Ah, summertime

Just thought I would pop on and say hello. I honestly cannot believe it is already July 16. The REALLY scary thing is that school starts in just one month and one week! EEK!

This past weekend we were in Cleveland. John's Gramma is quite ill. Early last week they determined that she had some bleeding in her brain. They don't know what has caused the bleeding, but it should be reabsorbed by her body. It has, however, taken a toll on her body. When we visited Sunday we were completely unprepared for how bad she would look. She hadn't eaten in about four days, had a feeding tube down her nose, was completely non-responsive, slept the entire time, and had about fifty wires coming out of her head...apparently from the eeg, which was checking for seizures (she had mild ones upon entry into the hospital, but nothing since getting medicine). Thankfully Monday she was WORLDS better. She was awake for most of our visit, had sat up with the PT person before we got there, even said to me "Oh, you're still here?" when John and I were out of the room for a few minutes, and then asked John "John, check my bank account please" and "John, take these things off my hands" (large mitts to prevent her from tearing her tubes out). Sadly though, Tuesday we heard she was like she was on Sunday. Today a feeding tube is being placed into her stomach. Once that is in, she has a chance to be released to a rehibiliation facility by weeks end. I'll be sure to update later...

Today I'm headed over to spend part of the day with Jen and her boy's, Mason and Cole. We are headed to a little park with fountains so the boys can play in them. It should be a fun day. Tonight I am having dinner with a friend I met on "The Nest". Shannon has experienced miscarriages and has gone through two IVF's (one was a miscarriage, one was a chemical pregnancy). While it is a sad thing that brings us together, it is so nice to meet up and talk. I'm excited to see her.

This weekend we are headed to Myrtle Beach, and we couldn't be more excited! A week of relaxation by the pool and ocean is going to be SO refreshing! WE CANNOT WAIT!!! We are headed with our friends Dan and Robyn and their daughter Allison and Dan's brother Kevin. It will be a full house at the condo, but we are expecting lots of laughs and lots of great memories.

Finally, I want to remind my readers that I am not going to be talking about my future IVF experience on my blog. If you wish to be included in e-mail updates, please send me an e-mail at jjkj2004@gmail.com. I do not want to air my laundry when anyone, especially students, could potentially find my blog. Thanks everyone who has already e-mailed...you should have heard from me already with a preliminary e-mail! :-)