Life on the road.... We've been making 4 day weekend trips up to Iowa/North Western Illinois to spend time with E's mom Jeanette. She has Acute Myloid Luekemia. U of Iowa Hospitals sent her home a few weeks ago stating there was nothing else to be done and gave her a few weeks. She's spent the last week and a half home and surrounded by loved ones but is now in the Clinton hospital with pnemonia and fever (through the grapevine) we've heard she doesn't think she'll be back home. We haven't actually talked to her since we want to give her time to rest but we are speaking ot family members daily on her condition. We'll be driving up there tomorrow for the weekend. E is having a hard time with it and not sleeping well, I have my tearful moments thinking about all the time I've spent with her and all the great recipes she's shared wiht me over the years. J doesn't have a clue other than grandma is in the hospital and sick. He continues to pray that she feels better and we try to re-direct that she's comfortable and with loved ones. I'm so sad that he's too young to remember her. I know she loves him so much and when he's being his goofy self she's said to him "your dutch". To this day I have no idea what that means but it really warms my heart because it's something my grandma Malone used to say to me as a kid. As an adult she loved to tease me about how I would pout and say "I am Not!" I'm glad his grandma could tie me to my grandma.
Last weekend was a good weekend with her. The entire family was together in their house for a wonderful steak & shrimp dinner with loaded sides. A Christmas in August with the best gift of being together as a family. E's sister J arranged to have someone come in and take family photos. Instead of all of us going into the formal living room (you know the one that no one is allowed in) where everyone would have fit we decided to pile into the den....the place where we always gathered as a family. It was a really good day with family, fun, laughter & a few rowdy games of dice....family the way it's intended!
Here are some of the pictures: Grandma & Grandpa with the Grands
G & G with the kids & spouses
The entire gang
The Smith's with The Smith's
With all of this travelling Jonner hasn't been doing too well. A few weeks ago he woke up vomiting and later that day it turned to diahrea. Poor kid was sick almost every day. Originally we thought he had a bug but after a trip to the doctor we were figured out it's gastrotitis. Nothing contagious and not caused by all the travelling. Last night was our 1st barf free night in 10 days and today was diahrea free! Yay!!! The poor kid was put on a beige diet, but hey if it works I'll spoon feed him applesauce & toast for weeks until his irritated intestines are back to normal.
Lately we've had several people asking us about the adoption. Sadly we really don't have anything to share, we're still in waiting.
Continued prayers are appreciated.
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