Outside stroll....

Hi everyone!

Talked to both dad and mom this morning and they both sounded great! Mom wants to go outside today, I'm assuming the weather is nicer down there than here in Tulsa...it's cold today here! Dad said that she won't be able to walk that far, so she'll be chauffeured by dad in a wheelchair. Fancy!!! There is a little "park" area outside of the main building that has benches and lots of flowers and shrubbery. I told them to take some bread or crackers because of the pigeons that stroll around. Mom loves flowers and gardens, so I'm sure she'll like this area too! Dad said he goes down there to have some "alone time" in the mornings after he eats breakfast and while the nurses are attending to mom.

They'll probably be returning home this week sometime, so that will be good for them to rest and heal at home.

I'll update more later.... :) Have a great weekend!

UPDATE @ 8:20 p.m.---mom called us in the afternoon! It was fun to hear her voice feeling pretty perky and upbeat. She talked to Claire and told Claire that she had a suprise for her when she gets home! That was fun, Claire was so excited about that!! She also told me that she "baked a cake" and then she giggled and said, "oh, that's not what I mean" with a smile in her voice!!!

She's had her ups and downs today dad said (emotionally that is), but that will be our "normal" for a while. We have all had those kinds of days....but we know that in the end, God is GOOD and has blessed us, so just like the above picture....we're too blessed to be stressed! She said she enjoyed her nature time today. They also said that they got three more flower bouquets so thank you again for those, mom and dad said they were so beautiful....even the nurses were commenting on them! :) They're excited about coming home soon too. Please pray that all goes well over the weekend and with the therapists and her upcoming oncologist appointment.

WE have also grown as a family through this blog. It has been a wonderful, theraputic outlet for us, but we have appreciated and been humbled by this. We all love reading the comments and I know a lot of you who read this want to comment, but don't know how too....no worries, I don't either!! hee hee!! Also, I've even printed these blogs for family members that can't get online so they have a way to feel a "part" of this entire situation. We appreciate the prayers you're sending up because THAT'S what's important!! So, thank you all again for being YOU and loving mom so much that you take the time to check this blog or contact us in all sorts of ways--we can feel the love, support, friendship, and prayers.

Love, The Forrester Family