Dinner and a Movie

K just real quick and then I'm back to the homework.

I just wanted to say that Jon and I went with friends Saturday night to see A Christmas Carol in 3D and it was REALLY good! I'm not sure I'd take young children because the spirits and some of the other parts get pretty graphic, but it is definitely a good fun movie!

They're Out They're Out They're Out!!

TWELVE days later. . .

FINALLY! Twelve days after she was admitted to Malone hospital and transported to Burlington then sedated and on a ventilator and feeding tube and finally had surgery Monday, Joy is finally completely awake and off the ventilator and feeding tube!!

They tried removing them yesterday but her lungs were too weak and she was still too sleepy from the sedation to make it work. Today, they gave her a reversal for the sedation because she just couldn't seem to shake it. I just got the call a few minutes ago. She is fully awake and talking for the first time in over a week!! She'll be weak for a while, but they plan to get her sitting up on the edge of the bed today and gradually build up her strength again.

We're just sooo excited!!

Please Pray!

For the few of you who may not know already:

Long story short, Joy was taken to Malone hospital Sat. afternoon with dangerously high fever, dehydration, and all the lovely things that go along with that! She was moved from Malone hospital late Sat. night/Sun. morning to Burlington, VT's PICU. They have ruled out swine flu and seem to have settled on severe pneumonia as a diagnosis. After a day of testing and an oxygen mask, they decided to sedate her and place a tube directly into the collapsed lung to keep her from using up all her energy on breathing when it is really needed to help her body fight. So. . .

As of Sunday afternoon, she has been sedated and they plan to keep it that way until the worst of the fluids and infections are gone and the tube can be removed. She may not know the difference, but we're all struggling over the fact that not only was she admitted on my mom's birthday, but now it looks like she will sleep right through her 14th Birthday tomorrow!

Please pray! We have confidence in God and the team of doctors and nurses working with her, but the waiting is tough especially not being able to really talk to her or do anything for her.

Never Fails. . .

Why is it that you always find one dirty fork or spoon AFTER you've started the dishwasher? Or you get the electric knife or mixer all put away neatly in its little case just to remember that the blades/beaters are still in the dish drainer and you have to start all over??

Just a random thought. Please tell me I'm not the only one that does this! (Guess you can't tell I'm cleaning my kitchen today!)