Special Visits

Two very special visits today:

One to the "Academy of Natural Sciences" thanks to Michelle and Anthony! Christi was able to go in special "off limit" areas and see a wide variety of animals close up! (Boa constrictors, lizards, animals I've never heard of before including an animal who kept stalking her - she thought it was hilarious! "Do I look like food?") It was incredible!! Also, for the first time, we took the city bus. (Thanks to Michelle's great directions these country gals did okay and prefer it to the subway.)

Tonight we had a special visit here at the Ronald House. Jan and Larry drove into the city to entertain us. We sat in the kitchen and played games. Christi is feeling great and I loved watching her laugh as she won (and lost) some games. Larry won "LCR" - three times and even took his own picture! Christi thought it was so funny she laughed herself off her chair and right onto the floor! (She's fine; actually, she never stopped laughing!) They brought Christi a darling pair of summer kitty PJs and the softest socks - two things Christi was lacking this trip.

It appears that minutes after I posted my plea of needing a lift home on Sunday, a sweet Chrsiti supporter I used to teach with emailed and offered to bring us back! Thanks be to God for prayers answered! I'm looking forward to catching up with Jane and learning what her new wschool is like; she was always so curtious and pleasant to work with. My colleagues are the best!

Shayne and Shayla should be in Pennsylvania by now. We expect them to arrive about 1 AM. Christi has been hard at work finishing her Father's Day present she started yesterday (two pom pom craft dogs) and she drew him her finest card ever - thanks Traci for the book about shading; I can't believe how quickly she's picking it up. The animals she's now drawing are so realistic. Christi wants to give him his Father's day present tomorrow and considering the consent forms along with the many possible side effects, including death, that I signed at the hospital to authorize the "treatment" (torture) that's to begin on Monday, I think it's a good idea. She's feeling so well right now, it's going to be very hard to put her through this knowing the side effects and knowing how ill it's going to make her. I've already started my prayers that her stem cells, which will be transplanted back in her on Friday, will quickly engraft and bring her back to life. Lord her our prayers!