Ms. Laurel -- Tuesday evening update

[Toni Petrinovich]

Blessings, blessings, blessings to all you bright, light beings!

Toni
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lisa Heft" <lisaheft at pacbell.net>
To: <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 9:37 PM
Subject: Ms. Laurel -- Tuesday evening update


> Hello, all --
>
> I spoke to Laurel on the telephone today.  She is sounding much, much
> better.
>
> Her surgery couldn't be scheduled until tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon.
>
> She has been warmed by your messages, which are being faxed (by me or by
> you directly) to her friends' house for her.
>
> On Saturday night she celebrated a triple birthday - hers (coming up -
> the 27th or so?), her brother's and her 'best buddy' Connie's.
>
> On Sunday they had an outdoor wedding in the Japanese garden at Royal
> Roads University in Victoria, Canada.  'It was absolutely lovely', says
> Ms. Laurel.  It was really hot out.  Sunday morning Rick and Laurel had
> gone to the street arts market in downtown Victoria and she found this
> beautiful, soft, light, white, flowing embroidered dress.  She wore over
> that a brilliant orange-yellow batik shawl and the amber bracelet,
> necklace and earrings that Jessica had brought back to her as a gift
> from her cruise in Alaska.
>
> She must have been glowing in the sunshine just like a ray of light
> herself.
>
> Our colleague Terry Conway (tell us if you have time, Terrie, the story
> of the wedding) facilitated the Open Space, which lasted about 2 hours.
> Rick had called local family and friends at the last minute, and
> everybody arrived -- even his brother and his wife.  Rick called his
> brother at 9:50am Sunday as the wife was still asleep -- the two of them
> had to get on a ferry at 10:10am in order to make the wedding -- the two
> of them just brushed their teeth, threw on some clothes and came.
> Brett, Jessica, Chelsea and Rick's 10-year-old daughter Breanna were
> also present, along with most of Laurel's family, including her mother.
>
> On Monday they had another wedding (the official one for paperwork and
> legalities) - a civil ceremony in the back yard.  Brett and Jessica were
> the witnesses -- Brett was the Best Man and Jessica was the Matron of
> Honor.
>
> Now Laurel feels 'settled and set' - as her biggest fear was how to
> legally hold the family together in the event of any health emergency
> (Laurel is divorced from the childrens' father and everyone including
> the kids have wanted Laurel and Rick to get married so that Rick can be
> their father, too.)
>
> Family members have taken over the day-to-day duties for the household.
> Laurel's sister Darlene and her husband flew into town and said they'd
> stay as long as they were needed - weeks, months, whatever it takes.
> The 'kiddos' (Brett - 14 and Jessica - 16 live in the house -- daughter
> Chelsea lives on her own in town) are 'scared shitless of Auntie Dar',
> who's apparently 'a little 4-foot, 11-inch dynamo -- a powerhouse', says
> Laurel).  Auntie Dar already has the kids going through every item in
> their rooms and she is helping them organize and clean.  Which let me
> tell you: never happens when their mother tries to get them to do
> that... Dar moved Brett downstairs to stay in the sunroom so Laurel and
> Rick could have the whole upstairs of the house to themselves.
>
> You go, Auntie Dar!
>
> Rick and Laurel's brother are downstairs cleaning and rewiring the
> basement and setting up a workshop for Rick.  They are happily puttering
> away.
>
> The family is ready for tomorrow, and Laurel is feeling ready to handle
> whatever happens as it happens.
>
> I'll try to check in later on Wednesday or on Thursday so I can let you
> know how everything goes.
>
> Thank you for your love, support and prayers -- Laurel feels your love
> surrounding her.
>
> Lisa
>
>
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