HER ROOM IS ALMOST READY FOR HER

HELLO ALL, WELL, THANKS TO MARTIN, (HER DAD) AND OTHERS, BOBBIE JO'S ROOM IS ALMOST READY FOR HER WHEN SHE GETS HOME AS A MATTER OF FACT, LOTS OF THE HOUSE IS ALMOST READY FOR US. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT WE HAVE BEEN OUT OF OUR HOUSE FOR 5 MONTHS. I DO LOVE THE LITTLE APARTMENT, BUT I WANT MY HOUSE BACK. I MISSED CHURCH TODAY- THE ALARM CLOCK WENT OFF AND I THREW IT ACROSS THE APARTMENT. I WAS SO TIRED, AND JUST COULD'NT GET UP. I EVEN ASKED HEAVENLY FATHER LAST NIGHT IN MY PRAYERS TO MAKE SURE I GOT UP SO I COULD GO TO CHURCH. I NEED TO BE WITH THOSE WHO LOVE AND SUPPORT ME. EVERYONE IS SO KIND, AND THEY JUST GO ON AND ON ABOUT HOW THEY KNOW THAT BOBBIE JO IS GOING TO MAKE IT. I REALLY HATE WHEN I DON'T GO- BUT I DID FINALLY GET UP AND HELPED MARTIN PAINT SOME BASE BOARDS TO FINISH HER ROOM. YOU KNOW, I REALLY WANT MY BORING STAID LIFE BACK! I AM NOT EVEN SURE WHERE I AM SUPPOSED TO BE IN LIFE RIGHT NOW. I HAD IT ALL PLANNED OUT. WAKE UP, FEED JARED, PUT HIM ON THE BUS, MAKE MARTIN BREAKFAST, DO THE HOUSEWORK SNEAK IN SOME READING TIME, DO SOME CRAFTS, PLAY WITH BUSTER AND LUCKY, MAKE SURE THEIR DISHES ARE FULL, GO SHOPPING, (TO WALMART OF COURSE) MAKE LUNCH FOR MARTIN, SEND HIM OFF TO WORK, CHECK THE MAIL, WATCH FOR THE SCHOOL BUS, (OH AND MAKE SURE THE COOKIE JAR IS FULL), LISTEN FOR THE "NANA I'M HOME!", GET A KISS FROM ELI AND JACOB, A HUG FROM JARED, HAVE A SNACK, GO TO THE PARK, FIX DINNER, WAIT FOR SISSY TO GET THE BOYS, WATCH TV WITH JARED, CLEAN THE KITCHEN, GET JARED READY FOR BED, WAIT FOR MARTIN TO CALL AND SAY HE IS ON HIS WAY HOME, HAVE HIS DINNER READY, FEED HIM AND LISTEN TO HOW HIS DAY WENT, ARGUE OVER WHEN TO TURN THE TV OFF-KISS EACH OTHER GOODNIGHT, HAVE PRAYERS AND TURN OFF THE LIGHT. NOW, IT IS, WAKE UP AT 5:30 AM, GET READY TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL, GO TO THE HOSPITAL, HELP BOBBIE JO AT THE HOSPITAL, COME HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL, GET JARED FROM JESSICA, A QUICK HELLO AND HOPEFULLY A KISS FROM JACOB AND ELI- LET JARED GO TO THE PARK, DO THE HOUSEWORK, MAKE DINNER, HAVE AN EVENING WITH JARED, GET STUFF TOGETHER FOR TOMORROW, (BOBBIE'S LAUNDRY, MY LUNCH, A SURPRISE FOR HER, A BOOK FOR ME AND A CRAFT TO DO) GET JARED TO BED, WAIT FOR MARTIN TO CALL AND SAY HE IS COMING HOME, HAVE HIS DINNER READY, TRY TO STAY UP FOR HIM, AND ACT CHEERFUL WHEN HE GETS HERE. MOST OF THE TIME, I AM EYEING MY BED WHILE HE EATS AND TALKS ABOUT HIS DAY-THANKFULLY FLOP IN THE BED, (GOSH, DID I SQUASH LUCKY AGAIN?) MOVE CAT! OH, SET THE ALARM, OH HECK, DID I TAKE MY MEDICINE? AH, I WONT WORRY ABOUT IT, NO GET UP LAZY, TAKE THE MEDS! CRAWL OUT OF BED, TAKE THE MEDS, FLOP BACK INTO BED, (BUSTER! GET OFF MY PILLOW!) AND LAY THERE A WORRY ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT I GOT EVERYTHING DONE. SAY MY PRAYERS, (LOTS OF TIME I FALL ASLEEP BEFORE THE AMEN) I KNOW HEAVENLY FATHER UNDERSTANDS- AND NEXT THING I KNOW, THE ALARM IS GOING OFF! I MISS MY FRIENDS, BUT I HAVE MADE LOTS OF NEW ONES. (NURSES, DOCTORS, OTHER PATIENTS, AND THEIR FAMILIES), AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE WITH THE LIGHT OF CHRIST FOR THEM. SO, SOME DAY, I WILL GO BACK TO THE NORM, BUT NO MATTER HOW I SPEND THE DAY, I AM THANKFUL THAT I AM THERE TO TAKE CARE OF BOBBIE JO INSTEAD OF TALKING ABOUT HOW SHE DIED SO YOUNG AND MISSED SO MUCH OF LIFE. NOW, I TALK TO HER ABOUT HOW MUCH THERE IS WAITING FOR HER AND HOW MUCH WE HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO. THAT IS WORTH EVERYTHING, NO MATTER HOW MIXED UP MY LIFE IS. I AM GRATEFUL TO HAVE A HARRIED EXISTANCE. SO TILL TOMORROW, LOVE, NANA