Mama Said There'd Be Days Like This.....

Life has a way of balancing itself 

as was the case for the past two days.  

Friday was a really good day!  

Gerry felt so good that he had himself somewhat convinced 

that he'd be released from the hospital in a day or two. 

(Yeah..... right...)  

Korina was able to get to both events 

that the girls said were important to attend,

(Girl Scouts for Josie - Basketball Game for Christie).

Korina's sister, Monique, and niece, Sophie,

came to help out and be companions for a couple days.

They, too, attended Girl Scouts & SVF vs Dominican Basketball.

Josie couldn't be happier!

Some of her PA family would finally get to meet 

some of her school friends.

Christie won her game.

She played well, as did all of her teammates.

It was a happy afternoon at St Vincent Ferrer!

Then came Saturday....

Gerry felt very, very tired & sore.

'Thought he'd never get better.

His two new "best friends", (green button & medicine ball),

were taken away.  

The pain was still manageable but at the same time edgier.

Early in the day his heart had "acted up" 

and he had to undergo a few extra tests.

The headache & aches that Christie began to feel on Friday 

turned in to the full-blown flu on Saturday.

Two of her goldfish were in a stage of suffering / dying

and she had a heated debate with her Mom.

(K = How can you let a living creature suffer like that?

C = Why would you kill something just because it's dying?)

After many hours in their critical state in our noisy house 

"it was over" for the goldfish.

Josie's Basketball Team lost their game,

(in a series of depressing losses 

despite their incredible spirit & good sportswomanship).

Josie got upset during the game, 

(which, for anyone, is always annoying & embarrassing).

We were thankful for Monique & Sophie.

Monique was able to diffuse one of Korina's "uptight, type-A" outbursts,

take Josie to her basketball game 

and say just the right words to her when she got upset.

She made a special trip to get, (among many other items),

the American cheese that Josie wanted to make grilled cheese sandwiches

and several bottles of red wine for Korina.

Sophie "kept things light and silly" as much as possible for Josie.

And passed around her delicious hugs.

By very late Saturday night, we were all a bit more relaxed.

Gerry was swinging back into good spirits,

Korina & Monique were sipping wine 

and laughing about goofy YouTube videos 

that the girls wanted us to watch.

Josie & Sophie were sleepily watching a movie.

We were all trying to be polite to Christie while keeping our distance.

 She was barking jokes from the bedroom 

and making us giggle.

We all finally "crashed" about 2am

thankful that the day was over.

Today is a beautiful, sunny day in the Hudson Valley,

(as you can see from the photo that Josie posted).

Gerry feels alright.

He doesn't need as much supplemental oxygen

and can sit up for longer periods of time.

He's really tired and feels pain but it's not overwhelming.

He had his hair washed 

and that's helped him feel "more human",(as he says it).

Korina has a little time to do some of the things she wanted to do yesterday,

like update this blog and answer emails.

(So if you've emailed us

you just might finally get an answer!) 

Poor Christie had a 103˚ fever this morning 

and is quite content to lie on the futon 

sipping ginger ale and watching TV.

Josie is hanging out with her Dad at Phelps 

while working on her book report & Social Studies project.

It's a low-key and laid back sort of day.

The feeling that "every little thing is going to be alright" prevails.

Thanks be to God and all our great friends!

Love ya!

Gerry, Korina, Christie & Josie