Tears

Guys:

Life here has been difficult. Gina has been to the emergency room six times in the last month, in addition to the usual doctor appointments. Then, early on Friday morning at 2:00 AM, our beautiful little baby went to heaven. We named him Jeremiah Gabriel Jupp, and had been in Gina for 20 weeks. It's a painful time right now, and very difficult to write about -- even though we accept God's plan, and know that Jeremiah will receive a new body and a new life through Christ. We were able to see him for the first time, only to say goodbye. He was so wonderful. Our comfort is that he beat us to heaven, and that he has no tears and no pain.

We arranged the funeral arrangements today, and the service will be at 2:00 on Wednesday.

Just wanted to let you know. Please keep us in your prayers. We need God to comfort our hearts.

Love you all.


joel

dr love's new year

Well I'll start off complaining, just to make sure that all stays right w/ the world. (If I didn't, I'm sure that some of you wouldn't believe that it is actually me).

A pet peeve of mine: When employees close early & rush the customers out. (I'd go into the most recent occurance, but it hurts when I start ranting and the vein in my forehead beings to throb)

Second: My car insurance was suppose to go down now that I live in Wisconsin. And it did, for about a week. Then it went up $85 over six mo & I was sent a bill for $105. This after my new agent dropped the ball in transfering my insurance from Indiana & I almost drove 4 states away w/o any coverage. PLUS, according to the web site, I should be saving $100-$270 a year from what I'm getting now.

Supposedly someone is going to get back to me today or tomorrow...

ON TO THE GOOD NEWS

Guess what I did on Saturday?

Just about nothing. I slept in. Watched a movie. Cooked a frozen pizza. Then went out w/ some co-workers after they got off work to celebrate one guy's b-day.

The most important part of the above sentance is that I didn't go into work on Saturday. The first time since 2003 that I've had a Saturday off and didn't have to move to a different state, go to a family thing, or attend a wedding.

Then on Sunday I went to church & didn't have to rush out to get to work on time.

ahhhhh weekends... oh how they have not been the same in the middle of the week

Oh & somehow there was at least one good provision in the union contract that I'm under, in which I work 4 - 10 hour days. So I've had today (Monday) off as well. Three day weekend on the weekend. BAM!

Now here is your chance to laugh at me... b/c I have to be at work at 4am every day and wake up at 3am. Which is my new shift that I'm slowly, very slowly, starting to like & get used to. So more or less, work is getting better!

Any other news? I'm enjoying being a sudo-uncle to my cousin's daughter. She has learned to walk and the last time I saw her, her favorite toy was the stairs. Fun stuff.

Oh, and I got a Force FX Light Saber for Christmas. One of the coolest things EVER. Ever ever.

I think that's it for now. Minus the little thing that I talked to one of those girl type people for a couple hours last night in a cafe downtown, and we're suppose to get some raw fish on Wednesday night. ( <-- hopefully not my last words)