Day 58...Thanks For Playing!

Thanks for playing in the

"We Are Home" Giveaway!

As promised,

participating names were placed

in a hospital urinal

for Lurch to draw.

Here is Lurch's hand...

here is the urinal.

Looks like Lurch's hand

will not fit in the urinal!

Lurch gets some kitchen "tweezers"

to reach the winning name...

until our son told us to quit

using his kitchen utensils in the urinal!

So Lurch took the names out

and shuffled them again...

then placed them back in

the urinal!

Lurch got creative and used

purple straws to pick the winning name!

Oh, look!

The winner is:

A Fanciful Life!

http://afancifullife.blogspot.com

Congratulations!

Please email me with your

mailing address!

Your copy of

Flea Market Style is ready

to put in the mail!

How about the rest of you

going to check out

A Fanciful Life?!

I love making new friends!

Day 57...The Lurch Parade!

Yes, it is true.

Houston held a parade today...

for Lurch and me!

No, I'm not kidding!

All the revelers were dressed in

their finest sequins and lame!

Why did they have a parade

in our honor?

They were celebrating that we

finally got to have a shower!

They carried banners that said:

MALISA WASHED HER HAIR!

It was marvelous!

There was ticker tape...

confetti...

glitter...

and mini bottles of shampoo

flying through the air!

Parade participants were

throwing bars of soap

from the floats!

Women were flashing their bare chests

and screaming:

THROW ME SOME DOVE, MISTER!

It was fantabulous!

Ah, yes...

it is so good to be home.

Don't forget that I am having

a celebratory giveaway.

The prize: a copy of

Flea Market Style.

Yep, all you have to do to enter

is leave the words

"GIMME THAT"

in your comment!

Lurch will be drawing names

from a urinal tomorrow at noon.

You heard me!

Nothing should surprise

you anymore!

After all,

how many people do you know

who have parades in their honor?

Day 56...A We Are Home Giveaway!

Have I mentioned that we got

out of the hospital today?

Well, we did!

10 days in the hospital is a long time!

In celebration of our "parole",

I am giving away a copy of

Flea Market Style!

Yep, all you have to do to enter

is leave the words

"GIMME THAT"

in your comment!

Lurch will be drawing names

Sunday at noon.

Guess what?

He is drawing names out

of a little sumpin' he brought

home from the hospital!

I ain't kiddin'!

Yes, I will post photos

of him drawing the name!

Why was Lurch in the hospital

so long, you ask?

It may be that I asked the doctors...

a few too many questions!

"Are you sure that goes there?"

"Don't you think it would work

better if you twisted that thingy

there around that thingy

over there?"

"How about whacking that

thang off right there?"

Anyway, Lurch came home in one piece!

Last year, he got a zipper (stitches)

down the front...

and now he got a zipper

down the back!

You know who else is having

a giveaway?

You probably don't want to

check out the big box of

vintage goodies she is giving away.

Nope.

You probably don't.

Why?

Because I'm gonna win...

that's why!

If you go leave a comment

on her blog giveaway,

you might win...

and I want to win!

Whatever...

go check it out

HERE!

But it is a waste of time...

cause I am winning!

Have I mentioned that it is

so good to be home?

It is!

Day 55...Part Three...Marburger Madness!

What are you doing

March 30-April 3?

You need to mark

your calendar now

to attend the...

Marburger Farm

Antique Show

in Round Top, Texas!

Am I going?

The photo above says it all...

Naturally...

Nonstop fun...

Nice vendors...

Never miss it...

Necessary treat...

Notoriously good...

National recognition...

Never-ending surprises...

YES, I AM GOING!

Need to know more about it?

Visit the Marburger Farm

Antique Show website HERE.

It will be great fun!

For all of my blogging friends

who will not be able to attend

the show this year,

I will be "live on the scene"

with photos, stories and

road trip adventures!

Get on board...

let's head to Round Top

and Marburger Farm

Antique Show!

Thanks to Cactus Creek

for the photos!

Visit Cactus Creek HERE!

Day 55...Part Two...The Saga Continues!

Yesterday, the cardiologist,

the doctor making the call,

told us we would go home today.

We were ready...

bags packed...

sitting on the edge of the bed...

for hours!

We had cancelled our meals

with the cafeteria...

had our life savings ready

to pay for the remainder of parking fees...

waiting patiently for

the cardiologist.

When he finally showed up,

it was GOOD NEWS...

we were going home!

Yeah, baby...

a soft mattress tonight...

no interruptions every five minutes

to check vitals...

no intercom blaring all night...

no more tubes, needles or beeping monitors!

I am telling you that

we were "on point"...

headed in the direction of the exit!

Then...

the newest doctor on the team said...

"NOT SO FAST"!

At 3:00 we were told

"MAYBE TOMORROW"

I think Lurch said it best...

Day 55...Part One...Happy Birthday, Madisyn!

Oh, my gosh!

I got a photo to load

at the hospital!

It hasn't allowed me to load one yet!

And what a better one to load

than this photo taken of Madisyn today...

on her 7th birthday!

She is such a beauty

and I am so proud of her...

because she is so sweet...

because she is so well mannered...

because she is so kind...

because she is such a good student...

because she is such a good big sister...

because she is the BEST granddaughter ever..

because she is MADISYN!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY,

MADISYN!

We love you so much!

--Grammy and Grande--

Day 54..."Vacation" Highlights!

Some of our vacation highlights

during our stay here at

La Mansion de Enema...

The night Lurch was in

the bathtub with 14 nurses!

No, he was not taking a bath...

nor did he intend to be in the tub...

but he fell into the tub

and was soon fussed over by

no less than 14 nurses!

That man will do anything

for attention!

My daily visits to the

hospital's own McDonalds!

Does anyone but me think

that it is ironic that the world's

leading heart hospital

has a McDonald's?

My award winning

Olympic performance

in the surgery waiting room!

I was nervous...

and anxious...

and a wee bit clumsy

when the surgeon came to talk

to me after the surgery.

Maybe, just maybe,

I tripped over my flip flop

and ended up tackling the

Coke machine to stop my

catapult through the air!

The Russian judge gave

me a 7!

The hidden camera video

of the joke that valet parking

played on me when they

brought me the wrong car...

and then they insisted it was mine...

like I can't tell my black SUV

from a silver compact sedan!

And then I found out that

it wasn't a joke.

Yes, they lost my car!

Three cars later

and me wrestling them

to the ground to get to

the car key board,

finally resulted in me

getting the bat mobile back!

And I can't even speak the

total of the parking bill

aloud...too profane!

I have heard rumor that

our credit card has been declined

so they may send us packing

tomorrow.

Who knows...

they may just be pulling

another fast one on me!

Day 53...Evidently She Can't Feel It!

Remember my story last night?

The one about Buddy...

you know...

"He can feel it, CC! It's (the rain) coming!"

Then you remember how I

got all cocky?

You know...

when I said...

"She can feel it, people!

He (Lurch) is coming home!"

Remember that?

Yeah, I thought you would.

So, let's back up.

Remember when I told you

that Buddy wasn't the

sharpest knife in the drawer?

Yeah.

Seems like Buddy and I

have that in common.

We are still here.

Sitting in the hospital...

still taking those baby steps.

Evidently, she can't feel it!

Day 52...I Can Feel It!

"I can feel it, people!

Can't you just feel it?"

I have had the honor

of directing several student ensembles

in the performance of

The Diviners

by Jim Leonard Jr.

One of the main characters is

Buddy, a young boy, who lost his mother to the river,

and almost lost his own young life to the river and

as a result becomes brain damaged

and acquires the rare talent of finding water.

Buddy is a diviner.

C.C. is a wayward preacher who becomes

Buddy's friend and mentor.

Although no one else knows that rain

is coming, Buddy can sense it...he can feel it...

he knows it every single time.

Buddy suffers with the knowledge because

he is scared of water...

scared of death...

scared of the unknown.

When Buddy's senses alerted him that

rain was coming, he would say,

(Buddy referred to himself in the third person, he)

"He can feel it, C.C. It's coming! He feels it!

Can't you just feel it , C. C.? He can feel it!

Well, that is the way I feel right now.

"She can feel it, people! It's coming!

Can't you just feel it, people? She can feel it!

So if everything goes well tonight,

I have the feeling that I will be taking

Lurch home late tomorrow!

Why do I think this?

"Because she can feeeel it, people!

He's coming home!"

Day 51...Singing Praises!

Oh give thanks

to the Lord;

call upon his name;

make known his deeds

among the peoples!

Sing to him,

sing praises to him;

tell of all his

wondrous works!

--Psalm 105:1-2--

On this beautiful Sunday morning,

I am going to tell you of

his wondrous works...

kidneys functioning

and improving...

blood pressure up

to normal level...

pain improving...

a team of doctors

who will continue to work

with Lurch after

he is stabilized

and out of the hospital

(probably a few more days)

Today is a good day!

Of course, every day is

a good day!

Thank you, Sweet Jesus!

Day 50...Read Between The Lines!

I hate to say it

out loud...

don't want to

speak prematurely...

or press our luck...

BUT...

I think I am seeing progress.

I didn't hear

anything...

did you?

Day 50...Looks Like Detention!

No fun at the hacienda

this weekend

for Lurch!

Nope.

Neurosurgery gave him a passing grade,

but the following teachers

are retaining him

for extra work:

Cardiologist

Renal Specialist

Internal Medicine

Kind of like detention, tutorials,

and after school study hall

all rolled into one!

As with all progress,

you gotta take the good

with the bad!

Baby steps...

tiny baby steps...

we will get there!

"Problems are the price

of progress. Don't bring

me anything but trouble.

Good news weakens me."

--Charles F. Kettering--

Isn't that a positive way

to look at the negative?

Today, when the chaplain came

to visit, he asked if we needed

anyone to say prayers for us.

It was so comforting to say

that I have a blogging world full

of prayers that are going up

in our names!

When he left the room,

he told me that my comment

had made his day.

And you, my friends,

make my day!