thursday brings

• another quiet day on the couch
• a long splash and soak in the bathtub
• vanilla pudding and strawberry yogurt
• Kipper the dog, on DVD
• story books
• freshly laundered pink "Emma" blanket...by request. :)
• fireplace roaring, even with 53 degree temps outside

Emma had a bit of a rough night last night with pain.  She is back on some doses of tylenol codeine, and that seems to do the trick.  We are stretching out the dosing as much as we can while still managing her pain and keeping it at bay.

She's so sweet.  In the night as I lay stroking her forehead and humming to her, she turned in my arms and stroked my cheek in turn.

Be still my heart.

Mom is busy making a culinary delight of our kitchen.  Laundry is swishing.  Door frames dusted.  She's a busy lady.

Last night the "girls" played a rousing game of Blokus in the kitchen.  We were roaring laughter and rolling eyes.  It was so fun!  Luke followed and soundly trounced Gogo and I until his treachery was uncovered in the form of connecting game pieces.  Scoundrel.  Somewhere in there Gogo was called an "old lady" and I ate three apricot tart bars.  

Merciful heavens!  

The days end was happily met and snuggled into bed, each person in place, we greeted evening.  Gratefully weary and happily tired.

Jim's Dad continues to do well.  They are working on regulating his heartbeat, which is keeping him in ICU a bit longer than anticipated.  He finally got some sleep at days end, and that hopefully did much to restore him.

I have a princess smiling eyes and pretty lips at me.  All a-sparkle even in her "owie cheeks".  Sweet one.  

Time to Florence.  It's a good assignment.  I'm so grateful to be able to tend fully here, and be the one given the "tending the homefires" ministry.  How blessed I am.  And well I know it.  

Savoring the goodness of healing, being together, and the quiet of recovery time.

Love to you,

Sara