The wacky world of the Klauer Klan!

Friday January 22nd my step dad passed away. Talk about being blindsided out of no where. He was 51 years old and aside from being ill from a blockage we didn't know there was anything else wrong. He was in the hospital having a procedure done to relieve this blockage with the intention of coming home the next day feeling much better. But once some of the pressure was off they found a hidden problem that needed fixing and quick.. He had an 8.5cm aortic aneurysm in the region of his kidneys. They rushed him down to Mercy Hospital in Dubuque and into surgery but were unable to fix the problem. 51 years old.. That is too young. There is so much more that he still needed to do. It is hard when something is just so unexpected it feels like there is an empty hole. My step dad was a great papa.. He loved my boys so much and they love him.. It is hard to look into sweet Isaac's eyes and tell him every time he asks for his papa that papa can't be with him. Isaac is a smart boy he knows something is up but just can't wrap his head around it yet.
I spent Friday-Monday night trying to make my mom's process of having to get things around for a funeral and wake easier on her. I tried to be strength for her in this time. I am saddened by the fact that I really don't have a lot of photos of him with the boys and that as much as he loved them they won't remember to much of him. I do know that my boys will have him as a guardian angel looking out for them and hopefully keeping them out of trouble. So just a note for thoughts and prayers.

Here is the obituary..........

William A. Dickerson

BAGLEY, Wis. -- William A. "Bill" Dickerson, 51, of Bagley, died Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bloomington, with the Rev. Bart Timmerman officiating. Burial will be in Bagley Cemetery, Bagley, where military honors will be accorded. Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24, at Martin Funeral Home, Bloomington. Friends also may call after 1 p.m. Monday at the church.

He was born on Aug. 17, 1958, in Bartow, Fla., son of Henry and Geraldine (Cartwright) Dickerson. He married Joanie Schurman on Nov. 15, 1991.

In 1977, Bill enlisted in the Navy and retired in 1997. He also was employed at John Deere Dubuque Works for the last five years.

He was a member of the Liscum Brothers American Legion Post No. 482, of Bagley, and Cassville VFW Post No. 7080.

Bill was a family man and was always proud of his children and grandchildren. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved to hunt, fish and ride horses. Bill cared for all gifts of God, including the animals and the land.

Surviving are his wife, Joanie Dickerson, of Bagley; three children, Katrina (Nicholas) Klauer, of Madison, Kody and Kory, both of Bagley; three grandchildren, Isaac, Noah and Adam; his mother, Geraldine Dickerson, of Florence, Miss.; three sisters, Barbara Morton, of Florence, Lena Haddock and Cissi (Everett) Herrington, both of Port Gibson, Miss.; his mother-in-law, LaVon Schurman, of Bagley; and many in-laws, nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father; his brother, DeWayne; a sister, MaryAnn New; and his father-in-law, Jake Schurman.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to St. Mary's Catholic School in Bloomington.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.martinschwartzfuneralhomes.com

Sunday we went to Chuck E Cheese to celebrate Noah's Birthday.. It was a small group of loved ones and friends but we had a great time. Noah had a blast playing the bowling game. And Isaac was being a cute little scammer he would come up to the table and grab one coin and run away like he was trying to be sneaky. Totally funny and cute. We had a ton of pizza and 230 game coins.. I think everyone had a great time playing. The Giant mouse stopped by to visit but most of the kiddos were too scared.



Well that night was interesting.. Isaac got sick all over his bed. In the almost 4 years of having him I have never had to deal with puke and good thing because I am such a sympathetic puker. Nick Cleaned up the room and I cleaned up Isaac and made him a little bed on the bathroom floor where he spent the rest of the night. Come Monday morning Nick was also Sick. Which I followed suit and was sick on Tuesday.. Not a fun few days.

Wednesday was our typical play and learn day.. Before we went to play in learn I had to swing by UPS to ship my brand new camera to Nikon because it was left on the window sill and Noah grabbed it on Saturday and dropped it on a toy on the floor below. Which in turn cracked the LCD screen.. OH SO UPSET.. My Brand new camera. :( So $20 to send it back hopefully the screen can be replaced for cheaper than buying another one. Well Accidents happen especially with kids around. So then off to play and learn we went Isaac and Noah have such a blast. Isaac can now count to 10 in Spanish along with English. And this week we made a new game of colored mittens to learn 10 of the colors in Spanish he already knows them in English. I am hoping to take a course on the computer maybe Rosetta Stone of Spanish so that we can continue to get him a foundation I was even thinking of going to the community college to learn they have a night course for about $100 including books.

Thursday our Sweet Little Adam Turned 3 months old.. OMG how the time is flying. He is getting so big. He has been in 3-6 mt clothes for about 2 weeks now because he is such a tall guy. Thursday was also my 2nd day back at working out. All 3 boys did very well hanging out with the childcare people up at my gym. I am shooting for Tuesdays and Thursdays for going back to working out.

Today Nick had off. He works 80 hours in 9 days instead of 10 so he gets every other Friday off which is great. We went to Legacy Gym and let the boys run around.. This place is great. They have a ton of out door toys and gymnastic mats, and swinging ropes and balls and games it is a big room of fun. For $5 a kid over the age of 1. Great place to run your kids in the winter and get out of the house.. I think for the rest of winter we are going to go play on Nick's Fridays off.

Tomorrow (Saturday) is my brother Kory's Birthday.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY KORY!! He is the big 13 a teenager.. Not sure what we are doing other than cleaning the house and maybe going to Sam's club.. I got my $100 Gift Card Prize for winning the best shopping tip for saving money contest through my cooking with friends group. I won one of 3 $100 Gift Cards to Sam's club. So I am going to make a stock up trip.. You know Vanilla, Flour, Sugar, Canned goods, Frozen Biscuits (a family fav) Mac and Cheese, all those goodies.

Well that was our wild and crazy week... :D
HUGS AND KISSES everyone
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Well today 2 years ago I was at Meriter Waiting the arrival of our Sweet Little Noah Edmund. at 11:50am he greeted us with his presence. He was 7lbs 9oz and 19inches long.. 2 years later and he is a good hefty 34lbs. He is a happy sweet little guy who loves Blue's clues, cookies, hugs and kisses, his big and little brother, Running around destroying things, wrestling, and much more.. So HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOAH..




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Now!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETIE!

XOXOXOXOXOX Mommy and Daddy

Wow another year stretching ahead.. It is hard to believe it is 2010.. I remember sitting on a friends roof and celebrating the non crash of all the computers of the world in 2000. This year I will be 29 holy buckets. Where has the time gone. In the last 10 years I have graduated High School. Moved to Wisconsin. Skied on a water ski Show team. Even skied for Al Gore and met Al Gore. Joined my college Cheer and Stunt team. Learned to Swing Dance.. Won 2 Trophies for Tang So Doe my first tournament ever.. Learned to Scuba dive and became scuba certified.. Dove some nice dives in the Bahamas. Meet my husband. Survived him gone at boot camp during my last semester of school. Graduated College. Learned Phlebotomy and worked as a phleb. Had our first son amidst a year long deployment which included 1/2 of the time spent in IRAQ the rest in training. Worked at a Nutrition store where I turned the store around from the red to Black.. Left it in better condition than I found it and helped Hire a winning team to help it grow. Watched my husband Graduate College. Moved to Madison.. Had our second son. Bought a house. Working on changing it from a 2 bed 1 bath to a 4 bed 2 bath Had our 3rd Son.

What a busy decade those are a few of the things I have done I know there is a lot more... But wow I sure learned a lot and have grown a lot. It is just amazing to think back. What a crazy ride. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!