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Saturday, November 28, 2009

HOSPITALS AND BIRTHDAYS!!!!!

Emily is doing well. Her roommate is VERY loud and so are her guests. She doesn't sleep well at night because of the noise in the bed next to her. The nurses have her on a list for a private room. Then she can get her rest. Procedures are scheduled for December 1, 2 and 3. Keep praying! We will update as we have more news.

While we were at the hospital, Elyse had her 10th birthday. That was Monday. Today (Saturday) we made a trip home to get the mail, deposit checks in the bank and gather more clothes. We decided to give Elyse her birthday present. She usually gets to pick out her dinner (which she wants Bulgogi), but we didn't have time to marinate that meal over night when we were only going to be there about 30 minutes. We went to Culver's for lunch instead.

On to the gift: We had made up a scavenger hunt for her to get to her gift (which was hidden in our bedroom closet). Here she is waiting "patiently" for her first clue (Daddy is hiding them in specific places).

Her first clue!

Originally, that was the only gift in the closet and she could have gone in there by herself to get it. But, now we have Christmas gifts in there too. So, we had to get it out and put it on the floor while she closed her eyes. She enjoyed the scavenger hunt and got the clues right away.

Here is her gift: A boyfriend pillow (at least that is what Betsey calls it).

Elyse has always stacked pillows and blankets on the landing and either read, wrote in her journal or just chilled. The perfect gift was a "boyfriend" pillow for her to use while reading, etc. We think she likes it, although she hasn't said so.

Back to the hospital we go. Emily looks good, but is tired because of all the ruckus going on in the next bed. Oma and Odeshe came today. They brought Qdoba for them - they loved that!

When we got back to the hospitality room, Elyse lost a tooth. I hope the tooth fairy can find her since she isn't in her own bed.

4 Comments:

At November 29, 2009 8:22 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I bet the tooth fairy will figure something out. She's pretty clever. ;)

What a thoughtful gift for an avid reader! I am sure she will get a LOT of mileage out of that gift!

P.S. Micah has one, and he now calls it the "Husband Pillow." We had to upgrade, considering boyfriends are no longer allowed. :)

love you all!
Betsey

 
At November 30, 2009 3:45 PM, Blogger Tobin and Erin said...

#1 That haircut suits you, Elyse! I love it.

#2 HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELYSE! Great present! Sorry you had to wait so long to get it.

#3 Bulgogi sounds AMAZING! We will have to put that on the menu sometime soon. You are welcome to swing by when we make it!

 
At November 30, 2009 9:10 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

Hey! The past few days I've been reading your blog. I just finished. I feel like I know your whole family now. Tell Emily and everyone hello. Still praying. Oh, and I'd love to have the recipe for Bulgogi. We LOVE that stuff!

 
At December 03, 2009 12:02 AM, Blogger Erin Morgan said...

I can't believe Elyse is 10 yrs old already!! I remember when she was born and shortly after you brought her to CU to visit luke!

I am sorry to hear about Emily's roommate - but I will be praying tomorrow and will add a request in for a private room :)

 

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