food, crochet, merriment
Nothing archaic about the way we choose winners around here!
Alex is the winner of our Gardener’s delight package.
We hope she really “digs” it.
har har
Thanks to everyone who participated in our drawing. Stay tuned…we aren’t finished yet!
Just got back from Mom’s house. She’s doing well, but is feeling pretty nauseated and sore. Jillian has her on a pretty tight schedule of meds, walking around, and eating. She’s a regular nurse, that one.
Overheard at Launi’s house this afternoon…
“Me and Cheetoes are NOT friends right now.”
“There’s just stuff flying at my face. Like just then. And now.”
“I feel like every time I drink water that it’s going to fall out all those holes.” (She had 4 scope holes for the surgery.)
“This is the longest time I’ve gone without makeup since I was 11.”
“I feel like a hag. Don’t be afraid of the snow white witch, baby!” (Lily and Beck were very cautious about being near her. They said hi, and wanted kisses, and then wouldn’t look at her anymore.)
“There’s like a magical guardian angel German shepherd in my eye. But it’s not weird or anything, he’s cute.”
She was trying really hard not to laugh, because it hurts. She was also trying really hard not to say anything that would make it to the blog. Um. Yeah. So she’d think of something, and then cover her mouth, and then start laughing, and then she’d moan and tell me why she was laughing, and well…
Thanks for your continued prayers and thoughts, we really appreciate it.
April
She’ll probably be irritated at me for posting this at all, but I know there are quite a few of you who would want to know, and depending on the outcome, there may or may not be a post tomorrow. Jillian took my mom to the hospital this morning with some severe abdominal pain. No update yet on what’s going on, but she felt sick all day yesterday and, apparently it was worse this morning. So, you know what I know at this point. I’ll keep you posted.
Prayers, positive energy, happy thoughts, and love her direction are all welcome and requested.
:)Thanks,
April
ETA 8:47am: They have her on an IV and morphine. They are prepping her for a CAT scan. We don’t know yet what they think the problem is.
Update: 10:19am: Just went to the hospital to bring Jillian and Rhen breakfast. CAT scan was done, she has Appendicitis. They will have her in surgery in the next few hours. If all goes well she’ll be home tonight. Will update when I know time of surgery, or when it’s over, whenever I get next news.
Update: 11:31AM, They just finished the surgery before my mom’s. She should be in the OR in the next 30 minutes.
Update: 2:40PM: She got out of surgery about an hour ago. It went well, they were able to do it with scope incisions, so she gets to come home this afternoon. More when I see her. Thank you so much for all your sweet wishes! 🙂
“When the seas of life are stormy, a wise mariner seeks a port of peace. The family, as we have traditionally known it, is such a refuge of safety. ‘The home is the basis of a righteous life and no other instrumentality can take its place or fulfil its essential functions.’ Actually, a home is much more than a house. A house is built of lumber, brick, and stone. A home is made of love, sacrifice, and respect. A house can be a home, and a home can be a heaven when it shelters a family. When true values and basic virtues undergird the families of society, hope will conquer despair, and faith will triumph over doubt.
“Such values, when learned and lived in our families, will be as welcome rain to parched soil. Love will be engendered; loyalty to one’s best self will be enhanced; and those virtues of character, integrity, and goodness will be fostered. The family must hold its preeminent place in our way of life because it’s the only possible base upon which a society of responsible human beings has ever found it practicable to build for the future and maintain the values they cherish in the present.”~Thomas S. Monson
Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains or in yonder seas; they are in your own backyard, if you but dig for them.
