HELLO TO EVERYONE! I SPENT THE DAY AT THE HOSPITAL YESTERDAY WITH BOBBIE JO AND MARTIN, AND SHE SEEMS MUCH MORE ALERT. SHE GOT UP AND WALKED ONCE AROUND THE FLOOR, BUT IT REALLY POOPED HER OUT. THE SWELLING IS STILL AWFUL, SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE IS 6 MONTHS PREGNANT. THEY WRAPPED HER LEGS TO BRING DOWN SOME OF THE SWELLING THERE, BUT SHE FELT SO MUCH LIKE A TRUSSED UP TURKEY, SHE HAD TO REMOVE THEM AFTER AWHILE. TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, SHE LOOKED LIKE THE MUMMY! I FORGOT TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT A FUNNY MOMENT IN ALL OF THIS- RECENTLY WHEN I WAS UP THERE I DECIDED TO BE A LOVING CARETAKER AND MASSAGE LOTION ALL OVER HER POOR SWOLLEN LEGS AND TUMMY. I TOOK THE LOTION, AND FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES, RUBBED LAYER AFTER LAYER ON HER FROM HER TINIEST LITTLE TOE TO HER BELLY BUTTON! WHAT A GOOD MAMA I AM! I WENT INTO THE BATHROOM TO WASH MY HANDS, AND I HEARD HER SQUEAK OUT, "MOTHER!" I DASHED BACK INTO HER ROOM TO FIND HER HOLDING UP THE LOTION BOTTLE. SHE SAID, "MOTHER, IS THIS THE LOTION USE SPREAD ALL OVER ME?" I LOVINGLY SAID, "YES SWEETIE, DO YOU WANT ME TO DO THE REST OF YOU?" SHE SAID, "MOTHER, THIS IS SHAMPOO!!!!!" SURE ENOUGH, IT WAS! THERE SHE WAS, POOR LITTLE THING, COVERED WITH LAYERS OF SHAMPOO! I PANICKED AND RAN FOR A BASIN OF WATER AND A WASHCLOTH. I STARTED IN ONE SPOT, AND ALL I GOT WAS LAYERS OF SUDS! AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES, I REALIZED THAT I WAS JUST GETTING HER ALL SOAPY, AND THEN I HAD TO WADDLE HER INTO THE SHOWER TO TRY TO RINSE HER OFF. SHE WAS SO WEAK, IT WAS AWFUL. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES, AND A GOOD SOAKING FOR ME, SHE WAS SQUEAKY CLEAN. I GOT HER BACK TO BED, AND COVERED HE UP. BY THEN WE WERE LAUGHING ABOUT IT, BUT SHE WAS EXHAUSED, AND I TOLD HER TO REST. THE NURSE CAME IN LATER AND SAID, " WELL BOBBIE I SEE YOU ARE RESTING COMFORTABLY" AND BOBBIE JO SAID, " WELL YEAH, GUESS WHAT MY MAMA DID TO ME!" AFTER SHE TOLD THE NURSE, THE NURSE HELD UP THE SHAMPOO BOTTLE AND SAID, "WELL MRS SEE, IT SAYS RIGHT HER ON THE BOTTLE THAT IT IS PANTENE!" I LOOKED AT HER AND TOLD HER, "I AM A SUAVE KIND OF GAL, I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THE EXPENSIVE STUFF!' ANYWAY, ALL IS WELL, BUT NOW WHEN I PICK UP ANYTHING I LOOK TWICE TO MAKE SURE IT IS THE RIGHT STUFF! SO FOR NOW, I WILL GO AND WRITE TOMORROW.
OH, GOOD NEWS, WE TOLD JARED ABOUT HIS MOM AND HE TOOK IT IN HIS USUAL CONFIDENT AND OPTIMISTIC STRIDE. WE ASSURED HIM THAT WE ARE OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS, AND HE IS GOOD WITH THAT. HE WAS CONCERNED THAT SHE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GO TO HIS BASEBALL GAMES, BUT WE ASSURED HIM THAT WE WOULD TAKE HER IN A WHEELCHAIR. THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND REMEMBER IF YOU HAVEN'T EMAILED YOUR ADDRESS FOR A GREEN BRACELET, PLEASE DO. THEY ARE IN NOW. LOVE, NANASEE