Friday With Sisters and Saturday With Louis Dean.....

Sherry and I arrived back in Irving Thursday night and we watered everything front and back before going to bed. She had left for work when I woke up at 8:00 Friday morning after having a terrible dream! I was trying desperately to get to the hospital to see Nita and someone had taken me to a house and I couldn't figure out how to get in touch with Sherry or how to get back home where my car was.

That doesn't sound nearly as scary as my dream really was and I hot the floor running so I could get to the hospital as soon as possible.

Nita had been taken down to imaging and had been there quite awhile but I arrived just as she was being brought back to CVICU. I was at the window watching while this amazing Nurse Kristen hooked Nita back up to the maze of tubes and wires that is supporting her life.

While not connected to her life support, naturally she lost some ground but Kristen worked all day gaining that ground back for her.

When I thank God for placing his angels around Nita, I do believe some of them are Baylor Angels.

And they have names and I am praying for them.

Deanie and Charlie were already there and it was such a blessing to get to visit with them.

We laughed, cried and talked for hours.

We walked around the hospital admiring the art.

This is the Water Gardens in Fort Worth.

I haven't been there in years but I used to take my children there often.

Amon Carter is my very favorite museum.

The Botanic Gardens are famous.

Amber and Benjamin and I used to visit there as well as the Japanese Tea Garden.

Another historic place in Fort Worth.

It was such a good day to be together.

We both loved this painting.

Deanie and I went several times to visit Nita during the day.

We stood at the window and prayed and talked to her and found comfort in being that close to her.

At one point Kristen had taken the sheet and blanket off of her as she felt warm.

We could then see her arms and hands and her toes.

Nita has always been warm natured so it was no surprise that she felt better when she was cooler.

After Deanie and Charlie left, I settled down with my Bible, prayer book and then I dozed off a time or two. On my last visit to Nita, I could hear Kristen talking to Leah on the phone.

It made me so happy to know I was right there looking at my sister while her daughter was getting an update.

Bottom line, Nita is seriously and critically ill.

I know in my heart that she is still here and I hope and pray we get to keep her.

We must be patient because there are so many issues being addressed with her all at the same time.

We are ever so grateful for the wonderful care she is receiving.

I left the hospital around 7:00 Friday evening and as I was walking out of the hospital, Mike was walking in. Perfect timing.

I talked to Louis Dean on the way home.

He had been in bed all day and still felt sick.

Dean had taken him some cream of chicken soup and checked on him so I felt better knowing that.

I went in and immediately put my clothes in the laundry and took a good shower.

That's what one does after being in a hospital all day.

Just as we were about to go out and water, Louis Dean called and asked me to come back to the ranch.

He wasn't better and thought he might need to go the ER.

Sherry is and has always been such a blessing and a support for us.

She drove us back and we arrived around midnight!

I took my 'bag of tricks' with me.....

the thermometer, oximeter, blood pressure cuff, Tylenol, some Liquid IV, and a Covid test.

Being away, I couldn't tell if Louis Dean needed to get to an ER asap or if he could wait until we got there. In the country, ambulances take a long time in arriving so he decided to wait on me instead of having Dean drive him to Waco.

I took all his vitals and he was running a low fever but the Tylenol nipped that back in just a few minutes. Everything else was looking good - BP, Sp02, pulse, a negative result on the Covid test,.....his main complaint is body aches and exhaustion.

So no middle of the night trip to the hospital after all.

It was 2:00 in the morning before I finally got in the girl bunk.

We both slept well and didn't wake up but a couple of times in the night.

This morning he was a little better but has spent yet another day in bed.

I do believe this is from heat exhaustion when he got out there and mowed and dug up things as soon as we got down here on Monday.

I love my Quiet Time and found comfort in my devotional book this morning.

It's amazing how God finds way to comfort our hearts.

It's been a quiet day here at the ranch.

Louis Dean has stayed in bed all day and I have puttered around.

This is the redeemed silk fruit and vegetable arrangement I repainted in oils.

I love how it turned out!

Look who is visiting us these days!

Tarzan! He is a brother kitty to our Samantha, Tabitha, Ginger and Klaus.

He didn't get adopted so he is the boy ranch cat now and quite a celebrity.

I am feeding him some every day.

Today he got an egg, some cheese and a couple slices of bacon!

The stand of sunflowers that blocks Louis Dean's view is starting to decline.

This was tonight's bouquet as I cut down another few stalks.

The cats seemed to disappear today and I was too busy paying attention to Louis Dean to notice.

Come to find out, they had gone down the back of the couch and was underneath it all day long.

They couldn't get out because I had put sun screens in the window behind the sofa and unknowingly blocked their escape. I finally thought to lift the sofa and there they were!

Louis Dean got up for dinner tonight and we ate outside on the deck.

After the sun goes down, it's really nice out.

I made a banana pudding for dessert and then did the whole 'check all his vitals' and he took his medicine and went back to bed.

I am about to go to bed myself in a few minutes.

Sherry and I are planning on working in the apiary tomorrow morning!

I'm looking forward to seeing the bees!

But I need to finish episode 2 of season 2 of Vera!

I'm loving this show!

It's been one week since Nita fell critically ill and was admitted to the hospital.

I haven't seen an update today so I am assuming Nita's about the same.

We know we must be patient and there will be ups and downs.

She is in God's hands.....and in our hearts and prayers.