Grady after his 12:00 feed.

Playing foosball with people from church before dinner.

Enjoying our delicious dinner!


Mom, Jonathan & Summer.
Even though he didn't say so, I could tell Jonathan really wanted his picture posted on the blog.

Small group that brought the meal.

Jolie is not pictured - she planned the meal & ended up being stuck at home sick.

I hope you feel better soon Jolie - Roy & the group had everything under control.

Today was a really good day that ended sadly. I will start with the good parts. My mom & Aunt Bertha came up & went over to see Grady with Ken and I, while my cousin Jeremy stayed at RMH with Colby. I was able to give Grady his 12:00 feed & he took the entire 52 mls! I couldn't believe it! He did awesome! We stayed at the hospital for lunch & played some cards so that I could give him his 3:00 feed. He took 47 mls - a little less but we are still very excited about the progress he is making. We have only been at rehab since Monday & he is doing so well. I'm sure the doctors and therapists will be shocked when they come in tomorrow & hear how well he did over the weekend.

A small group from our church brought the meal for the entire RMH this evening. It was awesome! They brought soup, lunch meat, homemade bread, salad, fresh fruit and cake. Several times now, when people from back home brought meals, I made the mistake of thinking that since there are so many leftovers, there will be some the next day. I think I have finally learned my lesson. After everyone was gone, I went down to the kitchen to "stash" some for later. I ran into one of the ladies who has been here as long as I have & she was getting food. I asked her if she liked it (because my church had brought it in) & she said yes it is good - but this is not for now, I already ate - it is for tomorrow. So that explains why all the good food disappears so quickly. Other people are not as slow catching on as I have been. If someone brings something they like, they immediately store some in their personal bins for later. Sad that it took me 4 months to figure it out! She said she especially liked the fresh fruit (we hardly ever get fresh fruit - usually frozen or canned). So - great job small group & thanks so much for the good food & honoring my request not to bring pasta!

We got a visit from Jonathan & Summer (friends from back home). It was really good to talk to them - we haven't seen them since this all started & we had a lot of catching up to do. We also reminisced about a trip Ken & Jonathan's ball team took to Florida one year - some really funny things happened on that trip!

Now for the sad news - we just found out that our dear friend, Clinton passed away. Clinton's title here at RMH was "janitor" but he was much more than that to the families staying here. He had a way of making all of us feel comfortable & he had a special gift with children. All of the kids here loved him - this place will not be the same without him! He will be dearly missed. His passing was sudden and unexpected so please pray for his family. We do know that Clinton was a Christian so it is a comfort to know that he is spending eternity in heaven!

Colby & Clinton