No Go

Early this morning they came in with Ashley's INR results. Not perfect. We have to stay. Of course we are a little disappointed. Its going to be another great day and we had so hoped of getting home so that we could take Ash to the park. I guess we will just have to settle for another walk around the hospital.

They promise that if tomorrow mornings results are in range that they will have us on our way bright and early(the doctor likes to round by 6a.m.!)

Ashley Kate and her daddy are sleeping in this morning. Who knows when they will wake up? Ash has something in common with her big sister. A grumpy attitude in the morning. Those silly girls do not like to be woke up . If they wake on their own they are all smiles and sweetness, but if they have to get up its a whole different story. Daves sleeping in just because he can and that makes me happy for him. He works really hard and gets up early day after day so to see him snuggled up under the covers with a smile on his face brings a smile to mine.

Blake and Allie have had an amazing spring break. My sister's did a great job with them(as always). They have had a really great time and today they are in for a wonderful Easter celebration. Holidays are a BIG deal in our family and we do them all in BIG ways. I know they are going to be smiling from ear to ear all day long. We generally do the egg hunt and stuff along those lines on Saturday so that nothing interferes with the celebration of HIS resurrection on Sunday. We are determined to keep the two separate. Always wanting the children(there are 11 of them who were "stair stepped" over the past 12 years and a few older ones that aren't really children anymore) to have a great time, but also wanting them to realize the love, the sacrifice and the miracle of Christ's death and resurrection. Without His willingness to endure that death we would have NO hope and life would be meaningless to us. Its all because He loved us and WANTED to know us. Not because He NEEDED to know us. I find that amazing!

Anyway, Dave and Ash and myself will try to be home for Easter, but if were not then we will still know that we are loved, the price was paid for our sin, and we have an eternal hope because of the gift that was given. That's love and life is blessed.

Happy Easter my friends. Trish