What a difference a day can make. The last few weeks have been so busy I have to take time to breathe. I have been very busy sewing for several upcoming shows. The girls have really enjoyed being able to play outside and get lots of fresh air and dirt by evening. Last Friday, Maria (2) stuck a piece of colored pencil up her nose. It was the twist up kind so it was approx. 1/4" across and about 1/2" long. We tried for a while to get it out and finally took her to a freinds house to get it out. Our tweezer that we were using did not have the grips on them so it just slipped off. Our friend works in the doctor's office and has a scissors they use to tie stitches. It took 2 of us to hold her down to safely extract the color. She really fought but as soon as it was out she was very happy and singing shortly thereafter. On Sat evening they took my father-in-law (80) to the ER with lots of pain. They did a bunch of tests and decided to remove his gall bladder which seemed to be te problem. He was scheduled for Mon morn but cancelled since he had infection on his bronical and was coughing a lot. We are going to see the doctor tomorrow then hopefully they can still do his surgery this week. It has caused a lot of not knowing for us as a family. Pray that we can be patient in this and grow closer. It has really been hard on my mother-in -law since this is the first time in 58 years of marriage that they have faced something of this sort. I need to go along to bed so I can function tomorrow. I want to clean the flower beds before I have to take my father-in-law to the doctor. I am trying to make the best of each oppertunity to spend time with my in-laws. They are wonderful and I love them dearly. Mom is 85 so it doesn't always go the best for them to do things or they need or want to do. Keep praying for us as we deal with each situation.