Walter Reed

I'm at Walter Reed. Daughter did start a new blog. I'll let her tell their story. Thanks for all your prayers and warm wishes!

WARD 57 is daughter's new blog.

Memorial Day

What I accomplished yesterday and this morning

I did pick up the 1/2 finished chair slips,

I love the tone-on-tone single BIG letter.

But I didn’t do any sewing! Because….

MY BACKYARD IS A JUNGLE

It constantly needs trimming,

pruning,

cleaning,

weeding,

and more weeding. Every day I spend hours

cherishing my purple elephant ears,

weeding still more,

sweeping,

mulching,

clipping palms,

skimming leaves out of the pond,

DE-ALGAEING, which doesn't always work,

feeding & watering the birds,

dodging the birds nesting here,

spying buds & new flowers,

appreciating the sweet delicate puffs of the MIMOSAS,

spray painting,

taking a break,

listening to the waterfall and enjoying!

I DID MAKE MY RESERVATION TO DC TO SEE SON-IN-LAW & DAUGHTER!

TODAY I’M …..

pulling up my BIG GIRL panties and tackling my ever-growing unfinished projects

like a little more sewing on these cushions for my sofa slipcover.

The lovely white duck is already full of black Miller hair…

Spray painting this brown….

not Miller, just the love seat, chairs and table…

Finally picking up my half finished white linen dining room slipcovers from the MONOGRAM SHOP.

The monogrammed lady had a breast cancer scare so she was so behind in her work, I can’t wait to see how they look.

Waiting to hear from daughter so I can book my flight to Washington DC.

Nothing like a little spray paint makeover/white monogrammed linen therapy to do a body good!

It’s going to be a great day!

Struggling

I'm not supposed post a negative post, but here is the reality.

My dear son-in-law needs to have surgeries every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for the next 4 weeks. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays are his rest days.

Can you even begin to imagine this, considering he already has had 5 surgeries before he left Afghanistan and Germany?

His Mom is flying now to Walter Reed Washington DC. My daughter and son-in-law were left at Walter Reed, coming home from Germany, plans changed, as his condition and needs changed.

Hubby and I are going up to Water Reed when David's Mom leaves there. We plan to rotate all the family members going up there. Daughter needs our support and love as much as son-in-law does.

I may turn this blog off or go private. I have a small but wonderful loyal group of you that keep me going! I will always be grateful for your support, you know who you are.
Daughter does not want me to give out info on the WWW for all to see. This will likely be my last post for a while, a long time, or whenever.

Thanks for all of you that have kept in touch or commented. Your thoughts and prayers are ingrained in my memory. Forgive me for when I have not commented back. Shameless!

I feel so guilty for not doing so, it has been so chaotic in my life! I will to be better as time permits.
XOXO!

Happy thoughts

This is son and his beautiful girlfriend sitting on the steps of our Oxford condo the day of his graduation. He would probably scold me for posting this, but it gives me comfort to think of that happy day. Son is home here for a few days, BG is at her home in NC. Son is flying there to visit for a week. Daughter and son-in-law are likely on board the military medical plane that will bring them back to the States. First they stop at Andrews AFB, then another base overnight, then finally to their destination: the medical center at Lackland AFB. This link is a video of a medical plane that flies wounded warriors home. http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1407952648?bctid=1664436922

They should be leaving Germany around 3:30 pm local time. It will be a couple days before I hear from her and SIL.

Daughter will live at the Fisher House there at Lackland. They will be there in San Antonio for maybe a year during SIL's rehab.

Daughter had turned her blog, Southern Prep, off a few months ago. I hope she starts blogging again, I think it would be therapeutic for her.

***Yes ... daughter is on the military medical plane with her beloved husband. We are all anxiously awaiting news that they have landed in the United States.***

Southern Prep's words....

Hi Everyone,
Thanks for all the wonderful comments! I am sitting in my hotel room in DC, I just picked up my emergency issue passport and we are waiting to go to the airport. I am doing well, just glad to be reuniting with Dave soon! He is doing well also, they gave him an epidural this morning so he really cant feel a whole lot. Thanks for the support!
May 15, 2009 11:08 AM

UPDATE

Daughter is on route to Landstuhl, Germany, should arrive there early Saturday morning. She has to stop in Washington DC for a special passport. A good friend /Air Force buddy of her hubby is accompanying her for the entire trip.
We think son-in-law needs surgery #3 and maybe #4 before he can leave Germany. But we are not sure, it all depends on the healing process that we pray takes place. We are praying for him day and night. He and his family are constantly on my mind.

I'm so grateful for all your prayers and warm wishes. Daughter is also, your comments mean so much to her right now . She can read them at stolen moments, it has been a chaotic week. Husband and I are so proud of her, she has remained stoic and resolved, her only goal right now is to be with her husband. She has received amazing guidance and counseling from so many different sources there at Barksdale Air Force Base. She is prepared and knows her mission.
She might start a new blog about this unknown journey that they are embarking on. She is really a very private individual. I would rather she give ya'll the latest info, then me. So give her a shout out here on my blog and let her know you are interested. I think she could use some bloggy love right now. You remember her as TIE THE KNOT and then SOUTHERN PREP.

Difficult words to write

We celebrated my son's graduation, my daughter's sister-in-law's as well. And my son's BG 's brother also, her family was there.. We had 3 families gathered for a joyous day. Son-in-law called from Afghanistan to send his best wishes.

He also called me on yesterday on my drive home from Oxford to wish me Happy Mother's Day.

Then he went out on a mission. He stepped on a land mine, a fellow comrade saved his life by applying a tourniquet to his left leg. He lost this leg, his right leg was severely broken, artery severed, broken wrist....I could go on.

I am at my daughter's now. You remember her as Southern Prep. She is waiting for the word to either fly to Landstuhl, Germany where he is being flown or to meet him at Walter Reed.

Life is so fragile.

***UPDATE****
He is undergoing another surgery right now, we don't know why or what. We are waiting to get more info.
My husband flew into Shreveport tonight, its good to have him here.