THANKS!!

I'm finally feeling better from my surgery and wanted to take a minute to thank all my family and friends who took the time to let me know they cared. It has been a really rough week and a half, but the out pouring of love has been overwhelming. I had friends bring flowers, jamba juice, meals, and let Gavin play at their houses for hours at a time. I had a lot of friends and family who sent messages by text, email, and facebook. I got a phone call from my sweet parents everyday. And lots of great advice from my mom who I know was wishing she could be hear to care for me herself. My little sister Julee sent me a text everyday knowing I wasn't able talk, to see how I was feeling. My brother came by everyday to play with Gavin. My wonderful husband waited on me hand and foot and even did laundry and dishes. Any of you who really know my husband know what a major act of love doing laundry and dishes is for him. My amazing mother inlaw came and took care of me when Steve had to go back to work. She took Gavin to school, kept our house in order, and cared for me like my own mother would have.

When my mother inlaw had to leave my plan was to send Gavin off to a different friends house each day and I would just take care of myself. I had it all lined up, Wednesday-Tami's, Thursday-Sheri's, Friday-Stephanie's. They had all generously said yes to taking care of my son for three days. But Wednesday morning their was a knock at the door. I was pretty drugged up and not real coherent, so I just stayed in bed. I figure it was probably just UPS or something. But the knocking didn't stop, so I stumbled out of bed and made my way slowly to the door. When I opened the door it took me a minute to register who was standing in front of me. It was my sister Lisa! She had surprised me by flying in from Michigan to take care of me. She talked to my mother in law the day before on the phone and when she heard what a hard time I was having decided she needed to come. She got off the phone and told Shawn what was going on any he told her to go and he would take care of the kids and everything else she was suppose to do that week (which by the way was a pretty long list.) So she dropped everything and jump on a plane. I was so happy to see her. I wrapped my arms around her and started crying. I managed to whisper, "I'm so happy you're here!" She took me back to bed and told me to make a list of everything I needed her to do. She was amazing! She took Gavin to and from school, did my grocery shopping, she stuffed, addressed, and mailed my Christmas cards, she did laundry, cleaned my house, cooked the meals, cleaned up my throw up (SICK!), she even did some of my Christmas shopping that I wasn't able to get done before my surgery. The list goes on and on.... I truly believe she was an answer to my prayers. I really didn't know how I was going to make in through the next few days on my own. I could hardly pull myself out of bed to go to the bathroom and was in constant pain. My Heavenly Father knew what I needed and sent me my own personal angel. Thanks you Lisa and Shawn sooooo much for making those sacrifices for me!


Thanks to all for your care and love! Have a Very Merry Christmas!!