Bridal Shower Time

The wedding date is getting really close! Jeff and Robin are certainly two very busy people!

Here are some photos from the bridal shower last Thursday:

This is Robin with her mom and grandmother.

The sweet friends of Mrs. Thornton did a wonderful job hosting the shower.

They had a cute "game" where bridal gowns were created from toilet tissue.

Vacation Bible School Time!

We are having a good turnout at our small country church for VBS.

The theme this year is Crocodile Dock - Where fearless kids shine God's light. Our sanctuary has been turned into a swamp for the week.

Here are some photos.

Click to enlarge this one.

New Tunis Sheep

We have added some more lovely Tunis sheep to the farm. Thank you Aimee and Susie Bailey of Missouri for the group!

Bumper sticker of the day...

As we start to receive the bills for Bob's surgery, I came across an appropriate "bumper sticker":

Home is a great place to be

Well, we are home finally and getting kind of back to normal, I will try to go in to work this afternoon. I went by for about an hour yesterday while I was in town to grocery shop and pick up meds for Bob. Lots to catch up on but I guess it is a blessing that business is slow right now.

Bob had a great report from the doctor. Though the polyp was malignant, no other tissue was affected, lymph nodes were clear too. So that means no other treatments, HALLELUJAH!  He will have another colonoscopy in one year. And the Dr. recommended family members get checked as soon as possible.

This is the drawing of the colon ressection, the red dot was the polyp and the left area in the circle was all  removed, at least he doesn't have an appendix anymore.  ;-)

Update on Bob

Hello, everyone on this beautiful Sunday morning. We will miss going to church today and attending the farewell lunch for our pastor, Dr. Dub Oliver. But Bob continues to improve hourly and this morning after our first walk he "passed" another hurdle, he had a bowel movement. Please join us in a big "Hallelujah, Praise the Lord"! He can now start drinking liquids and soon will be eating again, and then get out of this hospital. He hasn't taken any morphine "hits" from the pump since 3:30 yesterday and though he feels some pain, he says he can deal with it.

Thanks to everyone for keeping Bob in your prayers.

Back from Ohio...should have stayed?

Things got very hectic after we got home from Wooster. I am just now catching up on emails. Bob and I got home Monday afternoon from Ohio. We went to work Tuesday, but Wednesday Bob had a colonoscopy scheduled recommended by our Dr. because Bob recently turned 55. So early Wednesday morning I took him to the clinic for the procedure. When the Dr came out and showed us a photo of a large polyp it came as a surprise but he said he had removed it and would send it to the pathology lab and have results next week. If there were any suspicious cells he would suggest that section be removed.

Bob was discharged and we went home, stopping by McD's for a breakfast sandwich. And then home for a nap. It went downhill after that. Bob couldn't get any relief from the bloating caused by the air they filled him with for the procedure. We called and they said walk around and lay on his left side. He couldn't stand the pain to lay on his left side but did walk a little. Then he sat in the recliner for a while. He called me over and said his neck felt funny when he ran his fingers over his skin it crackled like bubble wrap. Another call to the Dr and they wanted him to come in at 4. So back to the Dr office. A quick exam and the Dr asked which hospital we wanted to go to. Removing the polyp had perforated his colon. So over to the hospital for emergency surgery. He got out and into a room at 10 last night. This morning when the surgeon came in to answer questions he drew a picture of the colon and showed us that he removed over half of it!

Bob is doing really well for the type surgery he has been through. They told him tonight to use more of the morphine drip, he hasn't been pushing the button very often. He was able to get up three times today and walk a little more each time. We should get the pathology report tomorrow and the surgeon suspects it will be malignant. So we would appreciate everyone's prayers and good thoughts.