Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Here we come Cincy!

Dawson and I are off to Cincinnati this morning. Please pray for safe travels and especially a time of rejuvenation!

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Blah.

Life is just plain sucking right now. I find it hard to be motivated to do anything. I miss Samuel so much. My heart just feels like it has been ripped out of my chest and still has yet to return. I feel like I am such a runt-it sucks. I know that this is part of the process of grieving and healing, but I hate it. I miss the joy in my life. I pray that the joy will be restored to my life. I want to be able to use this experience to glorify God, but am struggling to make it each day. I am not taking care of my body, my spirit, or my mind and therefore others (mainly Jeff and Dawson) are suffering for it. God, please help me!

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Another week

Well, Dawson is doing better. He still has a cough, but he doesn't sound like a seal and he can breathe now. Hopefully the cough will go away soon. We will take him to the chiropractor tomorrow...maybe that will help.

This weekend we had a birthday party for Jeff. He turns 30 on Monday. Whoo hoo! It was a great time hanging out with friends and our colorado family (neighbors :) ). We had Skyline Chili (a cincinnati favorite). Yummy. Then afterwards we played Catchphrase. Good times. I have to say we needed a good night like that. Thanks everyone.

Monday, March 2, 2009

We got a seal in the house!

I am telling you all-if it is not one thing, it's another. So, last night, we almost had to take Dawson to the ER. He hasn't been feeling so good lately. But last night when he fell asleep, he sounded really raspy. At one point he woke up and started crying and was literally gasping for air. He was really having a hard time catching his breath. Then he threw-up. Anyway, we called the doctor on-call and she said it sounded like croup. Croup is a virus that affects the vocal chords and causes swelling in the airway. Yippee...just what we need. Well, she suggested calling sitting in a steam-filled bathroom and called in a steroid. Both of those things helped him get through the night. But, I am still taking him to the doctor today. I am not taking any risks. We have insurance and if they just tell me he is ok...then great. Just pray for a quick recovery. Blah. Slightly stressful.

And on another note. For the past couple days Dawson has been saying that he wanted to make something for Samuel (so sweet). Well, yesterday, we made an octopus made out of a glove and decorated it quite exotically. I will put up a picture soon. When Dawson is feeling better, we will take it to Samuel's grave.