Boy, life is indeed fragile! Just as Tammy & I were getting into our new routine with Claire, Tammy's mom became very ill. We had to admit her to the hospital last week, and they wound up taking her straight to intensive care. She had been sick with a virus of some kind, and when she could not shake it, she became dehydrated, or so we thought. Once she was admitted, we learned she had a "prolapsed bowel". As serious and painful as this sounds, we do not believe it to be life threatening. Ms. Elmore is having surgery Tuesday morning, so for now, between making the donuts every 3 hours (feeding Claire), we go visit her mom. Visiting hours are only 4 times a day for 30 minutes, so as you can imagine, our days are very occupied.

Claire still seems to be doing good, although as I mentioned before, sometimes her breathing is difficult, but it seems to get better after a while. We have a 21 day birthday party planned for Claire on Tuesday also, but due to her fragile state, we are only having a "limited" amount of guest. Watch for pictures of her "legal age" (21) party. We have decided her days are like years, and we have GREAT reason to celebrate.

Please continue your prayers, and include Ms. Elmore. As you know, Tammy has taken care of her Mom since her junior year in high school, so as you can imagine, this is a very difficult time.