Christmas Miracles
Its been a week of bright sunshine; literally and metaphorically.
Jesse came home for good last Thursday after a month. We have a long climb ahead of us and she'll be going to therapy and clinic weekly for quite some time, but there is so much hope now. The Doctors were so inspired by her. She was orginally to be admitted for 12-16 weeks but showed so much progress that she was released after almost 5 weeks. Physically and mentally she pushed over mountains, yet emotionally she was so fragile. She was very sad being away from home . Jesse, much like the little girls has always been very connected to the family unit. Traditions and memories and time spent together is so precious to her. Being isolated was very painful and frustrating to her and in the end the Dr's agreed that being home would be more beneficial. Its been a whirlwind ever since.
On the drive home , my cell phone rings. Its the dog breeder. Olliver aka Ollie was just born and doing wonderfully. Olliver is a male chocolate lab who also happens to be my black lab
Maggie's baby brother. When we got Maggie 18 months ago, we were so impressed with the breeder and the health/demeanor of the puppies that we knew we'd be coming back for a sibling. He's HERE! We can come visit in 2 weeks to spend some time with him and we'll be able to take Ollie home in Late January. Jesse was So excited. It was a wonderful welcome home present!
We've been so busy preparing for Christmas. We got into the Clark Griswald mode this past weekend and decorated like crazy. Saturday, we went to this amazing place in North Gore for the tree. They actually take you out in a horse drawn sleigh to pick and cut down your own tree then take you back to the lodge for cookies and hot chocolate around the fire while they prepare your tree for the roof top trip home. We had a wonderful time.
I have a houseful Christmas Eve again this year and can't wait. Christmas really does have an extra special meaning this year and I've been maximizing my emotional touchy/ feely crap.
I've been playing around with various homemade pizza doughs this past week. One of the foods I want to serve up Christmas Eve is fresh, handmade pizza. I actually pulled it off! The yeast worked, the dough rised and it was tasty! I'll probably never be able to achieve that again, but I'll be optimistic
Jesse came home for good last Thursday after a month. We have a long climb ahead of us and she'll be going to therapy and clinic weekly for quite some time, but there is so much hope now. The Doctors were so inspired by her. She was orginally to be admitted for 12-16 weeks but showed so much progress that she was released after almost 5 weeks. Physically and mentally she pushed over mountains, yet emotionally she was so fragile. She was very sad being away from home . Jesse, much like the little girls has always been very connected to the family unit. Traditions and memories and time spent together is so precious to her. Being isolated was very painful and frustrating to her and in the end the Dr's agreed that being home would be more beneficial. Its been a whirlwind ever since.
On the drive home , my cell phone rings. Its the dog breeder. Olliver aka Ollie was just born and doing wonderfully. Olliver is a male chocolate lab who also happens to be my black lab
Maggie's baby brother. When we got Maggie 18 months ago, we were so impressed with the breeder and the health/demeanor of the puppies that we knew we'd be coming back for a sibling. He's HERE! We can come visit in 2 weeks to spend some time with him and we'll be able to take Ollie home in Late January. Jesse was So excited. It was a wonderful welcome home present!
We've been so busy preparing for Christmas. We got into the Clark Griswald mode this past weekend and decorated like crazy. Saturday, we went to this amazing place in North Gore for the tree. They actually take you out in a horse drawn sleigh to pick and cut down your own tree then take you back to the lodge for cookies and hot chocolate around the fire while they prepare your tree for the roof top trip home. We had a wonderful time.
I have a houseful Christmas Eve again this year and can't wait. Christmas really does have an extra special meaning this year and I've been maximizing my emotional touchy/ feely crap.
I've been playing around with various homemade pizza doughs this past week. One of the foods I want to serve up Christmas Eve is fresh, handmade pizza. I actually pulled it off! The yeast worked, the dough rised and it was tasty! I'll probably never be able to achieve that again, but I'll be optimistic
posted by Sandi at 9:58 PM
1 Comments:
*blinks* Wow, I'm missing out on a few things.
We need to get caught up in a big way. I promise I'll be gentle with you.
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