R & R - mostly for Sister Bear

Sister Bear has been home from the hospital for 1 week now... she is feeling good, still sleeping alot but otherwise back to herself! We want to give a shout-out to the nurses at GRMC, especially on the 2nd floor... We love us some Mrs. Debbie, Mrs. Twila, Mrs. Leah, Mrs. Kelli, Mrs. Desiree, Mrs. Stephanie, Mrs. Stephanie (not a mistake, sometimes on the same shift too!!) Mrs. Pam, and especially Mr. Mark who took us in through the ER and cared for our whole family while caring for Sister and all of those wonderful ladies from housekeeping and "Room Service", plus the guys from maintenance who helped us by fixing the light fixtures in the bathroom. The staff at GRMC was wonderful for the 8, I repeat, 8 days we spent there. There was a bump in the road, but it was addressed by the administration and all else was well. Let's not forget our favorite ole Doc too, he thought 6 o'clock in the morning was the time to bring breakfast to a Sister Bear, who had only been asleep about 25 mins, but she did eventually eat some of it. Doc has the biggest heart and really LOVES his patients. We also love our pediatrician and her friend who covers for her when she is out of town. Thanks to all of you who were on the frontline with us helping Sister Bear through her sickness.

Next, let us give a shout-out to all of our friends and family who lifted us up in prayer and offered to do so many of the Earthly things that helped too, like books to read and cherry-vanilla Dr. Peppers and that awsome greasy burger after 4 days of hospital food (J & C, y'all were the bombs that day). We are truly blessed with the people God has put into our lives. Thank you for checking on us and for being patient when I didn't always feel up to sending out an update, especially when it seemed like we didn't know anything. Sister Bear gave us the scare of our lives, but Daddy Bear and I are a team and we handled it pretty well. We knew that God would lead us to do the right thing and show us the way. HE even sent all those state troopers on coffee break while we FLEW over to GRMC that evening. All I know is Daddy Bear said, "Don't even ask me how fast we are going." and I didn't. We made those first, panicked calls on the way for prayers and they were answered. We made it there in record time and got Sister Bear the care she needed. All the while, Brother Bear was home with a friend, bewildered at why we left in such a hurry, knowing we never send him to play next door without calling first, but he handled it like a trooper. Brother Bear packed his bag and spent the night next door, knowing Mama Bear and Daddy Bear were helping Sister.

Brother Bear is amazing. He is the most caring and sensitive young cub around. He tried out that sleeping away thing for 2 nights at Mimi's, but that didn't work out. He wanted to be with us, where he could see us and touch us, and know that Sister Bear was okay. I know there will come a day when he wants to stay away from home, but for now it is comforting knowing he would rather spend his time at home. We love one another fully... and we love others too!

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Have a few pics to share with you... all of these are from May... I'm a little behind...

Do these kids need a pool or what? 1st day of May...

 Granny in her rocking chair                                       A brand new Wolf Scout

I will post more of our AMAZING SUMMER ADVENTURE later!!!