Just a short note to let all who are interested know that Stephenie and I are home. Thank you Lord!!! She is doing OK and getting better with each passing day.
Thank you for your prayers.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Gram's 90th
Last week Mark and I took Beth, Sarah, Zech and Mischelle,Mark's younger sister, to California. We met with our two older children in Redding. Mark's grandmother, Gram, was having a surprise birthday party. She turned 90 this past Wednesday.
We met Jhontiel's boyfriend, Robert, and had a chance to get to know Courtney, Mark II's girlfriend, better.
We also met up with Mischell's dad and oldest daughter. It was such an honor to meet John, Mark refers to him as Dad.
What a completely wonderful time we had. On Sunday we made a blitz trip to Sacramento to visit with friends we haven't seen in way tooooo long. It was such a blessing to see every one's beautiful families. We met up at Wonderful Chinese Restaurant in Citrus Heights. I miss Wonderful's but not as much as I miss all our friends.
We headed for home Monday after lunch at Leatherby's. Leatherby's is a family owned and run creamery...ICE CREAM...we had banana splits and hot fudge sundays for lunch. Then we headed out of town by way of Gateway Community Church (although it is called something else now) the church we got married in. The kids liked seeing it.
By the time we finished saying goodbye to family and sightseeing it was sometime around 2 o'clock. We made it home safe and sound, but very tired on Tuesday morning around 6 o'clock, I think.
As soon as I am able I will get some pictures posted for you all to see.
We met Jhontiel's boyfriend, Robert, and had a chance to get to know Courtney, Mark II's girlfriend, better.
We also met up with Mischell's dad and oldest daughter. It was such an honor to meet John, Mark refers to him as Dad.
What a completely wonderful time we had. On Sunday we made a blitz trip to Sacramento to visit with friends we haven't seen in way tooooo long. It was such a blessing to see every one's beautiful families. We met up at Wonderful Chinese Restaurant in Citrus Heights. I miss Wonderful's but not as much as I miss all our friends.
We headed for home Monday after lunch at Leatherby's. Leatherby's is a family owned and run creamery...ICE CREAM...we had banana splits and hot fudge sundays for lunch. Then we headed out of town by way of Gateway Community Church (although it is called something else now) the church we got married in. The kids liked seeing it.
By the time we finished saying goodbye to family and sightseeing it was sometime around 2 o'clock. We made it home safe and sound, but very tired on Tuesday morning around 6 o'clock, I think.
As soon as I am able I will get some pictures posted for you all to see.
11 teeth pulled
Stephenie had oral surgery on Wednesday at Valley Hospital. She had 11 teeth pulled under anesthesia. She then had problems keeping her airway open and she ended up in intensive care at Sacred Heart Hospital. We are still here waiting to see if the pain is under control enough to go home later.
When she was at Valley Hospital Stephe was coded. This means that she stopped breathing and the whole team of people came in to try to get her breathing again. There came a point where they wanted to intubate her (put her on a machine to do her breathing for her). I could not get a hold of Mark to talk to him about this decision...possibly the worst minutes of my life to date...so I decided not intubate her. They were able to get her airway cleared and then through a whole other set of circumstances we ended up at Sacred Heart because Valley does not have a pediatric intensive care unit.
Stephenie is basically ok now. Her mouth is still tramatised but healing nicely. We are working on pain control. We may be home as early as tonight but it may just as easily be later than that.
For those of you who know our cell number, I have it with me.
When she was at Valley Hospital Stephe was coded. This means that she stopped breathing and the whole team of people came in to try to get her breathing again. There came a point where they wanted to intubate her (put her on a machine to do her breathing for her). I could not get a hold of Mark to talk to him about this decision...possibly the worst minutes of my life to date...so I decided not intubate her. They were able to get her airway cleared and then through a whole other set of circumstances we ended up at Sacred Heart because Valley does not have a pediatric intensive care unit.
Stephenie is basically ok now. Her mouth is still tramatised but healing nicely. We are working on pain control. We may be home as early as tonight but it may just as easily be later than that.
For those of you who know our cell number, I have it with me.
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