Weekend Update

Poppie went to the heart cath lab this afternoon where they found one artery that was 70-80% blocked and two that were about 40%. They were not worried about the two that were 40% and will treat those with medication. They treated the more clogged one using the balloon and stint and he is done and recovering. They will keep him overnight for observation and then he will go home tomorrow. I'm breathing a sigh of relief as this could have been worse, like open-heart surgery. Leslie is still at the hospital this afternoon and Uncle Wil went to pick up the older two kids at school. He took them on a special "errand" to Brewsters before bringing them home.

The Munch still has a fever, dark circles under her eyes, and is a little whiny. But all-in-all, she is a low maintenance sick kid. I can't complain. I've endured "Wow, Wow, Wubbzy," "Yo Gabba Gabba," and lots of "Dora The Explorer." I just hope that I didn't accidently write a note about doing the peanut butter dance from Yo Gabba Gabba in my PowerPoint for next week's Global Missions Conference. We went to see Miss Kristi, who is so fantastic with our kids. She explained that it's viral, so it'll just have to run its course, and the other two may very well get it. Munchkin did well, and only cried when she had her thumb pricked to check for really yucky stuff (which showed all clear). She quickly recovered and soon we were both happy! She got a cool bandaid and sticker for being brave which was a welcome distraction. We got home and had lunch, and she took a good nap. We are just praying she doesn't share it with Mommy at this point. :-)

As for Mommy, she had a good day as far as her health goes. It certainly wasn't the way any of us would have wanted to turn out as far as Poppie goes, but I was at least glad she felt good enough to be there with him. I think it would have nearly killed her to not be with the family. I was proud of her that she at least wore a mask most of the time she was there. The next several days should continue to be good ones for her again. She'll go for chemo again on Tuesday. We are praying that this next round will not be as harsh as the last two because she is planning on joining me at the Global Missions Conference. My parents are coming up to keep the kids, so please pray she will feel strong enough to join me, even if it is to rest in the hotel room most of the time. The conference is in the same hotel we're staying at, so it would be fine and I can come up and see her in between sessions.

On to other, nearly as important news. My friend Van, who has been on a blogging hiatus, made a recent video post. It's well worth the watch. Even though I've already endorsed Fred Thompson, this response from Huckabee was brilliant. He handled himself and the question very well.

My brother got his first deer of the season.