Church and a Field Trip.....

I stayed late at the hospital on Friday and - since it was the beginning of a holiday weekend - the Interstates were a disaster! I was stuck on my second highway when I called Mike. He has all sorts of apps for his phone and was able to direct me OFF the freeway and along a quiet UN-intimidating street that meandered through a very pretty section of town before spitting me out at the next Interstate where I could head for home! (Traffic - especially STOPPED dead traffic - has been known to make me feel a touch of panic. I arrived home just in time to join a group of neighbor/friends in the driveway across the street......all chilling in lawn chairs with cold drinks and good conversation! A more gentle evening after a stressful drive!

When we are down here it enables Mike to spend more time with Amber - which is exactly what he does. He takes food in and special treats. By his very presence Amber calms down and can do so much better.....simply knowing he's here with her.

He snapped her 29 week pic!

I am AMAZED at the strength this girl has!

Determination.

Yesterday they were given a tour of the OR......and noticed THREE little baby warmers in there only to then notice ONE MORE sitting beside the alcove with a sign that says:

'For The Quads. Please do not remove.'

Good feeling to know all is prepared and waiting!

You can read all about this at "Quad Squad 29 Weeks!"

So Saturday, Sunday and Monday have been free days for LD and me. What to do??
Saturday we shopped for a few groceries, I sewed on a quilt and we played dominoes, watched TV and gave all the critter care we could. Their dogs and cats + our dog and cat can be pretty good entertainment!

Sunday we went to church.

This is the church where the father of OUR pastor is pastor.

Ed Young being their names!

GREAT service! GREAT message! GREAT music!

 (Choir and orchestra - LD was in heaven!!)

The people were all friendly and the atmosphere was charged with spiritual energy.

We were definitely in need of some.

Let's just say - we got our batteries recharged!

Since we were foot loose and fancy free - and had just checked in with Mike and knew that all was calm for the moment with Amber actually napping - well, Louis Dean and I decided to see some sights!

We chose the San Jacinto Museum of History and Monument.

We rode the 489-foot ride to the top of the monument for some breath taking views!

That's the Battleship Texas out there - something we plan to do on another trip.

Louis Dean found him an old fashioned fruit cake recipe.

I know with every fiber of my being he will be making this come fall!

I imagine the sentence under the caption of Domestic Life was pretty true.

"Texas was heaven for men and dogs; but hell for women and oxen!"

Louis Dean never misses an opportunity to snap a pic!

It was good for us to get out and about for awhile!

All that walking is good exercise!

This was an inspiring......

The Battle of San Jacinto.

By the time our feet grew tired we were ready to head for home.

A good Memorial to visit on this Memorial Day Weekend!

For dinner I made Amber's 'Apple Cider Sausage Skillet Dish!'

This is one of her signature dishes and I followed the directions to a T!

Still......it doesn't taste nearly as good as hers does!

Mike took some up to her when he left this morning.

I am going back tomorrow so for the rest of this day we are going to kick back and relax. We have watermelon, hot dogs and chili. There is BOUND to be SOMETHING on the TV down here. If not - I guess we can always read or play dominoes!

It does feel strange to not have a dozen projects calling our name as would happen if we were home.

Soon enough! But for now we are 'waiting for some babies!'