Day 301 - Loving my boys!

Yea!  I made it out to Seattle safely, and I get a few days with the rest of my family.  Ryan looks great (a bit tired today) and I got lots of hugs.  We snuggled on the bed for a bit, with him just holding on... Awww... Love this kid.  It's a short trip, but worth every penny.

His ANC and AT3 numbers were a bit lower today, which may mean nothing, and it may mean that he's fighting a bug.  We are still scheduled for the ENT procedure tomorrow, and he is excited for his anesthesia.  And it's kinda nice that his hair is growing back in... he really likes it.

In Montana, we got the yellow car pulled out of the ditch this morning (Thank you Grandpa and Jeff!) and there doesn't appear to be any damage.  The battery was dead, but nothing a quick jump couldn't fix.  Kathryn dropped me off at the airport, and had to drive the van... She is so used to the little yellow car, that driving the van was like driving a boat... she hates it!  Which reminds me of my 1977 Blazer from high school... That thing was a piece of crap, the radiator over heated, and it went through gas like crazy, but it was huge and safe...

Thank you all for the continued prayers and good thoughts!

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  1. Lois HillFebruary 16, 2018 at 8:13 AM

    the smile on those faces is priceless :) :) glad you get to spend a few days with them, good for all of you. ENJOY
    Prayers for all counts to be good and Ryan gets to sleep while the ENT doc is working on him--what a kid!!
    LUV U all

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