This is a surprise picture tonight! This is Janelle and Jessie, our two granddaughters from Las Vegas. They will be 18 and 16 on their birthday in October. They were in Oklahoma today to tour Oklahoma State University, where their mom and dad both graduated and where they hope the girls will want to go. We weren’t too sure of their scheduling and how it was going to work with Raynie’s surgery, but it worked out GREAT! We got to go have dinner with them at the Cracker Barrel about 20 minutes after Raynie got to COME HOME! It was great to see the girls as well as their mom and dad and their cousin who was with them. After dinner with them we came on home to spend two nights in our own bed before we leave for Houston. We had the car packed for Houston in case we had to stay and leave from OKC, but Trish and Rob seemed to have a really good handle on things with Raynie.
Today was a wonderful day for us, though stressful. We didn’t go to the hospital at all. We had Grace and Mason with us, so just before lunch we went and picked up the big kids, went to lunch, and then took them home for the afternoon. We kind of felt like we were hanging onto threads all afternoon wondering if Raynie would get to come home or not. Finally Rob came home to get some things he needed at the hospital and then he went back, so we had accepted the idea that they would keep Raynie another night. Then Trish called to tell me the doctor had just come in and said they could take Raynie home, but Rob had already left! When she called Rob he was on the elevator headed back up to their room in the hospital! Anyway, we were all thrilled! The kids had been busy all day reacquainting themselves with home and I had been burning off energy cleaning the stove and microwave. (I wonder if all mothers do that?) We played cards; that’s always a treat for me! It was really a good day, and culminated with Raynie coming home! In the meantime Jeff had called saying they’d be in town around 6, so the timing was working great.
Raynie was doing so great when she got home. She keeps her mouth closed except to eat ice and they give her that pretty much constantly. She was so glad to see all the kids and wanted to hug everyone. It was so sweet! The thing we all dreaded the most was the restraints on her arms, but they said she didn’t have to have them after all!!! She hasn’t displayed any desire to put anything in her mouth or bother it at all, so they said she didn’t have to be restrained. Of course they will be watching her closely to see that she doesn’t bother it. She can get down and walk around all she wants. We’re thrilled with that. We are so full of thanks tonight! We thank God for Raynie’s successful surgery and her getting to come home with no restraints; we thank God for Jeff and his family and their safe trip and our getting to see them; we thank God for our safe trip and for the opportunity to come home for a couple of nights; we thank Him for the opportunity to spend this time with Trish and her family during this time. It’s actually 12:30 a.m. and Don is already in bed, but we feel warm and fuzzy (blessed) after this day. I talked to Gretta today and she is in Chicago for a Turner Syndrome convention. (Her Elena has Turner Syndrome.) She is doing very well and we thank God for that!
Today was a wonderful day for us, though stressful. We didn’t go to the hospital at all. We had Grace and Mason with us, so just before lunch we went and picked up the big kids, went to lunch, and then took them home for the afternoon. We kind of felt like we were hanging onto threads all afternoon wondering if Raynie would get to come home or not. Finally Rob came home to get some things he needed at the hospital and then he went back, so we had accepted the idea that they would keep Raynie another night. Then Trish called to tell me the doctor had just come in and said they could take Raynie home, but Rob had already left! When she called Rob he was on the elevator headed back up to their room in the hospital! Anyway, we were all thrilled! The kids had been busy all day reacquainting themselves with home and I had been burning off energy cleaning the stove and microwave. (I wonder if all mothers do that?) We played cards; that’s always a treat for me! It was really a good day, and culminated with Raynie coming home! In the meantime Jeff had called saying they’d be in town around 6, so the timing was working great.
Raynie was doing so great when she got home. She keeps her mouth closed except to eat ice and they give her that pretty much constantly. She was so glad to see all the kids and wanted to hug everyone. It was so sweet! The thing we all dreaded the most was the restraints on her arms, but they said she didn’t have to have them after all!!! She hasn’t displayed any desire to put anything in her mouth or bother it at all, so they said she didn’t have to be restrained. Of course they will be watching her closely to see that she doesn’t bother it. She can get down and walk around all she wants. We’re thrilled with that. We are so full of thanks tonight! We thank God for Raynie’s successful surgery and her getting to come home with no restraints; we thank God for Jeff and his family and their safe trip and our getting to see them; we thank God for our safe trip and for the opportunity to come home for a couple of nights; we thank Him for the opportunity to spend this time with Trish and her family during this time. It’s actually 12:30 a.m. and Don is already in bed, but we feel warm and fuzzy (blessed) after this day. I talked to Gretta today and she is in Chicago for a Turner Syndrome convention. (Her Elena has Turner Syndrome.) She is doing very well and we thank God for that!
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