Lots of Balloons

Thanks, everyone for your sweet emails with the pics of the balloons - I loved looking at them. I have to share them...

Here's a sweet message from Judith.

Clara and Dale from Mustang had the same luck we did - the one day out of the year there was no wind in Oklahoma. Wil and Carter from Houston had better luck. Their mom is my sweet friend, Kim. We like her hubby, Dave, too. Thanks Wil and Carter - we miss you guys.


Here's Vanessa and Owen. We met them in Dallas, but they've since moved to Arizona. Owen left the hospital the day Mav had his surgery. He's a TGA heart baby and is doing great. He's giving the balloon a kiss for Mav. What a cutie. Thanks, Vanessa. Glad the weather was working for someone!

Here's sweet baby Drew. Chloe knows him and his mom "Mawy" (Mary) by name from looking over my shoulder at her blog. He's another heart warrior from Michigan. I met them through the blog world and she's been such a great support throughout everything. She has a great blog at http://www.browniebitez.blogspot.com/ and shares lots of info about CHD.

This is the congregation of my step-mom, Teresa's church, Resurrection Lutheran in Yukon, OK. They combined the balloon release with grandparent's day and let off balloons for others who have lost their loved ones as well. What a great idea.
I was so touched to receive these pics and email from Mav's nurse, Marci, and her hubby, Charlie. Their balloon attempts didn't work, either, but they lit a candle for little Mav and put their little monkey by it. Such a sweet couple.

I was so happy to find out that Michelle had taken pics of Mav's cake before she sent it to me to be destroyed. She emailed them to me today. Isn't it perfect? Those who were with us at some point in Dallas will appreciate this cake. One of Mav's nurses, Morgan, drew this little airplane on his board and I wouldn't let anyone erase it. It is a big memory from Mav's life. We just might do this same cake every year on his birthday. It was wonderful - even though the icing had shifted due to my accident. Here's how to get in touch with Michelle if you need a great cake. Myspace.com/michellesmunchies

Today, I spent the day helping my friend, Dejah, decorate her studio. I really enjoy painting and decorating. It's relaxing and takes my mind off things - and I was in good company (Dovie, Dejah, and I can't leave out Mr. Quinn). Their place looks really nice.

Tomorrow it's back to the books. I have a test on Thursday and need to get some more study time in. So far things are going well in my classes. I'm still trying to get the paperwork ironed out for clinicals. Hopefully it will fall into place soon. I better get to bed. Thanks again, everyone. Love you all, jc