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Gratitude

My sweet mom passed away on Sunday. It has been such a long and draining experience I really have few words. But I must express my deepest heartfelt thanks to the doctors and hospital staff. There are angels wearing stethoscopes and scrubs walking those halls. And thank you to the many many friends and family all over the world sending thoughts of love and hope. Thats all I have to say... just thanks.

Jenny

Happy thoughts

Isn't this adorableness itself? It is one of the sweet dresses made by Kathleen, who hosts bi-weekly giveaways of her darling creations on her blog Grosgrain. I think this is fantastic, what a truly generous thing to do! Just look at how cute this is...

I thought it would be nice to share a happy image and link since things have not been so happy here these days. My mom is not faring well at all. She's in ICU after undergoing emergency surgery last Thursday, and her chances for recovery are very slim. She is heavily sedated to try to allow her body to heal so at least she is not in pain or suffering. It has been tough going from day to day.

Thank you all again for your thoughts and prayers, they are very much felt and appreciated.

Jenny

There and back again

Not quite as many as I'd hoped to share, but here at least is one photo from our Hill Country road trip. This is the dock on the river side of County Line BBQ, in the hills above Austin. Those are turtles in the water, they swim up for "turtle chow" pellets. Very much like tossing breadcrumbs to ducks... only with turtles. At night. And no quacking. Its very quiet and ethereal. We wound our way there along the hilly roads, after taking in the panoramic view of Austin from Mt. Bonnell, but I am intrigued by the idea of arriving by boat. Such a nice night... the food was pretty tasty, too!

But... that's the only pic I have to share just yet. Since my last post, the crazy train just kept on chugging right along. My mom had to go back into the hospital after just a few days, and is now in a nursing rehab center, with her health issues continuing to cause problems. I won't bore you with the details, but I've been hopping to keep up with everything. Ro gets back from Singapore tomorrow night and I am really looking forward to grabbing him up in a great big bear hug!

In light of things, I think a brief blogging break is required. At least a planned one... I realize the lengthy gaps between posts technically constitutes several breaks. Thanks for keeping me and my family in your thoughts and prayers, it helps a lot. Back soon...

Smoochies,

Jenny