you woke her from a slumber.</li>
<li>All the little sillies she'd say like I was allowed to spend all my inheritance money on derby gear and skull and flame tattoo's just like hers on her arms.</li>
<li>After she passed, Cashway Lumber putting an ad in the paper that said they were closed at noon on the Friday of her funeral in honor of her.</li>
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What about our Mom will you never forget? mrs.ronnebeck@live.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17636478404542457460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477254644377055153.post-39585517694631279512011-07-05T15:04:00.000-07:002011-07-05T15:04:09.722-07:00Obituary<div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8UgdU-kpBNpKN_NrN8EQCWaUi_2EHkBV5h2hheDrKvMuoanjwyu-vFszUr627B3_sPgidE7_B4jBvILgVvQy5r8HK9TXIJfOGZooLj6rWRWofKdsXc-t-a-kkKrzkMsLyy_hvEkrhh0/s320/Dig+Pic+024.JPG" width="256" /></div><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Funeral services for Dianne Beth Nielsen, age 53, of Watertown, SD will be at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 24, 2011 at Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer in Watertown, SD.<span> </span>Rev. Christina Matson and Rev. Justin Neugebauer will officiate.<span> </span>Music will be provided by A. J. Sherrill as organist and Darla Anderson as soloist. Dianne passed away on Monday, June 20, 2011 at her residence after a two year battle with cancer.</span> <br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span> </span>Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Watertown.<span> </span>Honorary pallbearers will be the employees of Cashway Lumber, Inc.<span> </span>Active pallbearers will be:<span> </span>Mark Reishus, Jason Meester, Wayne Meester, Scott Campbell, Dean Raabe, and Lynn Forde.<span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span> </span>Visitation will be at Crawford Funeral Chapel in Watertown on Thursday from 4-7 p.m. and will continue at the church on Friday prior to the services.<span> </span>The family is requested to meet at the church on Friday by 1:30 p.m. for a prayer service.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span> </span>Dianne was born on June 13, 1958 in Watertown, SD to Adolph N. and Colleen M. (Ward) Nielsen.<span> </span>She graduated from Summit High School in 1976.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span> </span>On July 23, 1977, Dianne married David Kneeland in Summit, SD.<span> </span>She lived on a farm near Summit where she raised her children.<span> </span>Dianne moved to Watertown, SD and later worked for Cashway Lumber, Inc. for seventeen years.<span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span> </span>She was a member of Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer.<span> </span>Dianne enjoyed golfing, fishing with friends, and especially spending time with her family.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span> </span>Dianne is survived by one son, Tony (Julie) Kneeland of Watertown, SD; <span> </span>two daughters:<span> </span>Shannon Dorsett of Watertown, SD and Abby (Eric) Ronnebeck of Seattle, WA; four grandchildren:<span> </span>Erica Rae Dorsett and Carter, Troy and Kyle Kneeland; her mother, Colleen Nielsen of Watertown, SD; one brother, Greg (Tina) Nielsen of South Shore, SD; two sisters:<span> </span>Brenda (Mylo) Grabow of Rapid City, SD and Kathy (Todd) Brink of Watertown, SD; and several nieces and nephews.<span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span> </span><span> </span>She was preceded in death by her father; a brother-in-law, Kevin Bronson; and a nephew, Kerry Bronson.<span> </span></span>mrs.ronnebeck@live.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17636478404542457460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477254644377055153.post-37440135289319424492011-07-03T16:58:00.000-07:002011-07-03T16:58:59.914-07:00Pictures! I didn't take nearly as many pictures while I was in South Dakota as one would think. Normally I'm the shutterbug capturing every moment. Here's what I have gathered from other people - Amanda, Julie, Carla. and a few from my cell phone. If you have pictures from Mom's funeral, Relay or other shots of her last few weeks, please send them to me!<br />
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So without further ado...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one turned out blurry - but it's Tony using his "Indian Purse" - Our funeral director Chad got a kick out of it, though I'm not sure Brenda was impressed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We decided Momma needed to go out in style - This is Crawford's 1957 Cadillac Hearse.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The inset of Mom's Casket - In God's Care</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Her Solid Oak Box... we really thought it fit her.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mom's temporary grave site marker</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Momma's Grave site.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We thought it was only appropriate that we went to Relay after Mom's funeral. Dianne's Determine Dreamers came out in 6 fold... There were a LOT of us...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Tentsite - Great Job Julie!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erica Walking for Grammi</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brenda walking with her Family</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erica with Tysen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting to take a team picture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More waiting.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking with my gradeschool classmate Angie.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was Kathy's Idea that we all wear one of Mom's hats while we walked. So she brought the bounty and let every one choose their favorite to wear!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dianne's Battle is OUR Battle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Survivor Jackie - Double mastectomy just a few months ago !</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shannie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kimmy Sue - entertainment chair!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elio & Tony</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erica was pretty determine to walk for her Grammi.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LOOK! Tony's HOLDING MY HAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Family :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was so fun to walk with this many people - we just wish we would have been walking in Honor of Mom instead of in Memory of her.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jason, Tony, Eric & Luke</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lisa - Rhonda - Carla & Jackie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One Full campsite!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Luminary</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me with our Luminaria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">About the time I lost it... tears, tears and more tears. Relay is going to be a lot harder from now on.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carter's Luminary for Grammi - Great job buddy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luminaria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For Grandpa PaPa</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By Erica</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By Julie (?)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Such a pretty time of Relay...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's by Troy - He drew Grammi watching him play Tee ball...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think this is the back of Carter's - He drew Grammi in her Vikings Gear!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lighting them up!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By Julie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So pretty... </td></tr>
</tbody></table>mrs.ronnebeck@live.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17636478404542457460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477254644377055153.post-13516955608386198042011-07-01T13:48:00.000-07:002011-07-01T13:48:03.138-07:00Dragonflys...<div style="text-align: center;">Something to Share... Jean, our Hospice Nurse gave us this story to help the kids understand what was happening with Grammi, I think it helped the rest of us more than we would have ever thought. I think we're more aware of Dragonfly's now, but it seems that we're seeing them everywhere! Just before I left I went to the cemetery and there were 6 or 7 of them flying around her grave - every time I see one from now on I will think of her and what she meant to all of us. This Blog will be concluded soon, but hang in there with me a few more weeks. I plan to share the past two weeks with you and make sure to post some pictures of the funeral and our Relay for Life. Thank you everyone for everything.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b>The Dragonfly Story </b></u></div><div style="text-align: center;">By Kaminski Robinson, PMC </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Down below the surface of a quiet pond lived a little colony of water bugs. They were a happy colony, living far away from the sun. For many months they were very busy, scurrying over the soft mud on the bottom of the pond. They did notice that every once in awhile one of their colony seemed to lose interest in going about. Clinging to the stem of a pond lily it gradually moved out of sight and was seen no more. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">“Look,” said one of the water bugs to another. “One of our colony is climbing up the lily stalk. Where do you think she is going?” </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Up, up, up it slowly went. Even as they watched, the water bug disappeared from sight. Its friends waited and waited but it didn’t return… </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">“That’s funny,” said one water bug to another. “Wasn’t she happy here?” asked a second. “Where do you suppose she went?” wondered a third. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">No one had an answer. They were greatly puzzled. Finally one of the water bugs, a leader in the colony, gathered its friends together. “I have an idea. The next one of us who climbs up the lily stalk must promise to come back and tell us where he or she went and why.” </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">“We promise,” they said solemnly. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">One spring day, not long after, the very water bug who had suggested the plan found himself climbing up the lily stalk. Up, up, up he went. Before he knew what was happening, be broke through the surface of the water and fell onto the broad, green lily pad above. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">When he awoke, he looked about with surprise. He couldn’t believe what he saw. A startling change had come to his old body. His movement revealed four silver wings and a long tail. Even as he struggled, he felt an impulse to move his wings…the warmth of the sun soon dried the moisture from the new body. He moved his wings again and suddenly found himself up above the water. He had become a dragonfly. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Swooping and dipping in great curves, he flew through the air. He felt exhilarated in the new atmosphere. By and by the new dragonfly lighted </div><div style="text-align: center;">happily on a lily pad to rest. Then it was that he chanced to look below to the bottom of the pond. Why, he was right above his old friends, the water bugs. There they were scurrying around, just as he had been doing some time before. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">The dragonfly remembered the promise: “The next one of us who climbs up the lily stalk will come back and tell where he or she went and why.” Without thinking, the dragonfly darted down. Suddenly he hit the surface of the water and bounced away. Now that he was a dragonfly, he could no longer go into the water. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">“I can’t return,” he said in dismay. “At least, I tried. But I can’t keep my promise. Even if I could go back, not one of the water bugs would know me in my new body. I guess I’ll just have to wait until they become dragonflies too. Then they’ll understand what has happened to me, and where I went.” </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">And the dragonfly winged off happily into its wonderful new world of sun and air… </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Once we become a Child of God through faith in Jesus Christ our Lord, we have started our journey to heaven. When we die and leave this world, and enter into our eternal home, we cannot come back; just like the dragonfly could not return to the bugs from whence he came. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">In the Bible it says that Jesus is preparing our home for us. He said in John 14:1-3, “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In my Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, you may be also.” </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank You, God, for the story of the water bugs and the dragonflies. Thank You, God, for our home in heaven when we leave this earth. </div>mrs.ronnebeck@live.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17636478404542457460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477254644377055153.post-83389680403937071162011-06-24T08:44:00.000-07:002011-06-24T08:44:22.666-07:00Today...I've been dreading this day for a while. The day we take our Momma to her final resting place. We know she is in a better place, but that doesn't make us miss her any less.<br />
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Today the plan is as follows for those of you who wish to join in...<br />
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The Funeral is at Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer at 2pm. <br />
The Burial will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery where we will lay her to rest right beside her Grandparents and Great Grandparents.<br />
There will be a cookie and coffee reception at the Church following the burial.<br />
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At 9pm the family will be headed to the Codington County Relay for Life to walk a couple laps in memory of our Mom; please join us, because Dianne's Battle is Our Battle!mrs.ronnebeck@live.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17636478404542457460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477254644377055153.post-45784049109914318102011-06-23T07:00:00.000-07:002011-06-23T07:00:04.872-07:00A Poem of Comfort<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">God saw you getting tired,</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">When a cure was not to be.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So He wrapped his arms around you,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">and whispered, "Come to me". </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">You didn't deserve what you went through,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">...So He gave you rest.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">God's garden must be beautiful,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">He only takes the best</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And when I saw you sleeping,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So peaceful and free from pain</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I could not wish you back </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">To suffer that again.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">See you tonight at the visitation (4-7 pm at Crawford funeral home), thank you for all of your love, support and prayers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Also, we plan on printing this blog into a book for our family, so if you would like to leave a comment with memories of Mom, words of sympathy, or prayers, please do so and they will go right along with the book. </div>mrs.ronnebeck@live.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17636478404542457460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477254644377055153.post-29384320560218213642011-06-21T16:40:00.000-07:002011-06-21T16:40:18.955-07:00Funeral & Visitation ScheduleVisitation at <a href="http://www.crawfordfuneralchapel.com/">Crawford Funeral Home</a> on Thursday June 23rd from 4pm to 7pm<br />
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Funeral at <a href="http://lcoorwatertown.org/">Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer</a> in Watertown on Friday June 24th 2pm, coffee and cake reception to follow.<br />
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Also, Come join us for a few laps at Allen Mitchell track for Codington County Relay for Life after the service and reception to continue our fight against Cancer to honor Mom.mrs.ronnebeck@live.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17636478404542457460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477254644377055153.post-73984034876142116962011-06-21T10:46:00.000-07:002011-06-21T10:46:38.509-07:00Funeral ArrangementsWe will be holding Mom's funeral at Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer in Watertown, South Dakota. <br />
It will be on Friday June 24th at 2pm. <br />
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The visitation will likely be the night before, but we have not yet confirmed that.<br />
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More information to come.mrs.ronnebeck@live.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17636478404542457460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477254644377055153.post-51180030780861191272011-06-21T04:53:00.000-07:002011-06-21T04:53:56.651-07:00The Fight is over...Last night at 11:15pm Mom passed away with Kathy, Grandma Nani, Tony, Shannon and I all at her bedside. It was a peaceful ending to a well fought battle. <br />
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We appreciate your love, support and prayers, and wish that they continue as we prepare to lay her to rest. <br />
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Funeral date, location and time is in the works, I will post it here as soon as we make the arrangements.<br />
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Crawford Funeral chapel of Watertown, South Dakota will be taking great care of our Momma.<br />
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We will miss her so dearly, and all ready do.<br />
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♥ abbymrs.ronnebeck@live.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17636478404542457460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477254644377055153.post-35865577628768626372011-06-20T13:42:00.000-07:002011-06-20T13:42:14.806-07:00Slow Goes itWe have all been sitting and waiting with baited breath. Seeing how she'll react to our new concotion of medication.<br />
She's been having a lot of pain the past 24 hours and it breaks our hearts to hear "ow" come from her when she can't even tell us what is making her hurt. <br />
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It's been a trying time for all of us, please keep the prayers coming.<br />
All our Love,mrs.ronnebeck@live.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17636478404542457460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477254644377055153.post-27145667332798109972011-06-19T13:24:00.000-07:002011-06-19T13:24:29.551-07:00By her bedsideWe have barely left her side all day, for only a moment or two here or there. <br />
Her breathing is getting harder and her medicine intake keeps going up.<br />
Her body is fighting still, but she is weak.<br />
We pray for God to take her pain away, please pray with us. <br />
Thank you for your love and support,<br />
-amrs.ronnebeck@live.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17636478404542457460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477254644377055153.post-9427658564313400922011-06-17T09:23:00.000-07:002011-06-17T09:24:18.233-07:00Box of Love!<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8t0IjotrLrHcVEaCtiZuH3Wp3ac76zXPsDI5dBuitonEoH7zegbgeMy2QViETnrC40BYhXYzv8VIIp4F_Jb12fgT0FHz6WwcscZj-uxB46alLNL2Rt6f_eGaihVN_1rtb8SxR43bsP0/s1600/IMG_0288434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300px" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8t0IjotrLrHcVEaCtiZuH3Wp3ac76zXPsDI5dBuitonEoH7zegbgeMy2QViETnrC40BYhXYzv8VIIp4F_Jb12fgT0FHz6WwcscZj-uxB46alLNL2Rt6f_eGaihVN_1rtb8SxR43bsP0/s400/IMG_0288434.jpg" width="400px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I know my co-workers miss me, they tell me so. But I also know they're awesome because they sent me this! Also, because everyone who hears that I'm able to work remotely and take care of my Momma tells me how lucky I am to work for a company that is so wonderful - my answer to that? I know.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you Patsy & Meg for the box of goodies!<br />
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Momma's doing okay today - she's sleeping, the bath nurse was here this morning, and Missy should be out later today (from what I hear). I am working here and there, and plan to take a nap right beside Mom. Sounds like bliss.</div>mrs.ronnebeck@live.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17636478404542457460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477254644377055153.post-722925039273872192011-06-16T04:52:00.000-07:002011-06-16T04:52:35.988-07:00The Difference a Month Can Make<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7Q6CCRJQQfvKja9OIZD-rt2hYNw3OwkvG7iGNN9U2SVuTPzbGdW2626BY0yv7jHTQcZOh3NkfdV9ntpnt2nIpMVUzeMshYQP2i0GIt2XRu-P7xsEwfK896UwsI9hZfVFyMWBUxl7bBA/s1600/230272_10150171237801765_501236764_7154005_746546_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7Q6CCRJQQfvKja9OIZD-rt2hYNw3OwkvG7iGNN9U2SVuTPzbGdW2626BY0yv7jHTQcZOh3NkfdV9ntpnt2nIpMVUzeMshYQP2i0GIt2XRu-P7xsEwfK896UwsI9hZfVFyMWBUxl7bBA/s400/230272_10150171237801765_501236764_7154005_746546_n.jpg" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> These two pictures were taken about one month apart to the day. Above: Mother's day (or the day after May 11th) Below the 12th of June.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wow.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes you need to step back and look at how much difference a month can make. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BC0hqxNe_wrXhHgsFbO6ky40JovJLxl2WeDitodd10eae5LVfAoXYA3bNJ5Du4gpHEUDF-Yk6oV1AzF88yFtqXgK87LbNn90jWOog5X4wTpesHA49tz7leMW5fDZ_s7iEoh0qNfMaDI/s1600/D3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="311px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BC0hqxNe_wrXhHgsFbO6ky40JovJLxl2WeDitodd10eae5LVfAoXYA3bNJ5Du4gpHEUDF-Yk6oV1AzF88yFtqXgK87LbNn90jWOog5X4wTpesHA49tz7leMW5fDZ_s7iEoh0qNfMaDI/s400/D3.jpg" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We're here beside you Momma! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Love,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Your kids</div>mrs.ronnebeck@live.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17636478404542457460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477254644377055153.post-4934880848434957072011-06-15T12:10:00.000-07:002011-06-15T12:10:29.328-07:00Dianne's 53rd and Brenda's 57th Birthday Extravaganza!<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwCE93cd6bpeDtDPcddUGwU_gBAD9_BODA_XsiYyflVWL7hcHpOB6ZF_ilj3LqELBWm8HyAOfNn1kTAcXf_gtcCeYVe3Uutd1Fa69XCGERfaaTbPD3SvZrMscuX8JfYg7zodNc7CjtPc8/s1600/D2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwCE93cd6bpeDtDPcddUGwU_gBAD9_BODA_XsiYyflVWL7hcHpOB6ZF_ilj3LqELBWm8HyAOfNn1kTAcXf_gtcCeYVe3Uutd1Fa69XCGERfaaTbPD3SvZrMscuX8JfYg7zodNc7CjtPc8/s400/D2.jpg" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Did you know... Mom shares her birthday with Brenda ??? The Birthday girls have been sharing sisters for a long time, and they always love to celebrate their birthdays together...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVA7gE0XGm0bc66LaQjfv6gFRVqmhgWG8Z_YLB8J0wrDFrHjJh9wuOzXYy66pDkdhVVzexyc4SHQBz7C8qGGcm_OZNSa5XpKKCRdWNCDeE5paTe9npUQNKcgG4RWgg7mX99G5GloC3Te8/s1600/D8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVA7gE0XGm0bc66LaQjfv6gFRVqmhgWG8Z_YLB8J0wrDFrHjJh9wuOzXYy66pDkdhVVzexyc4SHQBz7C8qGGcm_OZNSa5XpKKCRdWNCDeE5paTe9npUQNKcgG4RWgg7mX99G5GloC3Te8/s640/D8.jpg" t8="true" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This year was maybe a little bitter sweet, but they still enjoyed themselves none the less.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgQcsMvrF0rKvl2KqDQ3xngCuPtDFdRSOFd2OQPqK59IPUGIXDuEAwPOkJu1P7baApcrJM-ttcYdB428ZreWbt3QQi75NqGDI8nWZRpoYQSpm_30nhV8tfxlm_6p3wFBX4V6iqjj93Ak/s1600/D9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="342px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgQcsMvrF0rKvl2KqDQ3xngCuPtDFdRSOFd2OQPqK59IPUGIXDuEAwPOkJu1P7baApcrJM-ttcYdB428ZreWbt3QQi75NqGDI8nWZRpoYQSpm_30nhV8tfxlm_6p3wFBX4V6iqjj93Ak/s400/D9.jpg" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Because they love eachother; and who better to spend your birthday with than your sister?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8AvKy1_jAlPXMBBb_hu-x66xnOnIT76iFcfM8F_VJfONx0LxHgQZZaoP-J0jeU63KL-19jpafwGlA8B-aGDVJaFkhdYTz0YgA5wybHbObBWeahGNGzu6LpVKIAyIPGsIsNtsskd4tQuI/s1600/D5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8AvKy1_jAlPXMBBb_hu-x66xnOnIT76iFcfM8F_VJfONx0LxHgQZZaoP-J0jeU63KL-19jpafwGlA8B-aGDVJaFkhdYTz0YgA5wybHbObBWeahGNGzu6LpVKIAyIPGsIsNtsskd4tQuI/s400/D5.jpg" t8="true" width="266px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> and your new nieces!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvt8I4mDIZ59LzlBx-BZ51O69puFfVGzZuhqP_X81_Blokab_TzRu0Ev-b5-l96GRoRIwfZfDn1gFSXtAu1tjzg2G6cbtv0kPqVmt-Qidg5AJdZ0SJ2Yy_rImDYQHZj9mO_4W4ex1bit8/s1600/D6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvt8I4mDIZ59LzlBx-BZ51O69puFfVGzZuhqP_X81_Blokab_TzRu0Ev-b5-l96GRoRIwfZfDn1gFSXtAu1tjzg2G6cbtv0kPqVmt-Qidg5AJdZ0SJ2Yy_rImDYQHZj9mO_4W4ex1bit8/s320/D6.jpg" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And a little nap time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvHAzQJlesUchUFoVqREhN_qkRIP4vvX9GtIl0amDtRUFfkq1O4kvBuox3ICTYHpv_Ge4IpqyUQKTpaQ92yBfsd3PeUUckV0VKyr_nR9kWNq_TaiiJNuKU8fBvjt9_n10GJOBUL71wtU/s1600/D7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvHAzQJlesUchUFoVqREhN_qkRIP4vvX9GtIl0amDtRUFfkq1O4kvBuox3ICTYHpv_Ge4IpqyUQKTpaQ92yBfsd3PeUUckV0VKyr_nR9kWNq_TaiiJNuKU8fBvjt9_n10GJOBUL71wtU/s400/D7.jpg" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And your kids?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWW2S1pkS8A-fpSHStW084pz0veFrwDKGGD8mHZ6Y0XDvQuUFf9IlY5fZwz8_Q21XaSUVH79WBrCEdq6jyr2QkJc4efbHh6fSL9Vh-cjbiz286aGc1_nqMF3Rlh4fQv2_qBXEaYFypB_U/s1600/D3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWW2S1pkS8A-fpSHStW084pz0veFrwDKGGD8mHZ6Y0XDvQuUFf9IlY5fZwz8_Q21XaSUVH79WBrCEdq6jyr2QkJc4efbHh6fSL9Vh-cjbiz286aGc1_nqMF3Rlh4fQv2_qBXEaYFypB_U/s640/D3.jpg" t8="true" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> She ventured outside for the first time since Tuesday the 30th. It was really bright out for her so Tony loaned her his sunglasses!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCZ1dbbpjrTuKQMH4zKRHBgU6YA1TmvAiMPe73ByEsYb_gIGZH-mbfTA3UXkrq8qVWmz2Wjl0cCOp15QJtfhbKglZDthbfHZ2g_Dp1tLuM2JppcDKuAgri1c64H5CoEClMH9sNXArI-8/s1600/D4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCZ1dbbpjrTuKQMH4zKRHBgU6YA1TmvAiMPe73ByEsYb_gIGZH-mbfTA3UXkrq8qVWmz2Wjl0cCOp15QJtfhbKglZDthbfHZ2g_Dp1tLuM2JppcDKuAgri1c64H5CoEClMH9sNXArI-8/s640/D4.jpg" t8="true" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And her Grandbabies were there...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fSwaZZZ6JsrEbeUO6Gz8onFEGTqobSk6ByjJzxYrHjGhX1x9R3kj4KKGnY3y7pUi2slq1Ncioqbwj-ap78Md-eBbul3GuPqJ7JrEmmTlrWC4FRuR4RxUf1F6hhPGiPJkYYCOgwhn2kA/s1600/Dianne1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fSwaZZZ6JsrEbeUO6Gz8onFEGTqobSk6ByjJzxYrHjGhX1x9R3kj4KKGnY3y7pUi2slq1Ncioqbwj-ap78Md-eBbul3GuPqJ7JrEmmTlrWC4FRuR4RxUf1F6hhPGiPJkYYCOgwhn2kA/s400/Dianne1.jpg" t8="true" width="266px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And she had a wonderful day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dkx_KXn0-aMyoCH44u1qV8X7Nhk0LnXPKGcZyn-SOmveuN9sWoRZ6RRQKDRyJvB4Bs7MKdFCQ2renRhUCBmqjeRyUDY3mhP6p_tOm8tx5_lNZgPgDqrPdjCS56g2h4wR7IJKpy9aiYc/s1600/D10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dkx_KXn0-aMyoCH44u1qV8X7Nhk0LnXPKGcZyn-SOmveuN9sWoRZ6RRQKDRyJvB4Bs7MKdFCQ2renRhUCBmqjeRyUDY3mhP6p_tOm8tx5_lNZgPgDqrPdjCS56g2h4wR7IJKpy9aiYc/s400/D10.jpg" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Topped off with some icecream cake which she just skewered with her fork and ate it all!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2Mvoh-MLECL6bxKHE7fia9A7J4O47UF-LEvOz7mguPSemqLu00QGJBfxWwrVnL38N7MAMxe8RLcL7sri-ZBdBku6nmSFJpNTfR2LD4bGCeRBPwsN7ul59LIorikNyVlExKa3KTDXFVc/s1600/D12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2Mvoh-MLECL6bxKHE7fia9A7J4O47UF-LEvOz7mguPSemqLu00QGJBfxWwrVnL38N7MAMxe8RLcL7sri-ZBdBku6nmSFJpNTfR2LD4bGCeRBPwsN7ul59LIorikNyVlExKa3KTDXFVc/s400/D12.jpg" t8="true" width="400px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAjshSm4wsWPbw3PdfRYLVd_U3-CPs_O8CQFSeXdOe07Uia9qE2hEOkMohq8NGVAnUgMqsAl3oa6Ha-wz03QhTPRgRxKiDFtx3EDIGm73RqNRvp82e6ZSLrZ8a0HIATyfKSznE3g83tg/s1600/D11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAjshSm4wsWPbw3PdfRYLVd_U3-CPs_O8CQFSeXdOe07Uia9qE2hEOkMohq8NGVAnUgMqsAl3oa6Ha-wz03QhTPRgRxKiDFtx3EDIGm73RqNRvp82e6ZSLrZ8a0HIATyfKSznE3g83tg/s640/D11.jpg" t8="true" width="640px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">She had a wonderful day with her family... we were all very thankful to celebrate with her.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today is a good day - she slept nearly 23 hours yesterday and last night... Crazy.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She has been napping on and off, and DelRita the hospice nurse came in and gave her some more medicine.</div><div style="text-align: center;">LIfe is moving pretty slow, but we are enjoying the sweet moments.</div>mrs.ronnebeck@live.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17636478404542457460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477254644377055153.post-58852054662775582832011-06-14T13:24:00.000-07:002011-06-14T13:28:17.804-07:00Birthday Fun<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mhi2Lq64hKBx4FqgY-JsWafk6kT32pZqXdH7Nm_4be-ERQK9_f3PnEfByB_ELYgRNj7M_ig9FR1r1LVPqaFv9ra_L7C51KGPQ9ghyBsJt_fQFaE24kbaFs-qeavwl1Yjrt00t5D1voc/s1600/IMG_6655.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618174441431653090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mhi2Lq64hKBx4FqgY-JsWafk6kT32pZqXdH7Nm_4be-ERQK9_f3PnEfByB_ELYgRNj7M_ig9FR1r1LVPqaFv9ra_L7C51KGPQ9ghyBsJt_fQFaE24kbaFs-qeavwl1Yjrt00t5D1voc/s400/IMG_6655.JPG" /></a> I have a lot more birthday pictures for you - but Amanda took most of those so you'll need to wait till she gets back to Rapid and edits them, don't worry - it doesn't usually take her very long :)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Mom is doing okay today - she got up and got a bath which made her feel better and now she has a quiet household which doesn't hurt either. All you can hear right now is the clicking of my keyboard. Peaceful.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_cMbN2XSVozyljbHiYRRxLfv6bfK_-pR7q-S1-tMRYgemnCayZDtdV__1lYoEQFYP41mkvAiwvbvrzG7sAqfePrz5orDrZFl-2-EnJFrds7NNSoesVihr48M6Bose5X6KtF8xwhWgRk/s1600/IMG_6662.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618174434875018594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ_cMbN2XSVozyljbHiYRRxLfv6bfK_-pR7q-S1-tMRYgemnCayZDtdV__1lYoEQFYP41mkvAiwvbvrzG7sAqfePrz5orDrZFl-2-EnJFrds7NNSoesVihr48M6Bose5X6KtF8xwhWgRk/s400/IMG_6662.JPG" /></a> Thank you for your continued thoughts and prayers, we appreciate them from the bottom of our hearts.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAFAqpJe0xqEIk1Vy51rGS3VDRnXLGxhcoakdsbunNci3lt3MjiHqE_qUE6xGIApOQgVwiC6Jzi_-cy8Z5S3wii7p6j8qAx0WnMMW9Qn9oHoqkUr_OFUnbsmB3EzPC6nWVaLHGcN1j3c/s1600/IMG_6654.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618174428308658226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAFAqpJe0xqEIk1Vy51rGS3VDRnXLGxhcoakdsbunNci3lt3MjiHqE_qUE6xGIApOQgVwiC6Jzi_-cy8Z5S3wii7p6j8qAx0WnMMW9Qn9oHoqkUr_OFUnbsmB3EzPC6nWVaLHGcN1j3c/s400/IMG_6654.JPG" /></a> And here's one to make you smile, Mom with her baby boy...<br /></div>mrs.ronnebeck@live.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17636478404542457460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477254644377055153.post-87377256602541775652011-06-13T14:29:00.000-07:002011-06-13T14:34:21.640-07:00Monday MadnessMom had a rough night after all her celebrating yesterday.<br />She was restless, and somehow her cough came back. Her Hospice Nurse Missy gave her a shot to help get some of the wetness off her lungs and hopefully that will help her cough.<br /><br />We backed off some of her <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">cardio</span> pills which was a big decision for us, but Hospice care is about comfort not about cure; and right now, comfort is a hard medium to reach.<br /><br />Today after giving her a dose of morphine and a couple of pills she asked Shannon and I if we were trying to kill her... our answer was of course no, but it made us giggle. She takes so much medicine I'm sure it feels like we're trying to O.D. her.<br /><br />I will get pictures posted from her Birthday here in a few - I need to steal them from my cousin Amanda first.<br /><br />Todd & Jeff stopped by with a beautiful <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">bouquet</span> of flowers for her birthday... Thanks guys, she loves the smell.<br /><br />One step at a time!mrs.ronnebeck@live.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17636478404542457460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477254644377055153.post-23373337811100857432011-06-12T08:00:00.000-07:002011-06-12T08:04:16.998-07:00The Hope Corps Walk OnDue to slow internet connection please go <a href="http://ericandabbyr.blogspot.com/2011/06/to-people-who-made-it-happen.html">HERE</a> to see the pictures...<br /><br />Any ways... Last night was Relay for Life in Des Moines Washington. I would have done anything to be there for it - but I am where I need to be ... which is here with my Family.<br /><br />Mom had a good day yesterday - there were a lot of people around and she enjoyed the company very much.<br /><br />Today we celebrate her Birthday with a picnic ... eventhough her Birthday is tomorrow technically.<br /><br />Thanks Hope Corps for walking for Mom... she appreciates every step!mrs.ronnebeck@live.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17636478404542457460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1477254644377055153.post-76325433746136703782011-06-11T20:10:00.000-07:002011-06-11T20:13:17.955-07:00Lots of People Lots of LoveEvery single one of Mom's siblings, her Grandchildren and Children were by her side at one point in time or another today.<br /><br />She had a good day - awake, talking and happy.<br /><br />She did sleep a little, but I think she'll sleep nice and hard tonight.<br /><br />Thanks for all the visits....<br /><br />Pictures of Highline Relay & The Hope Corps to come tomorrow!<br /><br />night everyone,<br />amrs.ronnebeck@live.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17636478404542457460noreply@blogger.com0