Daniel needs to work on his photo face.  Every time I take a picture of him like this, I can't help but think of Chandler Bing from Friends.   Monica was having trouble getting an engagement photo because every time Chandler smiles for cameras, he makes this face....

I made supper for Mom & Dad tonight.  Turn out, my sister-in-law did too!  So, we had a very nice meal tonight.   Laura kept saying, "Cheese. Cheese."  At one point she said, "I LIKE CHEESE!"  We were all so tickled to hear her say a full sentence.  I quickly went and got her some cheese out of Mom's fridge.  

Kevin is doing well today following his double hernia surgery yesterday.  However, the big news of the day is that a cleaning lady came and cleaned Mom and Dad's house!  I have been working hard to get them to hire someone to come in and do their cleaning and today was Day One.  I can't tell you how happy and relieved I am that Mom will not have to do such hard work.  Bobbi is going to come every other week.  Their house looked great and I'm sure it will only get cleaner as the weeks go by.  I know this may sound like such a small thing but, I am on the verge of crying happy tears as I type this.  

Challenge Accepted

I saw a challenge that said, "Document each day with one photograph and one paragraph".  Hmmm....I think I'm going to try this.  

Today my brother had hernia surgery.  He had not one, but two hernias taken care of.  So off I went back to the hospital and back to the waiting area where I have spent so much time over the past year.  Today was a good day. I enjoyed talking to my sister-in-law while we waited for Kevin to get out of surgery.  The surgery went "beautifully" (Doctor's words) and Kevin is at home tonight feeling relieved.  And sore.  I really would like to post a picture of Kevin however, I just couldn't bring myself to take a photo of him in that condition. He was incredibly sleepy and nauseous.  So here is my photo of the day....

Blossom held out for as long as she could.  She hadn't eaten a toilet paper tube in about 2 months, ...until today.

What's In My Purse?

I'm so thankful to say that it has been a normal week.   In honor of my normal week, I am excited to write a completely pointless blog post for you.

Random Information

Dad is doing much better.  Last Thursday, we went out to eat...

That Night

I almost didn't walk over that night.  I almost just stayed home.  Something told me to just walk over, say "hi" to my parents and then come back shortly.  When I got to the house, I realized no one was in the den.  I walked back to my parents' bedroom and noticed the heat was on.  It was 80+ degrees that day so I just assumed the heat was broken.  But then I saw my mom putting a warm blanket over my dad as he was curled up in bed.  He was shivering uncontrollably.  He said, "I'm fine.  I'll be fine in a minute".  I decided to use the oximeter to take his oxygen level.  It was all I knew to do.  His oxygen was 81 - very bad news.  I could also hear some crackling noises coming from his throat.   I said, "I'm calling 911".

Happy Birthday Daniel - Photo Heavy

Friday, April 27th was Daniel's birthday.  He told me that he wanted a party with all of his friends.  Instead, he got a party with family again.  :-)  We ate supper at Red Robin.