WE ARE HOME!!!!!

Yes you heard me right, we are home!!! All of us!! After only a few days on the floor they said she was well enough to come home. All the staples are out of her stomach, all 21 of them, and healing quite nicely. Jimi had an appointment in Bakersfield with one of the Dr.'s that saw her at UCLA, they did some blood tests and seem to think she is healing well. We still don't know exactly what came first the chicken or the egg (blood clots, or burst appendix) but with time we will continue to do tests to figure it all out. This is going to be a long road, but its a road to recovery.

So, after she got out, we took her down to the beach as we had promised. It was wonderful, it's funny how beautiful our family looked just standing on the beach all together. We are definitely blessed. So the whole way home, Jim and I panicked and had a few break downs worrying that we were leaving too early. Remembering some of the things that had happened over the last three weeks. But for all the scary things we had on our minds we thought of all the AMAZING things that have happened. So here are just a few.

1. Everyone in our church who fasted, prayed and went out of their way to make sure my entire family was taken care of in our time of need. THANK YOU

2. Everyone at Verizon who gave up their personal vacation time, most gave the max they could, taking time from their families and money from their pockets so that Jim could be with his baby girl, and with me!!

3. Edison, who gave Kenny the time off, and brought food to our other kids. Jim and I and even Jimi needed him so bad, he held us together when we were falling apart.

4. Kenny, who as I just said Held us together! Who wanted to stick it out to the end, who in no way was going to leave her side, or ours. Who took his personal time to be with us. And has strengthened his relationship with his niece, and now if you ask him he would tell you he has 3 boys and a girl.

5. Terrie, who was my shoulder to cry on and hold me up when I just couldn't do it myself! And who knows what medical questions to ask, when we are all just in shock and confused.

6. The entire staff and student body of South Fork school who wrote her get well cards and letters. And I mean EVERYONE in the school!!!

7. Her Primary and activity day kids at church!

8. Everyone who paid nights on our room, without telling us who you are, slipped money into our pockets, prayed, cried, and loved our little girl....

9. UCLA (kind of self explanatory)

10. And all the family at home who took care of the kids so we knew they were OK and we didn't have to worry about them, even though we still did. Who helped with the house and the pets and the laundry, and a dryer (I still don't know where that came from, and nobody will tell me)

11. All the visitors who drove hours and hours in horrible traffic to come down to visit even knowing they could only spend a few minutes with her, it really did lift her spirits.

OK, I think you are getting the point and I know I can go on for days, and I probably will, but my point is.... THANK YOU for loving Jimi, and our whole family!