Friday, May 22, 2009

My 15 "seconds" of Fame !!



When I pick Jordan up from school, I usually have to wait in the car line for quite a while. So, I listen to NPR. On this day, on Talk of the Nation, he had an author who had just written a book about his grandparents. They were an interracial couple living in south Alabama. The host asked for callers who were in or had family members who were in interracial relationships to call in and say their views on it. Well, I took this as my cue to call in ... and behold I was the last caller !


Here's the link, if you'd like to listen.
I'm the last caller :-)


Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Rainy Days In Florida !!

Here's what it looks like after 3 days and nights of non-stop raining in Florida.


Our mailbox and our neighbor's "under water" front lawn.




Our driveway under water.





My feet under water in our front yard.





Street view --- The entire neighborhood is somewhat flooded. Hope it stops raining soon !!

Surgery Day


Here's Jordi in her robe. She said she felt "awkward" being in it and was very self-aware ! It was pretty funny !


Getting her vitals checked.




Silly girl !!! We were in a waiting area without tv or any type of "entertainment" for 2 hours. Sooooo, we played thumb war, and told stories. She was in a good mood for someone about to have surgery. She wondered what "flavor" the anesthesia would be. She hoped they had cherry but wondered if they had "mother". I asked what she meant and she said, "You know, the smell of mother. That would help me relax." ha ha The patient next door to us overheard her and started laughing !




Off to surgery ! Jordan said, "see you in a few, mom!"



Jordi in the recovery room. She was freezing !! She did great !! I knew she was fine because the first thing she said to me was that she was hungry :-)




After a 3 hour nap, she was as good as new..... sort of !

Friday, May 15, 2009

Like Father, Like Daughter......


If you remember.... a few months ago Tshombe broke his hand in a softball game. Well, today, his daughter broke her's in a flag-tag game ! Jordi is doing fine, she has a splint that was put on her in the ER. She will see an Orthopod on Monday where hopefully she won't need surgery ... just a cast! God is still good and He has shown His mercies to Jordan by taking away any pain !!!!