the good. the bad. the wierd...

So on Thursday I find out some wierd news. My estranged dad (LONG complicated story) has an alcoholic brother who died of a heart attack on Wed. We were close as kids. It was very strange in that I was emotional for a little bit, when Carl first told me. He found out through my brother Chris and his wife Michelle. They still have a relationship with my 'dad' and their family. It was very odd. And sad. I think the last time I saw my dads brother was after Carl and I were married. We still kept in touch with his kids after the divorce. But not after the relationship with my dad went wayside.
I have early memories of his brother that died. When he was sober. I knew him different. It made me a little sad to know that his life had gone in such a bad way. His kids don't have much of a relationship with him over the drinking years. It's sad how much that plays a factor in ones life and relationships and how much it destroys them.

On a happy note - Chris and Michelle and Michelles dad and baby Annabelle are coming to stay with us on Saturday!! YEAH!! I am sooo excited. I haven't had my family stay with us since we've moved down here!

Another funny note, we had dinner with the one s Johansons. Our name is Johansson. No that's not a spelling error. Ben and Inger. I've talked about them before. They live down here - Inger is Carls dad's sister. Inger was Inger Johansson. She married Ben Johanson. The only thing that changed is she dropped an S! They are both Swedish!! They are a ton of fun.We get together every other Sunday for dinner. Julie moved up to Salt Lake for a little bit. She used to live down here with her brother Zane and Holly. She is here for the weekend also. She has a job interview on Monday down here. She wants to move back! I guess it got to cold for her up there!! We are really excited she's moving back. We love all three of them but Julie and Carl have about the same sense of humor. They are the closest cousins in age.

Family things are kinda funny and strange when you try to explain them to someone else. But everyone has "stuff" good bad. And that's ok!

The best thing that has nothing to do with Family is : Green Bay plays Monday night football! ! I need Favre to score at least 31 pts in Fantasy Football tomorrow, so I can stay tied with someone in my Fantasy league!!GO PACKERS!