Weekly Encouragement

Hey Ladies,

If you haven't guessed it by now, I am missing everyone terribly. Thanks for all of your calls and emails and for being there for me when I call and email. You have no idea how much it means to me.

I'll probably be MIA for a while, on the blog anyway. Today at 2:15 pm my friend and her husband are dropping their four children off at our house for the weekend. They are going to a Marriage Encounter(ish) weekend. I am not sure exactly which one it is, but it is something like Marriage Encounter. It should be fun, though, because all of the kids get along really well. The person I worry about is my husband who will be alone with them from 7:00 pm on Saturday until 8:00 am on Sunday while I am at work. Pete versus seven children. It'll be like some strange episode of "Survivor." One man, seven children, half a gallon of milk, a golden retriever (that is in heat right now), two cats, and one roll of toilet paper. Who will survive??? My money is on the cats.

Then on Tuesday, my middle son is having his scoliosis surgery. Please pray for him if you think about it. And for his surgeon too. It is a LONG procedure, and I am sure I will be flipping out that day. He will be in the hospital through Saturday, so he won't be with the rest of the family for Thanksgiving. But at least he will be up and functional for Christmas. I will be spending the nights and days at the hospital with him, so if anyone wants to reach me, I'll have my cell phone with me.