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.