New Furniture!

Mom and dad finally after years and years of the same ole stuff. . . broke down and got some new furniture! Now mom can sleep a little better in the living room with dad at night on this new sofa that is also a double recliner. They also got a new recliner chair for dad - as you can see in this picture of him he is enjoying! They are having a good summer. Mom enjoyed going to her oldest brother Paul's birthday party dinner Sunday and seeing all her siblings. Dad's health continues to be steady and stable. . . his blood is so healthy he continues to back off of the amount of coumadin that he has to take to keep his blood in the healthy area. That makes me happy! Me and my family are leaving on vacation Saturday thru the following Saturday and it will be so hard to not see him everyday. I have not left him & mom for more than four days since his stroke. But we are headed to a beach vacation/church conference week at Virginia Beach and we are really looking forward to it. If you get the chance while I am away, stop in and keep dad company for me!

Summer Loving

Dad is loving summer. Picnics with family, sitting out watching traffic in the front yard and beautiful weather. July 4th we went to Aunt Becky & Uncle Tommy Sowers house for a picnic for my mom's side of the family. He enjoyed himself - as you can see in the picture of him sitting outside by their pool in this blog. He has been feeling pretty good these days and enjoying life. Mom is doing well too. Mom & Dad's grandson Matt, who is my sister Pam's son, left for Australia yesterday and dad can't get him off his mind. Matt will be there for a week visiting Hillsong Church & Hillsong International Leadership College. . .dad always dreamed of visiting Hillsong and he is so excited that Matt is there with some of the leadership of our church.

Please continue to pray for our Aunt Kelley Kisner (dad's sister-n-law) who is getting ready for another dose of Chemo on the 20th. She is battling Lung Cancer. We appreciate all of your prayers for mom and dad too.

Great Checkup!

Well Dad's checkup went really well today! We hadn't been to see the doctor in a while so it was good to get dad there and see how he was doing. We are scheduled for a full chem panel blood work day next week just routine stuff, but other than that- the doctor thought dad's only problem was that he was too "sweet"! ha ha. . . What he was referring to is that dad has gained some weight since his last appointment. Dad has a sweet tooth - from fruit to dessert. . . that is his downfall! He wants him to really try to watch what he eats because he doesn't want dad to get too heavy for us to manage taking care of him. He was talking to dad about eating veggies again - we laughed and laughed of course knowing how dad feels about that subject. On a funny note, dad is just full of love and humor - he was cracking us up - when the nurse asked dad if he had been feeling bad. . he said well, no - but sometimes I am bad! ha ha. . . then as she was leaving the room he told her to check on his birth control prescription - lol! I just love his attitude - he doesn't let his paralysis keep him from enjoying the life that remains in him. He is fun to be with and around and he just exudes joy all the time. Thanks for keeping us in your prayers - and please remember our Aunt Kelley Kisner (dad's sister-n-law) in your prayers too as she is undergoing chemotherapy for lung cancer right now. Love to all!